Privacy Policy

    Localline.com.au (or Localline) is built to make it easy to find and provide information about local businesses and services.

    Localline's Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect and use the personal information you decide to share, and help you make informed decisions when using Localline, located at www.localline.com.au and its directly associated domains. If you feel that your privacy is not being treated in the correct manner, first attempt contacting the respective perpetrator. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Australia on 1300 363 992.

    All information that is displayed on Localline is subject to our Disclaimer.
 

Use and Collection of Personal Information

    Although we endeavor to filter content posted to this website, please be aware that any improper collection or misuse of information provided on Localline is a violation of the Localline Terms of Service and should be reported to Localline for correction.

    Localline may use information in your profile without identifying you as an individual to third parties. We do this for purposes such as compiling statistics for Localline. We believe this benefits you.

    We may use information about you or your business that we collect from other sources, including but not limited to newspapers and Internet sources such as blogs and other users of Localline, to supplement your profile. Where such information is used, we generally allow you to specify in your privacy settings that you do not want this to be done or to take other actions that limit the connection of this information to your profile.

    Login. When you utilize the login service, you acknowledge that it is your responsibility to ensure that your password is kept private. Any activity using your username and password will be considered your use. If your username or password is compromised, please let us know as soon as possible here.

    eStore. In using Localline eStore you are agreeing to the following statements:

    When you purchase items in an eStore provided by Localline, your personal information, such as name, address, phone number and email address will be recorded by Localline. Localline DOES NOT keep your credit card details NOR process the transactions to your card; rather your credit card details and other personal information is transmitted electronically to the respective store in which you are purchasing the items from. Once information has been transmitted to the respective store, it is that store's responsibility to process the transaction and to ensure your privacy is upheld.

    Once you complete a purchase with a Localline eStore, you will receive an email outlining your purchase and that the information has been transmitted to the respective store for processing. A list of the items you purchase and the cost of each individual item may be kept by Localline for 30 days at the request of the respective store for backup purposes. This information will be made available only to the respective store you are trading with. If you require a copy of this information you must contact that respective store.

    Cookies. When you enter Localline, we collect your browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all Localline visitors. In addition, we store certain information from your browser using "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. These cookies terminate once the user closes the browser. By default, we use a persistent cookie that stores your login ID (but not your password) to make it easier for you to login when you come back to Localline. You can remove or block this cookie using the settings in your browser if you want to disable this convenience feature.

    If you have questions regarding this statement, please contact us here.

    By using Localline, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the Australia.
 

Information for Businesses

    ABN. Your Australian Business Number (ABN) is collected primarily to ensure that only registered businesses display on Localline, but also where applicable, for invoicing purposes. You ABN is not publicly shown on Localline, although it is publically available at the Australian Business Register.

    Third Party Information. Localline may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of Localline through the operation of the service in order to provide a more useful service and a more simple experience.

    Logos. Logos uploaded to Localline may be edited by Localline to conform to Localline standards. If you do not wish this to occur please contact us here. Any images, including logos, are subject to approval.

    Email. Localline may send you service-related announcements from time to time through the general operation of the service. For instance, if Localline offers a new service or has a major update, you may receive an email alerting you to that fact. You may opt out of such emails, although Localline reserves the right to send you notices about your account even if you opt out of all voluntary email notifications.
 

Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

    Localline is about sharing your business information with possible consumers, however we do not provide private contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your private information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example:

• The public Localline service is open to search engine crawlers such as Google to ensure your business profile and/or eStore gets more hits.
• We may provide information to service providers to help us bring you the services we offer. Specifically, we may use third parties to facilitate our business, such as to host the service at a co-location facility for servers, to send out email updates about Localline, to remove repetitive information from our user lists, to process payments for products or services, to offer an online job application process, or to provide search results or links (including sponsored links). In connection with these offerings and business operations, our service providers may have access to your personal information for use for a limited time in connection with these business activities. Where we utilize third parties for the processing of any personal information, we implement reasonable contractual and technical protections limiting the use of that information to the Localline-specified purposes.
• We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. We do not reveal information until we have a good faith belief that an information request by law enforcement or private litigants meets applicable legal standards. Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through the Localline service or using the Localline name, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies.
• We may offer eStores or provide services jointly with other companies on Localline. You can tell when another company is involved in any eStore or service provided on Localline, and we may share customer information with that company in connection with your use of that eStore or service.
• If the ownership of all or substantially all of the Localline business, or individual business units owned by Localline, were to change, your user information may be transferred to the new owner so the service can continue operations. In any such transfer of information, your user information would remain subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy.
   

Links

    Localline may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Localline.
 

Third Party Advertising

    Advertisements that appear on Localline are sometimes delivered (or "served") directly to users by third party advertisers. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as JavaScript and "web beacons" (also known as "1x1 gifs") to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. Doing this allows the advertising network to recognize your computer each time they send you an advertisement in order to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. In this way, they may compile information about where individuals using your computer or browser saw their advertisements and determine which advertisements are clicked. Localline does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed by the third party advertisers. Third party advertisers have no access to your contact information stored on Localline unless you choose to share it with them.

    This privacy policy covers the use of cookies by Localline and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by any of its advertisers.
 

Changing or Removing Information

    Access and control over most personal information on Localline is readily available through the login service. Localline users may modify or delete any of their profile information at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their Localline account may do so by contacting us here. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time but will not be generally available on Localline.
 

Security

    Localline takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or your password), we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). (To learn more about SSL, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer). Because email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure communications, we request that you not send private information to us by email or instant messaging services. If you have any questions about the security of Localline Web Site, please contact us here.
 

Terms of Use, Notices and Revisions

    Your use of Localline, and any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Disclaimer and all of its dispute resolution provisions including arbitration, limitation on damages and choice of law. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Disclaimer at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's new effective date. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or through notice on our home page. We encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
 

Contacting the Web Site

    If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us here.