Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://footytalk.com.au.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Footy Talk Privacy Policy

This policy sets out how Footy Talk and associated websites including, but not limited to footytalk.com.au collects, uses and discloses your personal information.

If you disclose personal information to third parties this policy will not apply and you will be subject to the privacy policy of that third party.

Footy Talk will not sell or rent your personal information or share your information in any manner not set out in the following Privacy Policy.

By accessing or using Footy Talk websites and services you agree to the use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this policy.

Words defined in the Footy Talk Terms and Conditions of Use have the same meaning in this Privacy Policy.

Footy Talk is bound by the Privacy Act (1988).

What personal information is collected

Footy Talk collects personal information that it considers necessary for it, or its related bodies to provide the range of services they offer.

Personal information collected by Footy Talk may include:

your name, address and contact details
bank account and credit account details
user ID’s and passwords
the services provided to you
records of communications with Footy Talk including records using Communications Services

How is personal information collected

Footy Talk collects personal information in a number of ways, including:

directly from you when you provide information directly to Footy Talk in person, by phone or in writing ( whether electronic or otherwise)
directly from you when you communicate with Footy Talk or any other person using Footy Talk Services
from third parties such as:
- Footy Talk related companies; resellers of Footy Talk services and service providers to Footy Talk
- operators of linked or served web sites, applications and advertising on the Footy Talk websites
- from organisations identified or described under the heading “How is personal information disclosed”

How is personal information used

Your personal Information may used for the following purposes:

to provide the services requested by you
to manage those services including, customer service and billing
to research, develop and improve Footy Talk services
to conduct surveys to determine use and satisfaction with Footy Talk services
to generate statistics in relation to the Footy Talk services
to promote and market special offers and other services to you

Footy Talk will not sell or rent your personal information

If you do not want to receive these please let us know by clicking on the “contact us” link at the bottom of this page and advising us that you would like to “opt out”. In addition, if we email you we will include a way for you to “opt out” of receiving further emails.

How is personal information disclosed

Footy Talk may disclose personal information to individuals and organisations other than Footy Talk. The organisations to which we may disclose personal information include:

Footy Talk and associated websites, its officers, employees, contractors and agents, whether individually or collectively.
the public if you advertise with its Services or use publicly available Communications Services
individuals and organisations that advertise with Footy Talk if you submit an enquiry with Footy Talk.
Depending on your enquiry these may include:
- private advertisers
- licensed car dealers
- resellers of Footy Talk services
- government and regulatory authorities as required by law
If you do not want Footy Talk to disclose your personal information to these individuals and organisations do not submit enquires

How to access your personal information

You generally have a right to access your personal Information. If you wish to access your personal information please contact us.
Please remember to provide as much detail as you can as this will help us to find the information. There is no charge for this service.

What if you don’t provide personal information?

If you choose not to provide personal information when requested, Footy Talk may not be able to provide you with the full range of Footy Talk services.

Footy Talk, Linked Sites and personal information

When you visit a website or use an application on the Footy Talk websites, Footy Talk records anonymous information such as IP address, time, date, referring URL, pages accessed and documents downloaded type of browser and operating system.

Cookies may be used by Footy Talk to help Footy Talk provide you with the full range of services it offers, remember your preferences, measure and analyse usage of the Footy Talk and for security. You may adjust your Internet browser to disable cookies. If you cookies are disabled Footy Talk may not be able to provide you with the full range of Footy Talk services.

The Footy Talk may include links to third party web sites, co branded web sites and applications and advertising served to the Footy Talk by third parties (Linked Sites). Companies who operate Linked Sites may collect personal Information through the use of cookies and otherwise. Footy Talk is not responsible for Linked Sites and recommends you read the privacy policy of Linked Sites before disclosing your personal information.

What if I have a problem?

If you have a problem, complaint, want to change your personal information or just wish to enquire about privacy please contact us.

How this policy changes

This policy may change over time. All changes will be published on this website.

About security and personal Information

Footy Talk takes reasonable steps to protect personal information collected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modifications or disclosure.