Privacy
The owner of this website is Palin Communications Pty Ltd known as or trading as Palin PR or Palin Communications ABN 95 602 614 693 of Suite 401, Level 4 80 Mount Steet North Sydney 2060 NSW Australia.
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This privacy policy will state ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’ and ‘Palin’ in reference to our business.
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We consider your privacy important. Therefore the collection and security of any personal information that could identify you or your online behaviour is treated as a serious matter by us and as such we work to comply with all Australian privacy legislation. We request you to read and understand these terms before using our website and advise that you stop using it should you disagree with any of its policies.
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Information Collected
When you visit our website, the following information provided by your browser will be logged for statistical purposes only: the type of browser and operating system you are using; your geographic location, your pathway through the website, your time on the website, and your server’s IP address (a number which is unique to the machine through which you are connected to the Internet: usually one of your service provider’s machines). In addition, the following information is logged: the date and time of your visit; and the address of the pages accessed plus the documents downloaded. All this information is used only for statistical analysis or systems administration purposes. Your email address and identified browsing activity will be recorded if you use any form published on this website. This may also link to other services that can collect and provide us with information such as the name of the business you represent, number of employees, location and social media information.
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Your Email Address
Your email address will be only be used for the purpose for which you provide it. It will not be added to a mailing list unless you request this be done. It will not be disclosed without your consent. Links to other websites are provided as a service to visitors to this website and no endorsement on the part of the owner of this website should be inferred regarding the websites linked to. The owner of this website is not responsible for any commercial charges arising from the use of websites linked to, nor can it be held responsible for the content or the privacy practices (or lack thereof) of such websites.
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Completion of any form on our site means your data is collected and stored in a secure server environment by HubSpot, the USA based provider of our online marketing software. It also means you have consented to your information being used and analysed by our software and our employees for the purpose of reviewing and improving our business and the way we serve you and other visitors on our website.
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Please note that we will never sell your data to any third party organisation, however we may supply your data to a third party marketing agency on the basis of work to be conducted for our own marketing purposes that may include event invitations, email communications, offers, news updates etc.
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Cookies and 3rd-Party Sources
In addition to collecting information about you using forms, we may also collect information using cookies (as outlined above) and from third party sources such as social media platforms.
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Anonymous Visits
It is possible for you to browse this website anonymously by refusing the consent to collect cookies. This may limit our ability to provide the best experience or service to you. If you do choose to identify yourself by providing consent on arriving at our website, then we will begin collecting information automatically at that point. Providing us with this information does assist us to serve you and improve your experience on our website.
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Consent to Contact
Completion of any form on our website is considered to be you providing us with legal consent to contact you whether that be by email or telephone. It also provides us with legal consent to send you relevant health-care related marketing information. This may include ebooks, tips, and blog notifications. You can opt out at any time. You may also receive an email from us should your role and business indicate that our information is extremely relevant to your business and role. You can opt-out at any time.
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Palin Medical News
We do require you to sign up specifically for the daily Palin Medical News to ensure we have your explicit consent to send this email on a daily basis. You can sign up on most of our website pages and unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of the email at any time.
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Our Relationship
There is no agreement such as employment, joint venture, partnership, or agency relationship between you or the organisation you represent and us due to your use of this website.
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Validity
If any of this policy statement is ever deemed to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the privacy statement will continue to be deemed valid and in effect.
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Payments
Palin Communications does not request payments of any kind on this website.
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Testimonials
If you provide us with a testimonial to our services, we consider that you have provided consent for us to use your name and job title on this website or any other marketing material unless otherwise stated by you in writing.
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3rd-Party Data Storage
While we aim to store your data in Australia, this is not always possible. Therefore, in using this website, you consent to your data residing overseas and understand that overseas storage facilities are not always required to comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and that in this case you are not able to enforce rights under this act.
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Collecting Sensitive Information
We do not actively collect sensitive data such as genetic or domestic information.
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Opt-out/Unsubscribe
You will only receive emails from us if you have completed a form on our website. All formal marketing emails contain an opt-out link at the bottom of the email that you can use to opt-out of our email communications entirely or alter your communication preferences. Our online system means that an opt-out automatically opts you out immediately from receiving any email communications from us at all. You will have to make a request in writing in email for us to opt you back in at any time in the future. Should you for some reason continue to receive formal email communications from us after you have opted out or unsubscribed then please contact martin@palin.com.au and we will correct the issue.
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Security and Overseas Recipients
Palin Communications aims to ensure your information is protected from interference, misuse, unauthorised access, or loss by leveraging the physical and digital security provided by industry leaders including Google and HubSpot. We also host our website using an SSL certificate to ensure all traffic is encrypted.
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Accessing and Correcting your Personal Information
Please note that you may at any time request your data from us, change your data, or request that we remove your data. Send your requests to martin@palin.com.au via email and we will respond to you within 30 days.
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Applicable Law
This agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. You consent to this exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in that State or the Federal Courts within Australia, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this website. You may provide notice to us through the contact us page or otherwise by email addressed to ‘the Director’ and sent to martin@palin.com.au. We may provide notice to you via email or other electronic means.
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Jurisdiction
Use of this website is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms of use, including without limitation this paragraph. If you are resident in a jurisdiction where the use of this website is unauthorised, it is your responsibility to stop using this website. It is not intended for this website to be used by individuals in the EU.
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Copyright Infringement
If you believe there is material on our website that infringes third party intellectual property rights, please contact martin@palin.com.au with the required amount of information for us to determine who the owner is of the intellectual property so we can form the reasonable belief that there has been an infringement, on which basis we will immediately remove it from our website. You may be subject to liability should you knowingly make any misrepresentation when providing such information to us.
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Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and defend our staff and business entity from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including without limitation court costs, collection costs, and reasonable legal fees) related to any content you post via this website; your unauthorised use of this website, or products or services included or advertised on this website; and/or your breach of these terms and conditions.
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Limitation of Liability
Our staff or business organisation will not be liable to you or any other person or entity for any damages arising as a result of your use of this website in any way, or from the use of the services advertised on this website subject to the requirements of Australian Consumer Law. This limitation of liability applies to the fullest extent permitted by law, and shall survive any termination or expiration of this agreement or your use of this website or the services found on this website.
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If you have any questions or issues with regards to the way we collect, store and utilise your personal information then please contact martin@palin.com.au and we will respond within 30 days. If you are not happy with our response then we invite you to also contact the Australian Privacy Commission, available at https://www.oaic.gov.au.