Privacy
Policy
Globusz and Globusz OZ are committed to respecting the privacy of your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains our policy for dealing with personal information that we collect through our website www.globusz.com and www.globuszOz.com.au
You may contact us with any queries you may have in respect of this Privacy
Policy or your personal information by contacting the Globusz International
CEO.
Email:
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This Privacy Policy contains the following sections:
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Personal information is important to Globusz and its
affiliate businesses
Collecting
personal information
Use of cookies
Using and disclosing your personal information
Contact by Globusz Publishing or Globusz Oz
Individual’s right of access
Changing and deleting the information we have about
you
Storage and security of personal information
Globusz Publishing and links to other web sites
Problems or queries
Personal Information is important to Globusz Publishing and Globusz Oz
1. Globusz Publishing is committed to safeguarding personal privacy. It recognises that individuals have a right to control how their personal information is collected and used. Providing personal information is an act of trust and it is taken seriously. Unless given consent to do otherwise, Globusz and its affiliate businesses will only collect and use personal information as set out below.
2. Throughout this
Privacy Policy, we refer to your 'personal information' which means
information which identifies you as an individual or from which your
identity can be reasonably ascertained. Your name, home address, home
telephone number, mobile telephone number, email address and workplace
contact details are examples of personal information. Personal information
also includes information we may collect about your individual literary
preferences.
3. Globusz and its affiliate businesses has developed and implemented its
Privacy Policy with respect to personal information to reflect world best
practice on privacy policies. These principles meet and exceed the
requirements of the United States and Australian privacy legislation.
4. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on our website, so we
encourage you to check this Privacy Policy from time to time.
5. In addition to the provisions of this Privacy Policy, there may also be specific and additional privacy and consent provisions that apply to certain sections of the website. Because those specific and additional provisions also relate to your privacy protection, we recommend that you review them wherever they appear. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Privacy Policy and those other specific and additional provisions, the specific and additional provisions will prevail.
Collecting Personal Information
6. Globusz and its affiliate businesses will not collect or monitor any personal information about an individual without their consent. The only personal information collected is what has been provided voluntarily.
7. When a product is purchased or through marketing / promotional activities via this website personal information may be requested (such as name, phone, email and address) in order to provide product information, provide newsletters, electronic newsletters (e-newsletters), provide new release / launch information, and advise of other Globusz products, competitions or events, which may be of interest. No one is obligated to provide personal information. However, failure to do so may result in Globusz being unable to provide you with upcoming promotion, event or product information and/or provide certain services including after sales services.
8. In common with many commercial websites we may also collect information which tells us about visitors to our website. For example, we may collect information about the date, time and duration of visits and which pages of the website are most commonly accessed. This information is generally not linked to the identity of visitors, except where the website is accessed via links in an email we have sent.
9. Globusz America and Australia's policy for collecting personal information from children under the age of 18 is to seek the permission of a parent or guardian for the collection of this information.
10. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to a computer's hard disk for record keeping purposes. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. Globusz uses cookies to make use of the website and services as convenient as possible. Cookies do not themselves personally identify users, although they do identify a user's browser. Cookies allow Globusz to monitor the items an individual may want to access as they move through the site, and records how many people are using the different parts of the site. It is possible to set the browser to refuse cookies, however, this may limit the services provided by our website.
Using and disclosing your personal information
11. Personal
information will be used for the following primary purpose:
a. For the purposes for which it was collected (as advised on the website).
b. To maintain our relationship with an individual.
c. To fulfil obligations under any sale and purchase contract and/or any
other contract between the individual and Globusz and its affiliate
businesses.
d. To render services related to Globusz business such as reader eBook
evaluation, mentor contact and book club services.
e. To provide information about products, new book releases, events, special
offers, competitions and promotions.
f. To provide you with newsletters and electronic newsletters
(e-newsletters).
g. To obtain opinions or comments about products and/or services.
h. To record statistical data for marketing analysis.
12. For the purpose described above, information may be shared with Globusz and affiliate businesses either in America, Australia or other overseas locations. Also, in order to operate the web site or deliver a service, personal information may also be shared with a service provider or other non-Globusz company or professional.
13. Globusz recognises the trust with which individuals provide personal information, and such information will not be used or disclosed for any other purposes without consent, except in exceptional cases when disclosure may be required by law or is necessary to protect the rights or property of Globusz Publishing, any Globusz affiliate businesses or any member of the public, or to lessen a serious threat to a person's health or safety.
Contact by Globusz and Globusz Oz
14. Globusz Publishing may contact individuals via telephone, SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), IM (Instant Messaging), email, post or any other form of electronic, emerging, digital or conventional communications channel using the information provided in order to contact individuals in respect of the primary purposes for collection of personal information as stated in clauses 11– 13 above.
15. Globusz Publishing and its affiliate businesses does not send advertising or marketing information without obtaining prior consent. If an individual receives communications from Globusz or its affiliate businesses which they do not wish to receive, they may remove their name from the database either by contacting The Privacy Officer at email: stefan@globusz.com Please allow 14 days for this request to be processed
16. Individuals have the right to review the information that may be recorded on the Globusz and Globusz affiliate database. Information may be reviewed by contacting the Globusz CEO at email: Stefan@globusz.com Please allow 14 days for this request to be processed.
Changing and deleting the information we have about you
17. Information contained on the site or in our database may be amended by contacting the Globusz CEO at email: Stefan@globusz.com Please allow 14 days for this request to be processed.
18. In the same way, a request may be made to delete personal information, and all reasonable steps to delete the information will be made, except where it is required for legal reasons. Deletion of information may result in Globusz and its affiliate businesses being unable to provide you with upcoming promotion, competition, event or product information and/or provide certain services including after sales services.
Storage and security of personal information
19. Globusz Publishing and its affiliate businesses will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any personal information recorded, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. The information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities.
20. in some cases these facilities may be overseas. Globusz Publishing employees and data processors are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Globusz House. However, security of communications over the Internet cannot be guaranteed, and therefore absolute assurance that information will be secure at all times cannot be given. Globusz Publishing will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to personal information.
Globusz Publishing and links to other web sites
21. The Globusz Publishing websites may, from time to time, contain links to the websites of other organisations which may be of interest to you. Linked websites are responsible for their own privacy practices and you should check those websites for their respective privacy statements Globusz Publishing is not responsible for the conduct of companies linked to the Globusz Publishing and Globusz Oz web sites.
22. Queries relating to the Privacy Policy, or any problems or complaints may be directed to the Globusz Publishing CEO,. Please use contact form to email. Please allow 14 days for this request to be processed.
