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Privacy Statement.
As part of Balance Finance's long tradition of trust, the
confidentiality of personal information is paramount. We maintain high
standards to safeguard personal information. We will remain vigilant in
protecting that information and in using it in a fair and lawful manner.
To what
does this Online Privacy Statement apply?
This
Online Privacy Statement applies to the personal information that we collect
from or about you via this Balance Finance Web site (this "Site"). This Site may
contain links to other Web sites, and this Online Privacy Statement does not
apply to those sites. If you link to any of those sites, we recommend that you
review their privacy policies. If we materially change our privacy policies or
practices, we will also change this Online Privacy Statement to notify you of
such changes.
What
personal and technical information do we collect via the Balance website?
This Site
will collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as your
name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. This Site may also collect
information on what country you are accessing the Balance website from and your
preferences, such as language selection; information on which pages within the
Balance website you visit; and certain technical information regarding your
computer and operating systems, such as your Internet protocol address, domain
name and system configurations and settings. We will not know who you are unless
you tell us.
Additionally, for
portions of the Balance website which are password-protected, (a) once you
submit your password and enter, the Balance website will recognize who you are
and will collect all information that you submit, including all electronic
instructions (including all transaction information), and (b) any information
collected about you from the Balance website may be associated with other
identifying information that we have about you.
How do we use cookies?
On the Balance website, we may
use cookies or other technology to gather information about Site usage to help
us improve the content, usability and functionality of the Balance website, and
to remember certain user attributes (such as the country you are accessing the
Balance website from and your language selection). This helps us better tailor
the Balance website for users and better understand how many new and repeat
users visit the Balance website, which features or pages are most popular, and
user browsing and usage patterns.
Additionally, for portions of the Balance
website which are password-protected, the Balance website may use cookies or
other technology to help us authenticate you, store and recognize your
configuration and user attributes, facilitate your navigation and entitlements
throughout the Site and customize its content so that the information made
available is more likely to be of interest to you.You can set your Web browser
to prompt you before you accept a cookie, accept cookies automatically or reject
all cookies.However, if you choose not to accept cookies from the Balance
website, then you may not be able to access and use all or part of the Balance
website or benefit from the information and services which it offers.
What if you have your browser set with privacy preferences?
This Site may contain
information, including P3P privacy policies ("Privacy Preference Information"),
intended to work with your selected privacy preferences. While we have tried to
make such Privacy Preference Information included within the Balance website
conform to this full-text Online Privacy Statement, this Online Privacy
Statement is the definitive statement of privacy policies and practices for the
Balance website.
How do we use, share and secure personal information that we collect via the
Balance website?
Balance Finance will use,
share, secure and otherwise process any personal information that we collect
from or about you via the Balance website in accordance with the Balance Finance
Privacy Pledge. Please read our Privacy Pledge to understand our privacy
practices.
What should you know about e-mail?
We recommend that you not send
us any individual personal information via nonsecure methods of communication,
including via public electronic communication channels, such as Internet e-mail,
which are generally not secure.
Whom should you
contact if you have questions about this Online Privacy Statement?
If you have any questions
regarding this Online Privacy Statement, or our privacy-related practices,
please contact us by e-mail at
info@balancefinance.com.au
or by phone on 1300 88 55 70. As always, if you are a Balance Finance client,
your Account Manager or other Balance Finance representative is available to
assist you and direct your inquiries on these matters.
"Balance Finance" refers to Balance Finance Pty Ltd and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Contact Balance Finance on 1300 88 55 70
to arrange an appointment or register online.
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