Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY FOR WEBSITE

www.mowser.com.au

Effective Date: 23rd January 2024

This privacy policy (hereinafter "Privacy Policy") deals with the protection of Your privacy while You use Our website which is herein after referred to as "the Product" and which is located at: www.mowser.com.auThe Product is owned and operated by: Mowser  (ABN 11906226465)

We are committed to the protection of Your privacy while You use the Product.

This Privacy Policy only applies to the Product. The Product may contain linksto other websites or applications, but if that is the case, the Privacy Policydoes not apply to any of those linked websites or applications.

We gather certain information from users of the Product, so this Privacy Policyexplains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights inrelation to it.

By continuing to use the Product You acknowledge that You have had the chance to review and consider this Privacy Policy, and You acknowledge that You agree to it. This means that You also consent to the use of Your information and the method of disclosure as described in this Privacy Policy. If You do not understand the Privacy Policy or do not agree to it then please do not use theProduct.

1.   DEFINITIONS
"Company IP" includes, but is not limited to, the contents, layout, design, colours, appearance, graphics and imagery of theWebsite, Content and Materials as well as all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and other intellectual property contained in the Product,Content and Materials.

"Content"
 means any content, writing, images, audiovisualcontent or other information published on the Product."Effective Date" means the date that this Privacy Policy comesinto force."Goods" means any or all goods provided by or on the Product.

"Items"
 means any and all of the Product, Goods, Content andMaterials collectively.

"Materials"
 means any materials, information ordocumentation that We may provide to You in connection with Your use of theGoods or Product including documentation, data, information developed by Us orowned by Us, and other materials which may assist in Your use of the Goods orProduct."Parties" means both You (the user of the Product) andUs (the owner of the Product) collectively.

"Personal Information"
 means information that we obtain fromYou in connection with Your use of the Product."Privacy Policy" means this privacy policy.

"Product"
 means the website including all pages, all subpages, all blogs, all forums, all other connected pages and all other connectedinternet content whatsoever, the home page or main page of which is located at:www.mowser.com.au"Third Party Links" means links or references to websites otherthan the Website, to content other than the Content or to materials other thanthe Materials, none of which are controlled by Us.

"Third Party Service Provider"
 means a third party, separatefrom Us or Our company but which provides services that assist Us in servingYou. This may include but is not restricted to web hosting, IT services,security services, payment processing, deliveries, customer service, orderfulfilment or other services.

"Us", "We", "Our"
"theCompany" or "the Owner" refers to Mowser

"Us", "We", "Our"
"theCompany" or "the Owner" also includes anyemployees, affiliates, agents or other representatives of Mowser

"You"
 or "Your" refers to theuser of the Website.

"Your Content"
 means any Content posted to or added to theWebsite, Content or Materials by You or by somebody authorised by You or doingso on Your behalf.

2.   INTERPRETATION
In this Privacy Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following rules of interpretation shallapply:

i. Words referring to one gender include every other gender.

ii. Words referring to a singular number include the plural, and words referring to a plural include the singular.

iii.. Words referring to a person or persons include companies, firms,corporations, organisations and vice versa.

iv. Headings and titles are included in this Privacy Policy for convenienceonly and shall not affect the interpretation of this Privacy Policy.

v. Each Party must, at its own expense, take all reasonable steps and do all that is reasonably necessary to give full effect to this Privacy Policy and the events contemplated by it.

vi. Any obligation on a Party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done.

   
3. TYPE OF INFORMATION AND HOW IT IS COLLECTED
i. When You use the Product, We may collect information from You through automatic tracking systems (such as information about your browsing preferences).

ii. In addition, We may collect information that You volunteer to Us (such as information that You provide during a sign up process or at other times while using the Product).

iii.   In order to access some specific features of the Product, You are required to provide some Personal Information.During this process, We collect some of Your Personal Information, in the following manner:

iv.   We will not collect information that identifies You personally, except when You specifically volunteer that information to Us when using specific Product features. These specific Product features might include, but are not limited to:
a.   making purchases
b.   receiving notifications by text message or email about events and promotions
c.  receiving general emails from Us
d. commenting on Our content such as blogs, articles, photographs or videos, or participating in Our forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms or other similar features
e. Providing reviews both via video or text
f. In addition to any Personal Information that You are required to provide in order to access these additional Product features, in some cases You may be required to provide more specific information. For example, in order to make purchases, You may need to provide credit card information, billing information and postal addresses.
g. From time to time We may request information from You to assist Us in improving Our Product, Goods, Content orMaterials. For example, We may ask You to answer some questions about Your demographics, Your shopping preferences, or Your other preferences in relation to the Product.
         
4. COOKIES
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Cookies are small files storedon Your computer or mobile device which collect information about Your browsing behaviour.
- Cookies do not access information which is stored on Your computer.
- Cookies enable us to tailor ourconfigurations to Your needs and preferences, in order to improve Your user experience.
- Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, although you are able to change Your browser settings to control cookies, including whether or notYou accept them, and how to remove them. You may also be able to set Your browser to advise You if You receive a cookie, or to block or delete cookies.However, if You do this, You may be prevented from taking full advantage of the Product.
         
5. HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS STORED
 
Please note that no systems involving the transmission of information via the internet, or the electronic storage of data, are completely secure. However, we take the protection and storage of Your Personal Information very seriously. We take all reasonable steps to protect Your Personal Information.

We use appropriate physical, digital, managerial and security systems to store Your Personal Information and to protect it against unauthorised access, destruction or disclosure.
  
6. THIRD PARTIES
a. We may provide some of Your Personal Information from time to time to Third Party Service Providers so that they can help us to serve You via the Product. In particular, We may use ThirdParty Service Providers to assist with information storage (such as cloud storage).

b. We may provide some of Your Personal Information to Third Party ServiceProviders for the purpose of analysing data or tracking usage. For example, Wemay use these services to find out where page requests come from, dates andtimes of page requests, details of any website that referred You to the Productand other details about Your usage of the Product. This information enables Usto understand patterns of usage of the Product, and to improve the Product.

c. We may use Third Party Service Providers to host the Product. If thisoccurs, that Third Party Service Provider is likely to have access to some ofYour Personal Information.

d. We may use Third Party Service Providers to fulfil orders in relation to theProduct.

e. We may use Third Party Service Providers for the following services inrelation to the Product:
- sending emails about product updates, promotions, providing search results through onsite search engine, processing transactions
- For Your information, some of Our Third Party Service Providers may be located outside Australia and may not be subject to Australian privacy laws. The countries or regions in which ourThird Party Service Providers may be located include: USA, European Union

However, We only share YourPersonal Information with a Third Party Service Provider if that provider agrees to Our privacy standards as set out in this Privacy Policy.

h. Your Personal Information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to other third parties without Your approval.  

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Privacy Policy, We may provide Your Personal Information to a third party or to third parties in order to protect the rights, property or safety, of Us, Our customers or third parties, or as otherwise required by law.

We will not knowingly share YourPersonal Information with any third parties other than in accordance with thisPrivacy Policy.

k. If Your Personal Information might be provided to a third party in a manner which is other than as explained in this Privacy Policy, You will be notified. You will also have the opportunity to request Us not to share that information.
   
7. COMBINING INFORMATION

We may combine, link or aggregate some of Your information in order to obtain a better understanding of Your requirements. This may enable Us to better design the Product and may also assist with Our business or administration requirements.

We may also share aggregated information with third parties but only if that aggregated information does not contain any information that identifies You personally.   

8. HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED

We use Your Personal Information to help us improve your experience with Our Product. We may use Your Personal Information for purposes including but not limited to:
i. order fulfilment.
ii. providing customer service toYou.
iii. marketing and advertising to You including both direct and indirect marketing and advertising and including marketing and advertising about products that may interest You based on Your personal preferences or demographics.
iv. advising You about updates to the Product or related Items.
   
9. MERGER, RESTRUCTURE OR SALE OF OUR BUSINESS

a. Part or all of Our business maybe merged, restructured or sold including but not limited to through an ordinary sale of business or of stock, a corporate reorganisation, a change in control, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

b. In the event that such a merger, restructure or sale occurs as described in the preceding sub-clause hereof, We may transfer Your Personal Information, including personally identifiable information, as part of that merger, restructure or sale.

10. INFORMATION YOU RELEASE
You acknowledge and agree that if You publish or submit Personal Information in publicly accessible sections of the Product (such as forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other similar sections), then You are solely responsible for the release of that Personal Information and We are not liable or responsible in relation to the release of that Personal Information.
 
11. EMAIL OPT IN/OUT
If You receive an email from Us in relation to the Product and would prefer not to receive such correspondence in the future, You may follow the instructions in the email to opt out of future correspondence. You may also contact Us, using the details at the bottom of this Privacy Policy, in order to opt out of future correspondence. We will make all reasonable efforts to promptly comply with Your requests. However, You may receive subsequent correspondence from Us while Your request is being handled.
   
12. ACCESSING, UPDATING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

a. You have the right to request access to any of Your Personal Information which We are holding.

b. You have the right to request that any of Your Personal Information which We are holding be updated or corrected.   

c. In order to request access, an update or a correction to Your Personal Information, you may contact us using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.
   
13. DISCLAIMER REGARDING SECURITY
By continuing to use the Product, You agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. You acknowledge, agree and accept that no transmission of information or data via the internet is completely secure. You acknowledge, agree and accept that We do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information that You provide to Us, and that You transmit such information at Your own risk.
  
14. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

a. We may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time in Our sole discretion.

b. If  We make changes to this Privacy Policy, unless We obtain Your express consent to those changes, then such changes will only apply to any information that We obtain from You after the date that the changes take effect.

c. If We make changes to this Privacy Policy, Your continued use of the Productafter the date that the changes take effect confirms that You acknowledge, accept and agree to those changes.
  
15. COMPLAINTS

We take customer satisfaction very seriously. If You have a complaint in relation to Our handling of Your Personal Information, We will endeavour to handle it promptly and fairly. ForYour information, an overview of Our complaints handling procedure is as follows:
i. Any complaints are forwarded to Our complaints officer for review.
ii. We aim to review all complaints within 7 days of receiving them (although this cannot be guaranteed).
iii. If necessary, the complaints officer may then refer the complaint to another section within Our organisation for consideration.
iv. If further information is required, We may contact You to request that information.
v. If We accept fault in relation to the complaint then We will propose a resolution (which may or may not be the same as any resolution proposed by You).
vi. If We do not accept fault, then We will contact You to advise You of this.
vii. We aim to complete this entire process within 21 days, provided that We are provided complete information in the first place (although this cannot be guaranteed). However, if You do not provide complete information then this is likely to delay the handling of Your complaint.
viii. All complaints should be provided in writing either by email or regular mail, using the contact details at the end of this privacy policy. Describe the nature of your complaint including any relevant dates, people involved, any consequences that have occurred, and what you believe should be done to rectify the issue.
ix. We will endeavour to respond within 21 days, although we cannot guarantee this.
x. If You are not satisfied with Our response toYour complaint, You may refer your complaint to the relevant external dispute resolution organisation in Your area.
   
CONTACT US
You can contact Us about this Privacy Policy usingthe following details:
mowser@mowser.com.au
PO Box 8082
Trevallyn
Tasmania
AUSTRALIA 7250