Last updated: March 20, 2021
Southern Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry t/a Business Southern Highlands (referred to as “BSH” in this document) 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 BSH Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the BSH website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
BSH collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. BSH also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your post code, age, gender, preferences and interests.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by BSH. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by BSH for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the BSH Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through BSH public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: BSH does not read any of your private online communications.
BSH encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from BSH so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. BSH is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the BSH Web site.
Use of your Personal Information
BSH collects and uses your personal information to operate the BSH Web site and deliver the services you have requested. BSH also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from BSH and its affiliates. BSH may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
BSH does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. BSH 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, BSH 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 BSH, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
BSH does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
BSH 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 BSH or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of BSH; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of BSH, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The BSH Web site use “cookies” to help you personalise 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 personalise BSH pages, or register with BSH site or services, a cookie helps BSH 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 BSH Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the BSH features that you customised.
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 BSH services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
HCCI secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. BSH secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised 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
BSH will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. BSH encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how BSH is protecting your information. We may modify this Policy at any time, at our sole discretion and all modifications will be effective immediately upon our posting of the modifications on our website. Please check back from time to time to review our Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
BSH welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that BSH has not adhered to this Statement, please contact BSH at info@sh.business. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.