Comps-Online respects the privacy of all our users and we are committed to safeguarding
the personal information which you provide us. Please read this privacy policy carefully
before using the Comps-Online website. By using this website you are agreeing to
be bound to the Comps-online Privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy outlines how Comps-Online will handle and manage personal information
that we collect from you. To protect your privacy we only collect information necessary
to provide you with the services you have requested.
Comps-Online will only pass on necessary information provided by you, to the Competition
Organiser of the event which you have selected, for administration and scheduling
purposes. The Competition Organiser may also opt to use contact information to provide
you with notification about their future competitions.
Comps-Online reserves the right, to review and revise our Privacy Policy from time
to time. An amended version will be posted on our website www.comps-online.com.au
and these changes will take effect on posting. By continuing to use our website
after the changes have been posted, you agree to be bound by these changes.
This privacy policy should be read in conjunction with the
Terms and Conditions of Use.
In order to use our website, users must first register. During registration, users
are required to give their contact details (name, school name, email, password,
address, phone). This information is collected to enable Comps-Online to process
your registration and purchases and to enable users to retrieve lost passwords.
This website contains links to other third party websites, for your convenience
and information. When you click on one of these links, you are ‘clicking’ to another
web site under the control of a third party. Comps-Online is not responsible for
the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. When interacting with any
third party website, we recommend that you read the posted Privacy Statement for
each individual website, as their policies may differ from ours.
In storing your information Comps-Online have taken a number of steps to protect
your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or
disclosure. Your personal information is stored on a secure server, protected with
a firewall. The usernames and passwords are stored in encrypted formats following
industry accepted best practices. Nevertheless, such security measures may not prevent
all loss, misuse or alteration of information on the website, and Comps-Online shall
not be held responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to any such security
failures. Furthermore, you understand that any transmission of data, including e-mail,
cannot be completely secure and Comps-Online does not accept any responsibility
for the security of information that is sent over the Internet. Comps-Online employees
and contractors are required to treat personal information held by us as confidential.
However given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, we cannot make
any absolute guarantee that our systems will never be accessed by unauthorised parties.
In the unlikely occurrence of such an event, we will not be held responsible for
any unauthorised access to your personal information. Rest assure your personal
information will not be given or sold to third parties.
Credit card information is collected and processed via PayPal to provide you with
extra security. Information you provide on the PayPal website is not stored on the
Comps-Online website. PayPal will notify Comps-Online or the Competition Organiser
when an invoice has been paid.
Comps-Online uses cookies to remember if users have logged in while on our website.
This allows website users to avoid logging in more than once in any given session
of use, thereby saving time. Users have the option of disabling or not accepting
cookies by changing the preferences on their browsers. If users opt to disable cookies,
they will still be able to use our website. However, they will not be able to use most
functionality on the website. No personally identifiable information (e-mail address,
name, etc.) is collected or stored with the cookies that we set on your computer.
Accepting cookies while on the Comps-Online website will not put the user at risk
for marketing to other websites.