1.

STATUS, APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS

1.1.

This Privacy Policy forms part of the Terms and Conditions of Use of this website and is incorporated in such Terms and Conditions of Use.

1.2.

The privacy statement applies to The Collective Advisory and any legal entity, which controls, verifies or makes use of information that may be collected via this site.

2.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

2.1.

Where personal information (such as your name, telephone number and e-mail address) is submitted to the site by the user, for example through sending an e-mail, subscribing to a service or filling in required fields, the following principles are observed in the handling of that information:

2.1.1.

This website collects, processes and stores only such personal information regarding users as is necessary to provide the services offered. The specific purpose for which information is collected is apparent from the context in which it is requested.

2.1.2.

This website will not use the personal information submitted for any other purpose other than the efficient provision of services, including this website and services offered through it by third parties, without obtaining the prior written approval of the user or unless required to do so by law.

2.1.3.

This website will keep records of all personal information collected and the specific purpose for which it was collected for a period of at least one year from the date on which it was last used.

2.1.4.

This website will not disclose any personal information regarding a user to any third party unless the prior written agreement of the user is obtained or the website is required or permitted to do so by law.

2.1.5.

If information is released with the user’s consent this website will retain a record of the information released, the third party to which it was released, the reason for the release and the date of release, for a period of one year.

2.1.6.

This website will destroy or delete any personal information under its control that has become obsolete.

2.2.

Note that, as permitted by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, this website may use personal information collected to compile profiles for statistical purposes. No information contained in the profiles or statistics will be able to be linked to any specific user.

3.

COLLECTION OF ANONYMOUS DATA

3.1.

In order to provide the best possible and most relevant service, this website may use standard technology such as cookies or web beacons to collect information about the use of this site. This technology is not able to identify individual users but simply allows this website to collect statistics.

3.2.

This website utilises session or temporary cookies. A cookie is a small file that is placed on the user’s hard drive in order to keep a record of a user’s interaction with this website. Session cookies are deleted once the user closes his or her browser.

3.2.1.

Cookies from this website allow the website owner to tailor services to your displayed preferences.

3.2.2.

Cookies by themselves cannot be used to personally identify users but will be used to compile anonymised statistics relating to use of services offered or to provide us with feedback on the performance of this website.

3.3.

If a user does not wish cookies to be employed to customize his or her interaction with this website it is possible to alter the manner in which their browser handles cookies. Please note that, if this is done, certain services on this website may not be available.

4.

ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA

4.1.

If personal information has been submitted to this website, users who wish to review their personal information may do so by requesting such a review through the feedback link. Users will then be able to access their user profile, correct and update their details, or unsubscribe at any time.

4.2.

Users who have any problem accessing their profiles, or would like to request a copy of their personal information should contact the Webmaster using the feedback link. In all cases the The Collective Advisory will treat requests to access information or change information in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

5.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

5.1.

The Collective Advisory has no control over and accepts no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third party sites to which hyperlinks may have been provided and we strongly recommend that you review the privacy policy of any site you visit before using it further.

6.

NO AGREEMENT

6.1.

Nothing contained herein creates or is intended to create a contract or agreement between The Collective Advisory and any user visiting the website.

7.

QUERIES

7.1.

User queries about this Privacy Policy can be directed to The Collective Advisory through the feedback facility.

Date of Last Review: 02 January 2009

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