Privacy Policy

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PRIVACY POLICY

(A) This Policy

This Policy is provided by Auras & Apricots (“A&A”, “we” or “us”), and is addressed to individuals outside our organisation with whom we interact, including (but not limited to) contributors and visitors to our websites (together, “you”). Defined terms used in this Policy are explained further in Section (N) below.

For the purposes of this Policy, A&A is the Controller. Contact details are provided in Section (M) below.

Please note that this Policy does not apply to the Processing by A&A of the Personal Data of A&A employees, contractors, secondees, temporary workers or other staff in connection with the roles they perform for A&A. A separate privacy internal policy governs such Processing.

This Policy may be amended or updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices with respect to the Processing of Personal Data, or changes in applicable law. We encourage you to read this Policy carefully, and to regularly check this page to review any changes we might make in accordance with the terms of this Policy. We will notify you of any significant changes.

(B) Processing your Personal Data

Collection of Personal Data: We may collect Personal Data about you, such as your name, address and contact details. Examples of sources from which we may collect Personal Data include the following:

We may obtain your Personal Data when you provide it to us (e.g., where you contact us via email or telephone, or by any other means).
People registering an account on a site – The information we collect as part of the registration process is used to help us weed out malicious registrations, and includes your email address. You will be asked to choose a username when you register. This will be viewable to all users of the site if you post content, so be careful when choosing it. It doesn’t need to personally identify you.
People signing up to a newsletter – we just collect your email address, so that we can send you the newsletter.
We may collect Personal Data that you manifestly choose to make public, including via social media (e.g., we may collect information from your social media profile(s), to the extent that you choose to make your profile publicly visible).
We may collect or obtain Personal Data when you visit any A&A website (a “Site”) or use any features (including when you choose to make and post public comments regarding site content) or resources available on or through a Site. When you visit a Site, your device and browser will automatically disclose certain information (such as device type, operating system, browser type, browser settings, IP address, language settings, dates and times of connecting to a Site and other technical communications information), some of which may constitute Personal Data.

Personal Data you provide about others: In some circumstances, you may provide us with Personal Data about others. Whenever you provide any such Personal Data, we rely on you to ensure that you have a lawful basis for providing such Personal Data to us, and that you have complied with applicable law and with the terms of this Policy. If you are unable to do so, please refrain from providing the Personal Data of third parties to us.

Relevant Personal Data: The categories of Personal Data about you that we may Process include:

Personal details: given name(s); preferred name; gender; date of birth / age; nationality; photograph; job title and any other information you choose to share with us.
Contact details: home address; work address; home telephone number; work telephone number; work mobile number; personal mobile telephone number; personal email address; work email address; and social media profile details.
Views and opinions: your views on site content or the comments of others on the same, where applicable and where you have expressly chosen to post public content on the A&A website to that end.

Lawful basis for Processing Personal Data: In Processing your Personal Data in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

we have obtained your prior express consent to the Processing (this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way);
the Processing is necessary in connection with any contract that you may enter into with us;
the Processing is required by applicable law;
the Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of any individual; or
we have a legitimate interest in carrying out the Processing, which is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms. Where we rely on this legal basis, our legitimate interests are:
- our legitimate interest in the management and operation of our business;
- our legitimate interest in the promotion of our business; and
- our legitimate interest in the provision of services.

Processing your Sensitive Personal Data: We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Data, except where:

the Processing is required or permitted by applicable law;
the Processing is necessary for the detection or prevention of crime;
the Processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights; or
we have, in accordance with applicable law, obtained your prior explicit consent before Processing your Sensitive Personal Data (as above, this legal basis is only used in relation to Processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way).

Purposes for which we may Process your Personal Data: The purposes for which we may Process Personal Data, subject to applicable law, include:

Provision of services to you: providing our Sites and other services to you and communicating with you in relation to those services.
Our Sites: operating and managing our Sites; providing content to you; displaying advertising and other information to you; and communicating and interacting with you via our Sites.
Allowing you to post content on our websites:when you choose to post content on our website we will ask your consent to share you personal details in order to ensure that you are happy for your username and other details to be made public alongside the post. We must insist that any email address or other details you use in creating a post are your own.
Newsletters and other marketing communications: communicating with you via any means (including via email, telephone, text message, social media, post or in person) news items and possible promotions in which you may be interested.
Communications and IT operations: management of our communications systems; operation of IT security; and IT security audits.
Health and safety: health and safety assessments and record keeping; and compliance with related legal obligations.
Financial management: sales; finance; corporate audit; and vendor management.
Surveys: engaging with you for the purposes of obtaining your views on relevant issues and topics.
Improving our services: identifying issues with existing services; planning improvements to existing services; creating new services.

(C) Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties

We may disclose your Personal Data to:

legal and regulatory authorities, upon request, or for the purposes of reporting any actual or suspected breach of applicable law or regulation;
accountants, auditors, lawyers and other outside professional advisors, subject to binding contractual obligations of confidentiality;
any relevant party, law enforcement agency or court, to the extent necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights;
any relevant party for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security;
any relevant third party acquirer(s), in the event that we sell or transfer all or any portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation); and
our Sites may use third party plugins or content (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn). If you choose to interact with any such plugins or content, your Personal Data may be shared with the relevant third party.

If we engage a third-party Processor to Process your Personal Data, the Processor will be subject to binding contractual obligations to: (i) only Process the Personal Data in accordance with our prior written instructions; and (ii) use measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the Personal Data.

(E) Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, unauthorised access, and other unlawful or unauthorised forms of Processing, in accordance with applicable law.

You are responsible for ensuring that any Personal Data that you send to us are sent securely.

(F) Data Accuracy

Your Personal Data that we Process will be kept accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. We take every reasonable step to ensure that:

your Personal Data that we Process are accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; and
any of your Personal Data that we Process that are inaccurate (having regard to the purposes for which they are Processed) are erased or rectified without delay.

From time to time we may ask you to confirm the accuracy of your Personal Data.

(G) Data Minimisation

We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data that we Process are limited to the Personal Data reasonably required in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy.

(H) Data Retention

We will keep copies of your Personal Data in a form that permits identification only for as long as is necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy, unless applicable law permits or requires a longer retention period.

The criteria for determining the duration for which we will keep your Personal data are as follows: we will retain your Personal Data for as long as we have your permission to contact you. Should you wish to withdraw that permission, you may do so using the contact details provided in Section (M) below.

(I) Your legal rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have a number of rights regarding the Processing of your Personal Data, including:

the right to request access to, or copies of, your Personal Data that we Process or control;
the right to request rectification of any inaccuracies in your Personal Data;
the right to request, on legitimate grounds:
- erasure of your Personal Data that we Process or control; or
- restriction of Processing of your Personal Data that we Process or control;
the right to object, on legitimate grounds, to the Processing of your Personal Data;
the right to have your Personal Data transferred to another Controller, to the extent applicable;
where we Process your Personal Data on the basis of your consent, the right to withdraw that consent; and
the right to lodge complaints regarding the Processing of your Personal Data with a Data Protection Authority.

This does not affect your statutory rights.

To exercise one or more of these rights, or to ask a question about these rights or any other provision of this Policy, or about our Processing of your Personal Data, please use the contact details provided in Section (M) below.

(J) Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer or other device when you visit a website. They are generally used to make websites work, to keep track of your movements within the website, to remember your login details, and so on.

There are different types of cookies, and they can be distinguished on the basis of their origin, function and lifespan. Important characteristics of cookies include the following:

First party cookies are cookies that are placed by the website you are visiting, while third party cookies are placed by a website other than the one you are visiting. Please note that we do not control the collection or further use of data by third parties.
Necessary cookies are necessary to allow the technical operation of a website (e.g., they enable you to move around on a website and to use its features).
Performance cookies collect data on the performance of a website such as the number of visitors, the time spent on the website and error messages.
Functionality cookies increase the usability of a website by remembering your choices (e.g. language, region, login, and so on).
Targeting/advertising cookies enable a website to send you personalized advertising.
Session cookies are temporary cookies that are erased once you close your browser while persistent or permanent cookies stay on your device until you manually delete them or until your browser deletes them based on the duration period specified in the persistent cookie file.

More information on all aspects of cookies can be found on www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that A&A has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

Why do we use cookies?

We may use cookies to:

distinguish between visitors;
improve the use and the functionality of our website;
tailor our website and products to your needs and preferences;
process your purchase orders; and
analyse how our website is used and compile anonymous and aggregate statistics.

We do not use the collected information to create visitor profiles.

What types of cookies do we use?

An overview of the cookies used on this website is set out in the following table.

Name	First Party or Third Party?	Duration	Purpose	Types of data collected
_ga	Third party (Google Analytics)	2 years	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
_gid	Third party (Google Analytics)	24 hours	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
_gat	Third party (Google Analytics)	1 minute	Functionality (limiting request rate)	Visitor ID data used to limit request rate, to minimise bandwidth impact.
has_js	Third party (Google Analytics)	Session	Functionality (site analytics)	Visitor ID data used to distinguish visitors.
id	Third party (DoubleClick)	2 years	Functionality (advertising)	Visitor ID data used in connection with advertising.

Please note that the processing of your personal data in connection with cookies, and for other purposes, is governed by our Privacy Policy.

In addition, we may also use web beacons (or clear GIFs) and other similar technologies in addition to, or in combination with, cookies. A web beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a website or in an email and it helps us to understand the behaviour of visitors of our website. More information on web beacons can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/faqs/beacons.html. Please note that A&A has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

How can you control cookies and web beacons?

Most internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Depending on your browser, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can set it to refuse them. Please refer to the ‘help’ button (or similar) on your browser to learn more about how you can do this.

Disabling cookies may impact your experience on our websites.

If you use different devices to access our websites, you will need to ensure that each browser of each device is set to your cookie preference.

More information on how to manage cookies is available from: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Please note that A&A has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, this third party website.

In addition, you may opt-out from cookies by visiting the following sites and selecting which company cookies you would like to opt-out from: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/#completed and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Please note that A&A has no affiliation with, and is not responsible for, these third party websites.

(K) Terms of Use

All use of our Sites is subject to our privacy policy.

(L) Your obligations

We rely on you to provide us with complete and accurate Personal Data about you, so that we can provide appropriate services to you.

(M) Contact details

If you have any comments, questions or concerns about any of the information in this Policy, or any other issues relating to the Processing of Personal Data by A&A, please contact:

EMAIL ADDRESS

(N) Definitions

‘Controller’ means the entity that decides how and why Personal Data is Processed. In many jurisdictions, the Controller has primary responsibility for complying with applicable data protection laws.
‘Data Protection Authority’ means an independent public authority that is legally tasked with overseeing compliance with applicable data protection laws.

‘Personal Data’ means information that is about any individual, or from which any individual is identifiable. Examples of Personal Data that we may Process are provided in Section (B) above.
‘Personnel’ means any current, former or prospective employee, consultant, temporary worker, intern, other non-permanent employee, contractor, secondee or other personnel.
‘Process’, ‘Processing’ or ‘Processed’ means anything that is done with any Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
‘Processor’ means any person or entity that Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller (other than employees of the Controller).
‘Sensitive Personal Data’ means Personal Data about race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, any actual or alleged criminal offences or penalties, national identification number, or any other information that may be deemed to be sensitive under applicable law.

DISCLAIMER

This website and its content are provided as is and excludes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any warranty, express or implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose.

The functions embodied on, or in the materials of, this website are not warranted to be uninterrupted or without error. You, not A&A assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction due to your use of this website.

Except as specifically stated in our privacy policy, or elsewhere on this website, or as otherwise required by applicable law, neither A&A nor its affiliates or other representatives will be liable for damages of any kind arising out of your use of, your inability to use, or the performance of this website or the Content whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

We take all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy, correctness and reliability of the content, but we make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, correctness or reliability of the content.

This website may contain links to other websites; we are not responsible for any content contained on these websites or any loss suffered by you in relation to your use of such websites. You waive any and all claims against A&A regarding the inclusion of links to other websites or your use of those web sites.