Personal Privacy
Data protection notice
Welcome to the AUSKIN Group Internet Sites. AUSKIN Group offer internet services and secure websites which are easy to use and respectful of their users’ rights. We undertake to respect the privacy of users of these sites and have prepared this Data Protection Notice to explain the nature of the information gathered on our various sites and the ways in which it may be used.
The responsible body in the sense of the data protection laws, in particular the EU data protection basic regulation (DSGVO), is: Auskin Group of Companies Pty. Ltd, Australia.
Collection and use of Data
Information collected
AUSKIN identifies two types of information supplied by their clients. These types of information and the way in which they are processed are described below:
Financial information
Information associated with payments, which is obtained during registration procedures (e.g. credit card numbers, names of financial institutions and credit card expiry dates, etc., listed by way of example but this list is not exhaustive) is classed as “Financial Information”. This type of information is never disclosed under any circumstances.
Business information
Data supplied to AUSKIN Group by customers through various methods of communication is considered “Business Information.” It is stored and processed for internal use. Professional data includes names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email addresses and responses to surveys or forms.
The information we request from you in the sections where you register is necessary for publishing the information of any person or entity that connects to the website (“Users”). Those marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
Security
The sites managed by AUSKIN Group use a secure server to protect your financial and business data. To the extent that these sites offer secure server software, it is used to encrypt the information exchanged between your web browser and our internet sites. This measure ensures the security of your business and financial transactions when you use the sites. We follow strict security procedures when filing and using the information you supply, and may request proof of your identity before supplying you with business information. We take all reasonable steps to guarantee the secrecy of your personal data and passwords, and cannot be held liable in the event of fraudulent use of your passwords.
Rights of persons concerns
You can always exercise the following rights by contacting our data protection officer:
- information about your stored data and their processing
- correction of incorrect personal data
- deletion of your stored data
- restriction of data processing, if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations
- objection to the processing of your data with us, and
- data portability, if you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us.
If you have given us your consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
You can always contact the supervisory authority responsible for you with any complaint. Your competent supervisory authority will depend on the state of your domicile, work or alleged violation. A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public area) with address can be found at: bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Purposes of data processing by the responsible body and third parties
We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. A transfer of your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned does not take place. We only share your personal information with third parties if:
- you have given your express consent
- processing is required to complete a contract with you
- the processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, and
- processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your information.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically gives us certain data, such as IP address, browser used, operating system and your connection to the Internet.
Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or to transfer viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate navigation and enable the correct display of our websites.
In no case will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or a link with personal data will be established without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time through the settings of your browser. Please use the help features of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Contact form
If you have questions of any kind contact us by e-mail or contact form, which gives us your consent for the purpose of establishing contact. This requires the specification of a valid e-mail address. This serves for the assignment of the request and the subsequent answering of the same. The specification of further data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. After completing your request, we will automatically your delete personal data.
Statistics
The sites managed by AUSKIN Group are regularly monitored in order to supply you with the best service and to meet your expectations. For this purpose, we consult the statistics relating to use of our sites and develop the sites on the basis of this data. User statistics are anonymous.
Statistical data/cookies used to track number of visits
Most of our site is subject to tracking visits for statistical purposes, in order to improve our content. Our provider www.xiti.com is bound by a confidentiality agreement. The data collected via the website are used for statistical purposes by our in-house Marketing Department which adheres to a transparency charter regarding respect for the personal data collected. They use a system of remote markers that allows them to collect anonymous statistics. Cookies only allows it to refine marketing analyses and recognize visitors during their various visits. Cookies are in no way used to collect personal information about visitors.
Change of our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to always comply with the latest legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Any subsequent visit to our websites will be subject to the new privacy policy.
Questions to the data protection officer
If you have any questions about privacy, please email us or contact the person responsible for privacy in our organization: accounts@auskin.com – 28 Strathaird Road, Bundall, QLD 4217, Australia.