Australian Proprietors Alliance Incorporated
Privacy, Security Policy
Effective 2020
Privacy Policy Statement
This is the web site of the Australian Proprietors Alliance Incorporated
(“APA”). To demonstrate APA’s commitment to its members’ and visitors’
(“Users”) privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices. If
Users have questions or concerns about this statement, they should contact us
at the address printed below or e-mail us at APA.ASN.AU@gmail.com. This
privacy statement covers only information that is collected from the APA
website (“Web Site”).
Information Use
Australian Proprietors Alliance Incorporated is a non-profit, member-supported organization founded in 2018, is committed to create a strong
alliance and synergy amongst investors, property owners, business owners
and entrepreneurs, promote fair business practice, and advance the society
as a whole.
APA only collects personally identifiable information that is necessary to
• Process member applications;
• Answer questions posed by Users through “Contact” forms;
• Obtain customer information for merchant credit card processing; and
• Press online registration (when offered) for events.
APA uses Paypal and Stripe Payment Gateway Service Systems to process Users’
dues and event payments. Users will be required to disclose personally
identifiable information, including credit card numbers, to Paypal and Stripe
Payment Gateway Service Systems for completing the online payment
process. APA may obtain personally identifiable information from Paypal and
Stripe Payment Gateway Service Systems about its members’ names, mailing
addresses, and billing addresses. Paypal and Stripe Payment Gateway Service
Systems does not release credit card information to APA. APA is not affiliated
in any manner with Paypal and Stripe Payment Gateway Service Systems and
Users who are interested in learning Paypal and Stripe Payment Gateway
Service Systems’ privacy and terms of use policies should visit its web site at
https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full,
https://stripe.com/au/privacyFrom time to time, at the request of a User, APA may also process online
registration (when offered) and collect registration fees for events. For this
purpose, APA may collect personally identifiable information manually (using
forms), including mailing and credit card numbers ( the credit card information
is not collected and stored online in our APA website ). APA maintains this
information as part of its membership and event records. APA will delete such
information from its records at the request of the User.
The APA Web Site also contains links to other web sites with which APA has no
affiliation. Please be aware that APA is not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our Users to be aware when they
leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this Web Site.
APA also automatically lists member information in its online membership
directory unless requested not to do so by the member.
APA also may collect statistical information about its Users, which is not
personally identifiable; that is, statistical information about our Users from
which we cannot identify specific individuals. Looking at this statistical
information helps us improve the quality and usability of the Web Site and
improve our marketing to others who may benefit from it.APA does not collect cookies from Users of the Web Site.
Like many Web Site owners, APA may use log files to collect aggregate
information. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time
stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track
User’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Sharing Information
APA does not share personal information with third parties unless it is relat ed
to the processing of membership applications, event registration, or prior
permission has been obtained from the User
Although we make every effort to preserve User privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law when we have a good-faith
belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial
proceeding, a court order or legal process served on the Web Site.
APA will not share information about you with any person or company except as
described above
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If you do not want to receive communications from APA, please let us know by
e-mailing us at APA.ASN.AU@gmail.com. Please provide us with your exactname, address and telephone number. We will be sure your name is removed
from our User lists.
If a User’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code,
phone, e-mail or postal address), or if a User wishes to cancel its membership
with APA, you may correct, update or delete/deactivate Users’ personally
identifiable information by e-mailing us at APA.ASN.AU@gmail.com.
Membership dues may be refunded on a prorated basis upon request.
Payment Security Policy Statement
User payment and personal information is always safe with Paypal and Stripe
Payment Gateway Service Systems. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is
the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure
commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including
credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the
internet."
Notification of Changes
If our information practices change at some time in the future, APA will post
the policy changes to this privacy statement on the homepage and at other
places on the Web Site where we deem appropriate so our Users are always
aware of the information that we collect. If you are concerned about how yourinformation is used, you should periodically visit the Web Site and review this
policy statement.
