Connect South West QLD is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Connect South West QLD site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Connect South West QLD site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Connect South West QLD collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Connect South West QLD also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Connect South West QLD. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Connect South West QLD for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Connect South West QLD site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Connect South West QLD public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Connect South West QLD does not read any of your private online communications.

Connect South West QLD encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Connect South West QLD so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Connect South West QLD is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Connect South West QLD and Connect South West QLD family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Connect South West QLD collects and uses your personal information to operate the Connect South West QLD Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Connect South West QLD also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Connect South West QLD and its affiliates. Connect South West QLD may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Connect South West QLD does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Connect South West QLD may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Connect South West QLD may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Connect South West QLD, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Connect South West QLD does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Connect South West QLD keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Connect South West QLD, in order to determine what Connect South West QLD services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Connect South West QLD to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Connect South West QLD Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Connect South West QLD or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Connect South West QLD; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Connect South West QLD, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Connect South West QLD Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Connect South West QLD pages, or register with Connect South West QLD site or services, a cookie helps Connect South West QLD to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Connect South West QLD Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Connect South West QLD features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Connect South West QLD services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Connect South West QLD secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Connect South West QLD secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Connect South West QLD will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Connect South West QLD encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Connect South West QLD is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Connect South West QLD welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Connect South West QLD has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Connect South West QLD at none@none.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.