TV1 respects and takes very seriously the privacy of its customers. This statement is to inform you about TV1’s policies for collection and use of personally identifiable information (“personal information”). In particular, the purpose of this statement is to inform you what sort of personal information TV1 holds, for what purposes, and how TV1 collects, holds, uses and discloses this information.

TV1 General Entertainment Partnership (ABN 19 094 282 021) and its related corporations, affiliates and licensees (referred to as “TV1”), respects and takes very seriously the privacy of its customers and users of its website www.tv1.com.au (“the Website”). This statement is to inform you about TV1’s policies for the collection and use of your personally identifiable information (“personal information”).

In particular, the purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about:


  • Collection of Your Personal Information

  • Cookies

  • Use of Your Personal Information

  • Access to Your Personal Information

  • Security of Your Personal Information

  • Linked Sites

  • Children’s Privacy



This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with the Website Terms and Conditions. Your continued use of the Website is deemed as your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

TV1 is bound by the National Privacy Principles (“NPP”) under the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 (“the Privacy Act”).


TV1 does not collect personal information about you without your knowledge, and all such personal information is collected directly from you. TV1 collects personal information about you for example, when you register on the Website, when you order products or services through TV1 or the Website, and if you enter any competitions or promotions. The personal information TV1 holds, may include, for example, your email address, name, mailing address, or information provided by you in order to participate in TV1 competitions and promotions, to be added to the list to receive email updates on particular TV1 programs, competitions and events or to conduct other transactions or activities on the Website. You are not required to provide TV1 with this information but, if you choose not to, you may not be able to participate in some of TV1’s competitions and promotions, Website activities and other TV1 activities.

TV1 will not send unsolicited emails or other such communications to you. On each email you receive from TV1, you are given the opportunity to unsubscribe. If you choose to unsubscribe, TV1 will remove your e-mail address permanently from that mailing list. Alternatively, please contact TV1 if you no longer wish to participate in TV1 activities or if you have erroneously received an email or other such communication from TV1.


Certain non-personal information may be recorded by our systems through cookies. Cookies are used by many websites and are small text file placed on your computer hard drive. Cookies do not personally identify you and TV1 does not use cookies to obtain such information. Cookies determine if you have previously visited the Website and identify what pages you have accessed from the Website. You can disable cookies through your internet browser but if you do this, you might not be able to visit or participate in some parts of the Website. TV1 may use the information obtained from the cookies for statistics, internal TV1 purposes and to improve TV1’s services to you. This information will not personally identify you.


For competitions conducted by TV1, TV1 uses the personal information you provide for the purpose of notifying you if you win a prize and to send the prize to you. TV1 does not use the personal information contained in competition entries for any purpose other than as expressly stated in the competition terms and conditions. TV1 may also use the personal information you provide for the purpose of contacting you to be involved in studies concerning TV1 services, but only if you have given TV1 permission to do so.

TV1 does not share personal information provided by you nor does TV1 sell or otherwise provide personal information provided by you to any third party under any circumstances, unless:


  • you consent to TV1 doing so;

  • it is to allow you to participate in TV1 activities or competitions;

  • TV1 needs to share your information in order to provide the product or service you have requested;

  • TV1 is required to do so by law; or

  • such disclosure is permitted in accordance with the NPP and the Privacy Act.



If TV1 provides your personal information to third parties as set out above, TV1 will take all reasonable steps to ensure that these third parties respect the privacy of your personal information and take steps to ensure the security of your personal information.


TV1 takes all reasonable steps to ensure the information TV1 collects from you is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Please contact TV1 if you believe that the personal information held by TV1 is inaccurate, if you wish to examine your personal information or if you wish to amend the personal information held by TV1. TV1 will make such amendments and may retain such information for a period in its back up systems as a precaution against system failures and for longer periods as required by law, contract or auditing requirements.


TV1 also takes all reasonable steps to maintain the security of all personal information provided by you and to prevent misuse or unauthorised access to that information. TV1 has implemented security systems to deal with the physical and electronic security of any personal information held by TV1. However, the internet is not a secure environment and if you use the internet to send any personal information to TV1, it is sent at your own risk.


The Website may contain links to third party websites. Please review the privacy policies on any of the linked sites that you visit as TV1 is not responsible for these linked sites.


If you are under the age of 18, then you will need to ask your parents or legal guardians for permission before you submit any personal information to the Website. Your parents or legal guardians are responsible for supervising your use of the Website.


If you have questions concerning this Privacy Policy, wish to update your personal information, access your personal information held by TV1, or if you think that there has been any inappropriate use or disclosure of your personal information, then please contact TV1:

By Post:
TV1
Locked Bag 1
Paddington, NSW 2021
AUSTRALIA

By Fax:
Fax: +61 2 8374 6905

By Email:
arthur.fonzarelli@tv1.com.au

TV1 regularly reviews all its policies and procedures. As a result TV1 may edit this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the Website following any amendments is valid confirmation of your acceptance to the amendments. This Privacy Policy was updated on 18 July 2007.