What is the Privacy Policy about?
MyBuzz.com.au ("MyBuzz" or "we") takes its privacy obligations seriously and is
committed to the responsible handling of personal information and protecting
the privacy rights of individuals.
This policy sets out how MyBuzz handles your personal information. It explains
the key measures that have been taken to make sure it abides by the
Commonwealth Privacy Act 1998, which includes the ten National Privacy
Principles. As a condition of using the site, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this Policy
Collection of information
The information MyBuzz collects from you depends on how and why you access this
web site. If you visit the web site to read, browse or download information,
our computer system may record information about the visit such as the number
of pages visited and the duration of the visit. Such information is only used
for web site administration and it is not used to identify you.
MyBuzz ensures that personal information is collected by lawful and fair means
with your consent. MyBuzz only collects personal information from users during:
- Registration to the web site
When you register for membership on MyBuzz Site, we will ask you for your email
address and certain demographic information such as your name, birth date,
gender and location. Provision of a valid email address is necessary for
first-time registered users to activate their accounts.
- Participation in certain online areas or services
MyBuzz also collects Apple iPhone related information about
you when you voluntarily disclose them using the features of the web site, such
as writing reviews, updating your blog, participating in forum discussions and
providing user surveys. MyBuzz may hold your personal information relating to
these broad categories: iPhone game, iPhone Apps, iPhone news and iPhone discussions. Common
examples are your game ownership, game preference, accessories wish list, review opinions
and feedback.
Use and disclosure of information
MyBuzz may use your personal information in order to:
- verify your identity;
- respond to any queries or feedback you may have;
- provide, administer and manage our services;
- gain an understanding of your information and communication needs in to improve functionalities and services;
for us to provide you with better functionalities and services;
Below are more details about how MyBuzz uses your personal information and the
specific circumstances under which your personal information may be disclosed.
- Email Newsletters
Users of MyBuzz are automatically registered to receive newsletters that we
offer on a periodic basis. We do this to keep you informed of news, events,
special offers, services or products that we believe you will find valuable. If
you want to update your email address or stop receiving a newsletter, follow
the procedures to unsubscribe at the bottom of any newsletter MyBuzz send you or
simply visit the profile page to update your profile.
- Co-registration with Other Sites
To provide better user experiences, MyBuzz offers its users the ability to
co-register with other web sites in the same network, which are 100 percent
owned and managed by Silver Software.
Currently it includes www.mypsp.com.au; www.mygames.com.au; www.mywii.com.au;
www.myds.com.au; www.myps3.com.au; www.my360.com.au; www.mytelly.com.au; www.mybuzz.com.au;
and www.mybluray.com.au. Registered users of MyBuzz are automatically registered
as a member of the above-mentioned sites and your personal information will be
shared by these web sites. If you wish to cancel
your membership with these sites, simply advise MyBuzz administrators via email.
- Advertisers.
Users of MyBuzz are given an option at registration to receive emails MyBuzz send
on behalf of our advertisers. MyBuzz will not disclose your personal information
to the advertisers without your consent. You will only receive information from
MyBuzz, not directly from the advertisers, if you opt to receive these emails.
- Surveys and User Research.
MyBuzz conducts email and web-delivered surveys from time to time, as well as
instant polls, to gather information about our users. Taking these surveys and
polls is entirely optional. You have no obligation to respond to them. We share
only the aggregate results of these surveys, not personal information, with our
advertisers to help them better understand our services and monitor the reach
of their advertising on our service. We also use some of the personal
information that you provide in these surveys to help us understand your
interests and to make MyBuzz site more useful to you.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer
for record keeping purposes. MyBuzz uses cookies to recognize registered users to
the site and provide them a more seamless browsing experience. The third-party tools
that My360 utilises, including third-party advertisements and statistical tools, may
also contain cookies. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies, but you may configure
your browser to reject cookies, although it may interfere with some functionalities of the site.
Access, Correction and Update of Information
To access, correct or update your account or other personal information such as
your city or interests, please use the "Edit Profile" page at the site on which
you are registered.
If you have any other questions, comments or complaints regarding this Policy,
please contact MyBuzz administrator via contact form.
Storage and Security of Information
Your personal information is stored on MyBuzz computer servers. MyBuzz endeavours
to take all reasonable and appropriate steps to keep any information about our
users secure. We protect your personal information with technical,
administrative and physical safeguards to protect against loss, unauthorized
access, destruction, misuse, modification and improper disclosure. Please
however be aware that no computer system or information can ever be fully
protected against every possible hazard.
Change of Privacy Policy
The Policy is accessible from a link entitled "Privacy" at the bottom of the
MyBuzz home page. MyBuzz is always responding to the feedback we get from users,
and will always be developing new features, functionalities, services and new
ways of working. Because of this, this Policy is subject to change from time to
time. If they do, we will publish the new version and make an announcement on
the site. But we will not necessarily send you specific notice of any change.
Users are recommended to check the site regularly for such announcements, and
your continued use of the site will signify that you agree to these changes.
Any changes we make will abide by the Privacy Act, and will continue to treat
your personal information with respect.