Privacy Policy

Alarm Industries Pty Ltd would like to thank you for visiting our Web site. We are committed to the privacy of our visitors. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. Alarm Industries has adopted the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. The act sets out standards on ways in which the collection, use and disposal of personal information is handled.

The following is how we handle information about your visit to our Web site.

Information collected and stored

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We or our ISP provider automatically collects and store information like the following concerning your visit:

• The Internet domain (for example, “company.com” if you use a private Internet access account or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from a university’s domain);
• Your IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our Web site;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages you visit; and
• If you linked to our Web site from another Web site, the address of that Web site.

We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors, to learn about the number of visitors to our site, and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

Information protection

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Alarm Industries computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. If such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials. Unauthorised attempts to upload or change information on this Web page are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the relevant Act or other law.

Information that you provide

We do not collect personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide it to us. If you provide us with personally identifiable information, for example, by sending an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it through our Web site, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with the information and services that you request.

Submitting voluntary information constitutes your consent to the use of the information for the stated purpose. When you click the “Submit” button on any of the Web forms found on our sites, you are indicating your voluntary consent for use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.

How information is used

The information we collect is used for a variety of purposes (e.g., to update your response details. Or to request a service call).
Retention of Information: We destroy the information we collect when the purpose for which it was provided has been fulfilled unless we are required to keep it longer by statute or official policy. Electronically submitted information is maintained and archived for future reference.

Cookies

“Cookies” are small bits of text that are either used for the duration of a session (“session cookies”) or saved on a user’s hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user, the next time the user logs on the a Web site (“persistent cookies”). This Web site does not use persistent cookies or any other persistent tracking technology.

Identifiers

Alarm Industries will not use an identifier assigned to an individual by a Government Agency; nor will it provide such an identifier to a third party without the individuals consent, unless:

• disclosure is necessary for Alarm Industries to fulfil its
• obligations to the Agency
• it is required for health or other emergency reasons
• it is required to investigate suspected fraud or
• unlawful activity
• it is required or authorised by law
• it is required for law enforcement

Sensitive Information

Alarm Industries will not, without the consent of the individual, collect information concerning that individual’s racial or ethnic origins; political opinions; membership of a political , professional or trade association or trade union; philosophical or religious beliefs or affiliations; sexual preferences or practices or health information unless:

• It is required by law
• It will prevent or lessen life or health threatening situations and it is not possible or practical to gain the individuals consent
• The collection is necessary in relation to a legal or equitable claim

Disclosure

Alarm Industries will only use or disclose personal information for the purpose for which it was originally intended to be used. Alarm Industries will not disclose personal information without the persons consent, unless required under the following circumstances.

• It is required and authorized by the law
• It is required to investigate any unlawful activity including fraud
• It is required for law enforcement

Interaction with children: This Web site does not offer any educational or useful content to children. No personally identifiable information is collected from these visitors unless voluntarily submitted as a request for information or services. The information supplied is used to respond to the user’s inquiries or to provide services requested by the user.

Links to other sites: Our Web site may contain links to other site or organisations. Once you link to another site, you are then subject to the privacy policies of the new site. It is always a good idea to read the Privacy Policy of any site you visit.