Protecting consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online Privacy Statement is available to inform you about our collection and use of personal information so that you can make informed choices about how your own information is collected and used.
This Online Privacy Statement reflects the Ansteys Healthcare policies covering personal information collected on this website on or after the effective date of July 1st 2011.
The information contained on the web site is for evaluative purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by, or to create any warranty to, any visitor or any other person. Prices and information concerning products may change at any time, and is not represented as being complete. Any warranty or assurance about our products is made only to purchasers of our products through (and as set forth in) the Terms and Conditions of Sale which will apply only in the event you enter into a transaction via the web site. Accordingly USE OF THE WEB SITE IS ENTIRELY AT USER’S OWN RISK. IS ‘AS IS,’ WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND OR RESPONSIBILITY EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE.
Australian law will govern these conditions of use. The NSW Courts have the jurisdiction to judge any claim related to the use of this website.
We believe that information used responsibly benefits consumers and the economy, whether it is information we house on behalf of consumers conducting transactions or information we collect on behalf of our business clients. In addition, Ansteys Healthcare strives to better serve our customers by offering goods and services that we believe fit their needs and interests. When identifying an opportunity, Ansteys Healthcare may use consumer information it has collected in an effort to identify consumers who may be interested in that opportunity. For more than a 30 years, consumers and businesses have relied on Ansteys Healthcare for safe and reliable service. The relationships we have developed through the years have been established based on mutual trust. Each day we and employees and agents strive to reinforce our commitment to our clients and consumers. Central to that commitment is ensuring that we abide by a set of privacy policies, which are outlined below. These policies guide us in the collection and use of information as well as employee responsibilities in protecting your privacy. We use personal information about consumers only in a manner consistent with these policies.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Ansteys Healthcare collects personal information in order to offer or provide goods and services to consumers and our customers. We may obtain this information from a variety of sources:
- Directly from customer sales, hires and other materials submitted to us by customers;
- From transactions in which Ansteys Healthcare and consumers are involved;
- From click-through activity on our web sites; and
- From a variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers, government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other financial institutions.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Ansteys Healthcare does not disclose customer information to third parties without first giving customers an opportunity to opt-out of certain kinds of disclosures. There are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to the opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce a transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for us or to prevent fraud.
Finally, Ansteys Healthcare may disclose information about former customers to third parties and companies with which Ansteys Healthcare is affiliated, as well as unaffiliated third parties. Those disclosures may consist of the following:
- Financial background information describing a customer’s financial status;
- Identification information, such as name and address data;
- Transaction information, such as account activity, debit activity or credit activity; and
- Other information relating to financial matters.
RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION
Ansteys Healthcare may disclose consumer information to companies affiliated with Ansteys Healthcare and to companies or other parties not affiliated with Ansteys Healthcare
(subject to consumers’ opt-out rights)
These recipients include:
- Financial institutions, such as banks, credit card companies and brokerage houses;
- Companies that process transactions or provide other services for us;
- Government agencies; and
- In addition, under Australian law Ansteys Healthcare is permitted to disclose customer information to certain recipients, like credit reporting.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL CONSUMER INFORMATION.
Ansteys Healthcare limits access to personal information to those employees of Ansteys Healthcare and its affiliates who need it to fulfill their business responsibilities.
Employees must adhere to Ansteys Healthcare privacy policies. Employees violating these policies may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.
Vendors and other outside contractors we engage are subject to our contractual requirements to ensure that sensitive personal information is safeguarded.
WE USE APPROPRIATE SECURITY SAFEGUARDS.
At Ansteys Healthcare, security is a priority. We employ appropriate measures to protect consumer information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. These may include, among others, encryption, physical access security and other appropriate technologies. Ansteys Healthcare continually reviews and enhances its security systems, as necessary.
WE MAINTAIN PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHERE APPLICABLE, WE WILL INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY.
Ansteys Healthcare employs appropriate measures to assure the quality of information we collect directly from consumers. Where Ansteys Healthcare collects information directly from consumers or sources other than our business customers, we permit them, if possible, to dispute or correct any erroneous or out-of-date personally identifiable information. Of course, this correction would not be possible if the information is proprietary to one of our business customers, reflects historical transaction information or if correction would violate the privacy or legal rights of a third party. Where applicable, we abide by laws related to such information. You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a written request that credibly shows error. We reserve the right to independently verify claims made. To protect your privacy and security, we also will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making corrections. We reserve the right to assess a service charge for providing you any information in connection with your request.
WEBSITE MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES.
For your convenience, Ansteys Healthcare provides links to other sites and links to this site may be provided from other sites either known or unknown to Ansteys Healthcare. Ansteys Healthcare is not responsible for the content of any site that is linked to or from this site and links do not imply that Ansteys Healthcare sponsors, licenses, endorses or is otherwise connected to the site, the products or services described therein or its owner, and that Ansteys Healthcare has authorised the linked site to use any trademark, trade name, logo or other trademarked or copyrighted material of Ansteys Healthcare.
OPT OUT RIGHT
Ansteys Healthcare may disclose consumer information to third parties as described earlier in this notice. Many of these disclosures are beneficial to consumers because they permit goods and services of interest to consumers to be offered to consumers at attractive rates. We strive to give consumers choices about how their data will be used. You have the right to opt-out of (direct us not to make) these disclosures when the consumer information is about you. Of course, there are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to the opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce a transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for us or to prevent fraud. When you use this service, you will be asked whether you wish to opt out. If you wish to opt out, simply email us at shop@ansteys.com.au
If you have any questions or indeed comments about our Online Privacy Statement,or for some reason believe we have not adhered to our statement, please contact:
shop@ansteys.com.au
We may alter this statement as needed for certain products and services and to abide by local laws or regulations around the world. Ansteys Healthcare reserves the right to amend or modify this statement from time to time. We urge you to review this statement whenever you visit in order to obtain the most current statement. You may change your choices at any time.
