Introduction

1) this privacy policy is Gift Creations official online privacy policy and it applies to all personal information received by Gift Creations. In this policy we explain how and why we collect your personal information, how we use the information and the controls you have over the use of it.
2) Gift Creations is committed to complying with Commonwealth legislation governing privacy of personal information used by businesses and to protecting and safe guarding your privacy when you deal with us.

Collection and Use of Information

3) some information provided to us by clients, customers, contractors and other third parties might be considered private or personal. Without these details we would not be able to carry on our business and provide our services to you. The personal information collected and stored by us about you generally includes your name, address, contact details including phone, fax and email and credit card details for purchases. We may also ask you to submit a user name and password; this information will be stored, enabling you to log onto our site on future dates without re-entering the information. However we do not keep your Credit Card Details on file these are destroyed once payment has been received.

4) We require this information to effectively process your order; the details also enable us to contact you as part of our daily business dealings and correspondence. We may use or disclose personal information held about an individual/organisation for the primary purpose for which it is collected (eg. provision of our services, including administration of our services, notification to you about changes to our services and record keeping of our services to you).

By ordering online and confirming your acceptance of our terms and conditions, you declare that you are the person named on the credit card and have the authorisation and permission to use it. If we believe an order placed to be fraudulent, we may release your details to the appropriate authorities.

5) We will not disclose information about you without your consent unless:
We believe it necessary to process your order or assist with your query;
Where such use or disclosure is required under or authorised by law;
We reasonably suspect that unlawful activity has been, is being or may be engaged in and the use or disclosure is a necessary part of the investigation or in reporting the matter to the relevant authorities;
We reasonably believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary for prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishments of crimes or wrongdoings or the preparation for, conduct of, proceedings before any court or tribunal or the implementation of the orders of a court or tribunal by or on behalf of an enforcement body;
We reasonably believe that the use or disclosure is necessary to lessen or prevent a serious, immediate threat to someone's health or safety or the public's health or safety.

Security and storage of your personal information

6) Gift Creations places a great importance on the security of all information associated with our customers, clients and contractors. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. However Gift Creations will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.

7) Our staff will handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act. We educate our staff about the requirements of the National Privacy Principles and the Privacy Act.

8) Personal Information is destroyed securely when it is no longer required by us.

9) Information stored within our computer systems can only be accessed by those entrusted with authority and computer network password sanctions.

10) No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result while we strive to protect user's personal information, Gift Creations cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to it or from its online products or services, and users do so at there own risk. Once Gift Creations receives your transmission, it makes every effort to ensure its security on its systems.

11) Ultimately, you are solely responsible for keeping your passwords and/or account information secret. You should be careful and responsible whenever you are online.

Access and accuracy of information

12) Gift Creations is committed to maintaining accurate, timely, relevant and appropriate information about our customers, clients and web-site users.

13) You have the right to access your information at any time as long as your request is in accordance with the National Privacy Principles by contacting us as set out below.

14) Inaccurate information will be corrected upon receiving advice to this effect from you. To ensure confidentiality, details of your personal information will be passed onto you only if we are satisfied that the information relates to you.

Links to other websites

15) our web site may contain links to other websites and those third party websites may collect personal information about you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other businesses or the content of web sites that are linked to our website. Gift Creations encourages users to be aware when they leave the site and read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Complaints

16) If you have a complaint about of the privacy of your personal information, we ask that you write to us. We will promptly acknowledge and investigate complaints.

Changes to the policy

17) If Gift Creations decides to change its Privacy Policy, it will post changes on this Privacy Policy Page so that users are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used and the way in which information may be disclosed. As a result, please remember to refer back to this Privacy Policy regularly to view any amendments.

Contacting Us

18) If you require further information regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following address: info@giftcreations.com.au

Acceptance

You accept that your use of the site includes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.