Privacy Policy
Codemahal.com values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. Codemahal.com is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.
This Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information.
What is personal information?
“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly.
What personal information do we collect?
Codemahal.com does not collect any personal data from you. However, Codemahal.com uses Google Analytics and Squarespace Analytics to analyse views and web browsing trends on Codemahal.com and Google Adsense to display ads on Codemahal.com. Google Analytics, Google Adsense, and Squarespace may collect personal information when you visit Codemahal.com which may include:
· age,
· gender,
· region
· language
· device type
· operating system and browser type
· browsing session duration
· page views
Collecting personal information from third parties
We may also collect your personal information from third parties or through publicly available sources, for example from Google Analytics, Squarespace Analytics and Google Adsense. We collect your personal information from these third parties so that we can analyse overall user viewing trends.
How do we use your personal information?
We use personal information for many purposes in connection with our functions and activities, including the following purposes:
● provide you with information or services that you request from us;
● deliver to you a more personalised experience and service offering;
● improve the quality of the services we offer;
● marketing and research purposes;
Transfer of personal information overseas
Some of the third-party service providers that may collect personal information may be based in or have servers located outside of Australia, including in the United States of America.
Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose to overseas third parties if:
● you have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or
● ● we reasonably believe that:
○ the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the APPs; and
○ the law or binding scheme can be enforced; or
● the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or court / tribunal order.
How do we protect your personal information?
Codemahal.com will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:
● physical security of our premises and databases / records;
● taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you;
● having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software, fire walls);
Online activity
Cookies
The Codemahal.com website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognise when your device has visited our website(s) before, so we can distinguish you from other users of the website. This improves your experience and the Codemahal.com website(s).
We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website(s). If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.
Website analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics and Squarespace Analytics to help us better understand visitor traffic, so we can improve our services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that under certain circumstances, we may connect it to you.
Retention of personal information
We will not keep your personal information for longer than we need to. In most cases, this means that we will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example record-keeping obligations.
Links to third party sites
Codemahal.com website(s) may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through our website(s), personal information may be collected by that third party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers / websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.