D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. ("we" or "us") is committed to
providing you with a positive, easy and secure online experience.
D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. manages
www.dlink.com.au &
www.dlink.co.nz
Our Policy explained:
1. What information is collected?
2. What do we use the information for?
3. Sharing of information.
4. Use of Cookies.
5. Policy changes.
6. More Information.
1. What information is collected ?
Any information you enter during the submission of forms to D-Link
Australia Pty. Ltd. can be collected and stored in our customer database. In
order to better define the types of information that is collected, D-Link has identified and grouped these into two categories:
a) Personal Information; and
b) General Non-Specific & Demographic Information.
Personal Information
Personal information as defined by this Privacy Policy is any
information that identifies you personally, such as name, address, telephone
number and e-mail address.
General Non-Specific & Demographic Information
Any non-personal information either entered by you or recorded as part of the
transaction process is considered to be General Non-Specific & Demographic
Information. This is information that does not contain personal information,
rather is comprised of the type and quantities of products purchased, and any
demographic information.
D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. also has the ability to track your navigation
through this site by recording the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), as well as
your computer's IP address, which is a unique address assigned to your PC by
your Internet Service Provider or Information Systems Department on a TCP/IP
network.
2. What do we use the information for?
In order to provide you with the best online experience possible, we collect
both personal and non-personal information to give us a better understanding of
the demographic and geographic profile of our customers. The information we
collect is reviewed closely to assist us in determining the most popular
products of interest to our customers, and better structure our site(s) to suit
your needs.
By tracking your IP through our site, we can better understand the types of
products and information which is relevant to our customers and may from time
to time, use this information to provide our customers with information or
promotions which match their various geo- and demographic dynamics.
From time to time, we may send surveys to our customers via e-mail or online at
our website in order to solicit your feedback on improvements we should make to
the site in order to improve your online experience. These surveys are
completed on a voluntary basis and personal and general information are not
required. Refusal to complete the survey or poll will not result in any
penalisation of the customer(s) standings with our organization. Should you not
wish to receive notification of subsequent surveys or polls, you can click the
link supplied at the bottom of every promotional e-mail we send you to request
that you not receive such notifications in the future.
We may also run contests and/or sweepstakes at various times. By entering the
sweepstakes you agree to disclose your personal information for our use in
future marketing campaigns. Your consent for our use of your information is a
condition of your participation and eligibility for any such contest or
sweepstakes.
Should you contact us via the e-mail contact links on our site, or via
telephone or written correspondence, we may keep your comments on file for
future use in our contact database.
3. Sharing of Information
The primary purpose of collecting personal and non-personal information on this
site is for the purposes of informing you of ongoing marketing activities to
keep you apprised of new products, special offers or contests we may run from
time to time.
Your personal information will not be sold, traded or rented to another party
and is for the express internal use of D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. only
except as otherwise stated in this policy.
4. Use of Cookies.
"Cookies" are text files that are created by websites and stored on your
computer's hard drive. These files assist the website in recognizing a user's
preferences which may have been set by the user while on the website, such as
usernames and passwords, etc. A D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. cookie cannot
be recognised or viewed by another website, thus ensuring privacy on the
customers' part. There is no way for a cookie to view or store any information
from your hard drive, capture your e-mail address, or pass on a computer virus.
5. Policy Changes
D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. will occasionally update this Statement of
Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. D-Link Australia Pty.
Ltd. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed
of how D-Link Australia Pty. Ltd. protecting your information.
6. More information
More information about Privacy law and the National Privacy Principles is
available from the Federal Privacy Commissioner at
www.privacy.gov.au