Effective as of June 2018
Mortar Finance Pty Ltd (“Mortar Finance”, “we” or “us”) respects the privacy of its customers, business partners and visitors to its Website (as defined below). The Mortar Finance Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the information that we collect, how we obtain the information, and how we may use or disclose that information. This Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how individuals can contact us about our privacy practices.
This Policy only covers our privacy practices with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of information obtained through the Mortar Finance websites at www.mortarfinance.com.au, (our “Website”) and related support services (“Support Services”), as well as expert services, including professional services and training (the “Expert Services”) that we provide to Customers. In this Policy, the Subscription Service, Support Services and the Expert Services are collectively referred to as the “Service.”
For the purposes of this Policy:
“Customer” means any entity that downloads or uses the Service.
“Customer Data” means the electronic data uploaded into the Subscription Service by or for Customer or its authorized users.
“Visitor” means a visitor of the Website.
How We Obtain Information
As further described below, we collect several types of information from and about our Visitors.
Information you provide to us
Mortar Finance may collect and use information we receive from third parties in connection with your use of the Website. For instance, Mortar Finance uses a third party for reporting and analytics to measure the effectiveness of our Website and marketing efforts, and to identify areas for improvement.
Mortar Finance will also provide this information to approved third parties who have signed Service Agreements and are promoted by Mortar Finance. This information will be supplied to these service providers in accordance with our privacy and service agreement to allow these service providers to engage with you and complete the required process.
As you navigate through the Website, we may also collect details about your visits to our Website including, but not limited to, your IP address, usage patterns, traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access, as well as information about your computer and internet connection, including your operating system and browser type.
We use “cookies” to help us improve our Website. A cookie is a small file stored on the hard drive of your computer. We may use cookies to obtain information about your general Internet usage and to:
Mortar Finance’s third parties may use JavaScript to collect IP addresses from our Visitors and our hosting provider may also collect server logs. Information gathered through these automated means may be associated with the personal information you previously submitted on our Website.
We may use information that we collect about Visitors for the following purposes:
If you ask us to contact you about services that may be of interest to you, we may use your personal information or permit selected third parties to use your personal information to provide you with such services.
Should you consent to Mortar Finance Pty Ltd sending you communications via electronic correspondence your information may be used to provide you relative information to your geographical or demographical specifications. Visitors may withdraw consent at a later time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located in the emails sent by Mortar Finance.
We may disclose personal information that you provide to us via this Website, to the following third parties:
We do not sell, rent or trade information collected through the Website with third parties for their promotional purposes.
Your User Contributions (as defined in the Website Terms of Use) are posted on and transmitted to other users of the Website at your own risk. Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our Website Terms of Use and known or suspected violations should be reported to our Privacy Officer via e-mail at zac.goodman@mortarfinance.com.au
We provide certain choices regarding the information Visitors provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information when using our Website. If you do not wish to have your e-mail address used for promotional purposes by Mortar Finance, you may withdraw consent at a later time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located in the emails sent by Mortar Finance.
Cookies
Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. You may also set your browser to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do so, please note that some parts of our Website may then be inaccessible or function improperly.
Do Not Track
While Mortar Finance attempts to honor do not track (“DNT”) instructions we receive from a Visitor’s browser, we cannot guarantee that Mortar Finance will always respond to such signals, in part.
Choice
You should review this Policy carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use the Website. Remember, by using any part of our Website, you accept and agree to our privacy practices.
Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information
You may send us an e-mail at zac@mortarfinance.com.au to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us in connection with the Website. We will use reasonable efforts to respond to such requests for correction or updates to personal information.
Security Statement
We maintain administrative, organizational, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information obtained through the Website and in connection with the Service against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.
Third Party Websites and Applications
This Website may link to websites that are not owned or controlled by Mortar Finance. As such, this Policy does not apply to information collected on any third-party site or by any third-party application that may link to or be accessible from the Website. In addition, Customers and other third parties, including consultants, may develop applications or provide services to you or other third parties using our Service. This Policy does not apply to information collected by Customers, third parties or third-party applications or services, even if this information is collected using our Website or Service. This Policy also does not cover the use or disclosure of any information stored in the Subscription Service when hosted by the Customer.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Mortar Finance reserves the right to update or change this Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will notify you through an appropriate online notice (and obtain your consent where required by applicable law). Your continued use of the Website or Service is deemed to be acceptance of any updates or changes we make to this Policy and as such, we ask that you review the Policy periodically for any updates or changes that we may have made.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Policy and our privacy practices or if you need to update, change or remove your information, contact us at: zac@fortarfinance.com.au
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