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Privacy and Cookies Policy | AussieBonuses.com

AussieCodes.com (referred to as “we”, “us”) below processes personal information about visitors and customers (referred to as “you”) on our sites. We take appropriate measures to handle all personal details with care, secure it, and comply with all laws related to data protection.

How This Policy Functions 

The purpose of this policy is to provide you with information on how our website processes personal data that pertains to you, including the circumstances under which such data is processed, the methods used, and the reasons behind such processing (“personal data”). Our policy also aims to inform you of your statutory rights concerning data protection. It is important to note that this policy does not supersede any other contractual terms or data protection rights you may have with us under relevant legislation. 

For your convenience, we have labelled the different sections of this policy to facilitate easy navigation and enable you to quickly access the information that is most relevant to your needs. You may click on a particular topic listed below to learn more details about that specific area by following the corresponding web links.

Responsibility to Monitor Your Personal Data

AussieCodes.com serves as the Data Controller primarily responsible for monitoring your personal information. As the Data Controller, we are responsible for determining the methods and objectives of processing your personal data.

Please note that while we are primarily responsible for monitoring your personal information, certain data may be stored in databases that are accessible to other companies. Any such companies accessing your personal information must comply with the standards set forth in this policy.

Personal Data We Process

We may process the following categories of personal information about you:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • IP address
  • Location data
  • Personal preferences

Purposes We Use Your Personal Data for and When It Is Processed by Us

AussieCodes.com collects personal information directly from you when you visit our sites or use our services.

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To send promotional emails related to our products and services. Please refer to Section 6 regarding Direct Marketing.
  • To analyse data in our website’s databases and systems, in order to enhance our user experience and improve our services based on user preferences.
  • To target and improve ads displayed on our site.
  • To register you for a community or forum where you can provide comments.
  • To fulfil or exercise any of our legal obligations or rights.

We only process personal details for the purposes defined in Section 3, and only when we are fully reassured that:

  • Your consent has been given for us to use your personal information for that purpose, or;
  • Our use of your personal information is necessary to support any “legitimate interests” that our business has (such as conducting analytics across all datasets or improving our products) in a proportionate manner that respects your privacy.

Who Your Personal Data Is Shared With

AussieCodes.com works with various third parties in order to manage our business and provide various services. From time to time, these third parties may need to access your personal information.

These third parties include:

  • Aweber Systems, Inc., the provider of our mailing application based in the USA and certified by Privacy Shield (as seen here) for processing personal data on our behalf.
  • Automattic, Inc., the provider of our site’s plugins and host of WordPress.com based in the USA and certified by Privacy Shield (as seen here) for processing personal data on our behalf.
  • Providers of analytics, such as Google, VWO, and Hotjar, who process personal information for their own purposes as Data Controllers. Please refer to our site’s Cookie Policy below to determine how you can prevent analytics suppliers from accessing personal details.
  • Data processors or service providers, such as cloud services, who handle your personal information according to our instructions.
  • If we are compelled to protect our security or interests, or to comply with legal obligations.
  • In the event that we buy, sell, or reorganise any assets, or if an external company acquires our assets, including prospective buyers or sellers.

Global Transfers

When your personal information is transferred to a country outside of the European Union (EU), this is known as an international transfer. As mentioned in Section 4 above, we may allow third parties outside the European Union to access your personal information.

We take precautions to ensure that any transfer of your data abroad is carried out in a way that safeguards your rights and interests. Before disclosing your personal information, we carefully review any request made by regulators or law enforcement agencies.

You have the right to ask us for more information about the measures we have put in place to protect your personal data during international transfers. If you require further details, please get in touch with us (as stated in Section 8). 

Direct Marketing

We may use your personal information to send you marketing communications directly, such as emails or targeted online advertisements, about the products and services we offer, as well as those offered by our partners, such as sports betting, financial services, and online casinos.

In certain situations, we process your personal information for marketing purposes based on our legitimate interests, as described in Section 3. If required by law, we will obtain your consent before doing so.

You have the right to opt out of receiving future direct marketing communications at any time. You can contact us (Section 8) or click on the opt-out link included in all direct marketing communications.

We take measures to ensure that direct marketing is proportionate and reasonable, and that the communications we send are relevant and interesting to you based on the data we have about you.

How Long Your Personal Data Is Kept For

At AussieCodes.com, we only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in Section 3 of this Policy.

There may be situations where we keep your personal information for a specific period to comply with legal, accounting, or tax requirements.

We have established a data retention policy that applies to all personal information we hold. If your personal information is no longer needed, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that it is securely deleted or made anonymous.

Your Rights

To exercise your rights related to personal information, you can contact us at [email protected] or by writing to us at:

16 Clegg St
St Katharine’s & Wapping
London
E1W 3AT
United Kingdom

You have the right to confirm if we:

  • Are processing your personal information;
  • provide a copy of such data;
  • obtain information about the data we have, its purpose, disclosure, transfer outside the EU, protection measures, retention period, your rights, complaint procedure, data source, and any automated profiling or decision making we have performed, provided that you have not provided such data in the Policy.

Rectification

You have the right to request for us to correct any inaccurate personal data. We may need to verify the accuracy of the data before making any changes.

Erasure

You have the right to request for us to delete your personal data, but only in certain cases, such as when it is no longer needed or was unlawfully processed. However, there are circumstances where we are not required to comply with an erasure request, such as when it is necessary for legal compliance.

Restriction

You can request for us to restrict the use of your personal information in certain cases, such as when the accuracy is in question, or it is no longer needed for its original purpose. We may continue to use your information in certain situations, such as for legal claims.

Portability

You have the right to request for your personal information to be provided to you or directly to another controller, but only in cases where the processing is based on your consent or contract and automated methods were used.

Objection

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information if it is based on our legitimate interests, but we may show that we have overriding legitimate interests.

International Transfers

You can put in a request for a copy of safeguards for the transfer of your personal information outside of the European Economic Area, but we may redact sensitive information.

Supervisory Authority

You have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, but we encourage you to try to resolve any issues with us first.