This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally identifiable information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in the Australian Privacy Act, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, and the handling of personal information about individuals. This includes the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information, and access to and correction of that information. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

When creating a license on our site, you will be asked to enter your name, email address, country, affiliated educational institution or other details to help you with your experience.

We collect information from you when you register on our site, fill out a form or enter information on our site.

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, create a license, respond to a survey or marketing communication in the following ways:

     
• To personalize user's experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested or eligible to receive.

     
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.

Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.

We use regular Malware Scanning.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

All transactions are non financial. We will never ask you for financial details, including bank account details or credit card numbers.

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

We do not include or offer third party products or services on our website.

Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

Users can visit our site anonymously

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page, or as a minimum on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy', and can be easily be found on the page specified above.

Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page

Users are able to change and update their personal information by sending us updated information via the Catalogue of Plants Support Center at http://botanicgdns.rbe.net.au/collections/support

We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

It's also important to note that we do not allow third party behavioral tracking

We do not specifically market to minors.

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

We will notify the users via email within 7 days

We will notify the users via in site notification within 7 days

The Spam Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can, we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy you can contact us via the Catalogue of Plants Support Center at http://botanicgdns.rbe.net.au/collections/support