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ClimateWatch collects personal information from a variety of sources, including from members of the public, advertisers, prospective employees, mailing lists, recruitment agencies, contractors and business partners.
In general, the personal information ClimateWatch collects includes (but is not limited to) name, address, contact details, gender, occupation, in some cases membership of professional associations and, where relevant, financial information, including credit card information, banking details and income information.

Personal Information you provide:

We store the personal information you enter on ClimateWatch or give to ClimateWatch in other ways. We obtain most personal information through ClimateWatch membership registration process and updates to membership details. You may provide information when you request or acquire a product or service from ClimateWatch or its related companies, provide a product or service to ClimateWatch, complete a survey or questionnaire, enter a competition, participate in forums or when you communicate with ClimateWatch by e-mail, telephone or in writing.

Automatic collection of Cookies:

We may use a feature of your browser called a cookie to assign your computer a 'User ID'. Cookies contain information by which ClimateWatch can identify your computer to our servers. You may configure your browser so that you are notified before a cookie is downloaded or so that your browser does not accept cookies. ClimateWatch may use information contained in cookies to make assumptions about the user of the computer and to provide users of that computer with focused advertising that ClimateWatch believes may be of interest, based on that information. In some cases a web page might contain more than one cookie, the information gathered from these different cookies are used to build statistical and demographical information which does not identify you personally to advertisers and other third parties for marketing, promotional purposes.

To disable your cookies, please refer to the help menu within your Internet browser.

Indirect collection:

ClimateWatch endeavours to collect personal information about an individual only from that individual. In some circumstances ClimateWatch may obtain personal information from a third party. If you provide personal information about another person to ClimateWatch, ClimateWatch requires that you inform that person you have done so and provide them with a copy of this policy.

How ClimateWatch uses the information you provide

ClimateWatch may use information it collects from you for the primary purpose for which it is collected and for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection. ClimateWatch generally uses personal information to:

provide you with products or services you have requested
personalise and customise your experiences on ClimateWatch;
help ClimateWatch manage and enhance its services;
communicate with you;

provide you with ongoing information about opportunities on ClimateWatch in which ClimateWatch believes you may be interested;
give you the opportunity from time to time to receive e-mail and 'e-newsletters' from ClimateWatch
In most cases where ClimateWatch asks you to provide information about yourself, if you do not provide ClimateWatch with that information, ClimateWatch will not be able to provide you with the requested product or service.

Disclosure

ClimateWatch may disclose personal information to other companies in the ClimateWatch Group that may only use it as set out above.
ClimateWatch may also provide your information to:
third parties engaged by ClimateWatch to perform functions on its behalf, such as processing credit card information, mailouts, debt collection, marketing, research and advertising;

How ClimateWatch treats sensitive information

"Sensitive Information" means information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, membership of political bodies, religion, membership of a trade union or professional or trade association, sexual preferences, criminal record and health. ClimateWatch may use and disclose Sensitive Information only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose or as allowed by law unless you have agreed otherwise.

Management and security of personal information

ClimateWatch has appointed a Privacy Officer to oversee the management of personal information in accordance with this policy and the Commonwealth Privacy Act.
ClimateWatch protects the personal information ClimateWatch holds from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by various means including firewalls, pass word access, secure servers and encryption of credit card transactions.

Updating personal information

ClimateWatch endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up-to-date. You can update your ClimateWatch membership information via the 'Update your details' section on any of the sites within ClimateWatch.
You can generally update personal information that is not membership information on the website of ClimateWatch where you submitted that information. Where personal information is no longer required by ClimateWatch, it will be destroyed or de-identified.