Privacy Policy (Last updated April 2008)
The Scene is committed to protecting your privacy. We are also committed to providing you the very best experience. For us to enhance your experience at our site we may gather certain personal information about you that helps us customise our content to your tastes and preferences.
This Privacy Policy details what we might do with personal information about you which we may obtain when you seek to access and use our website.
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time so please revisit this page frequently.
From time to time, we may give you notice of information practices specific to particular services when you request the service. These notices may override this policy.
Your information
The Scene collects information in several ways from different parts of our site. The Scene may collect some personal information when you initially access our site. We may ask for your name, e-mail address and postcode. The more information you share with us, the better we are able to enhance your experience on our site.
In addition to the information we collect upon your initial access to our site, we may ask you for personal information when you make a purchase through our online shop, when you enter competitions, when you reply to a survey and when you contact us via our site.
Sites which we link to
Some advertisers or websites that have links on our site may collect personally identifiable information about you when you access or utilise those links. The Scene does not control the collection or use of such information, and the practices of those advertisers are not included in this Privacy Policy. We cannot and do not make any warranty or representation as to the practices of any linked websites in the handling of your personal information.
Cookies
The Scene uses "Cookies" to track and record your preferences and activity on our site. Cookies are small bits of data that are sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. They are updated occasionally as you access the many different parts of our site. If your browser permits, you can disable it from accepting cookies.
We also record IP addresses when you make a purchase to ensure your transaction isn't fraudulent.
What do we do with your information?
We collect information in order to identify your security access to our site, record your placement of orders made on our site, respond to applications and keep a record of our dealings with each other.
The information we collect may be used to provide such capabilities as personalised services. We may also use the information to track the progress of competitions. We may occasionally contact you with information regarding products and services we offer and special events at The Scene or affiliated third party companies.
Sharing of your information
The Scene will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
We will only disclose your personal information if you have given your consent, for purposes related to the reason you gave us the information and as is required by law or permitted under the Privacy Act. We may also be required to disclose your personal information to third parties as necessary to enable them to provide services requested by you.
Some general statistical information about the site user base, patterns, traffic volumes and related matters may be passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not include information personally identifying you.
Security and Confidentiality
We have implemented procedures and installed equipment to safeguard the security and confidentiality of your information. We continually review these arrangements to ensure we are doing all that is reasonably and technically feasible at the time to protect your information, although because of the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee that it is totally protected from hackers or misuse.
When using interactive features on this site (eg. forums, reviews, voting), we suggest that you exercise caution when providing your personal information and do not post any information that you do not want viewed by the public at large. When personal information is posted on message boards and forums, this information becomes publically available to anyone with internet access and may be collected and used by others. Ultimately, it is your solely responsibility to protect the secrecy of your passwords and/or any personal information.
Access to personal information
You have the right to seek access to the personal information held about you and to advise us of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the Privacy Act. If you wish to access the personal information that we hold about you, please set out your request in writing, including your phone number, and forward this to Privacy Officer, c/o The Scene, 58-76 Stephenson Street, Richmond, VIC 3121. If you make an access request, we will ask you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. It is our policy to answer these requests within 28 days. We may charge a fee to cover the costs of meeting your request.
You acknowledge that by using our site, you agree to the terms of the Disclaimer and this Privacy Policy.
If you have any concerns about privacy at The Scene, please contact us.
