PRIVACY POLICY & DISCLAIMER

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Maegan Oberhardt A.B.N. 73 977 574 109 trading as Maegan Oberhardt Wildlife Artist is committed to providing quality products to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how I manage your personal information.

I also want you to understand how my liability on the content of this website is limited.

As an Australian Sole Trader, I have primarily adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth). I have also adopted measures to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the United States (U.S.) Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41-58) (FTC Act) for consumer protection, and the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (15 U.S.C. 6501-6506); the collection of information from children. Although I respect international jurisdictions for Privacy Policies, my policy is primarily regulated by Australia, the country in which I transact business.

The APPs, GDPR, FTC Act, and the COPPA govern the way in which I collect, use, disclose, store, secure, and dispose of your personal information. A copy of the APPs may be obtained from the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

DISCLAIMER

While I make every effort to ensure that material on this site is accurate and up to date, I cannot guarantee nor accept any legal liability arising from the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the content on this website. Information published is for reference purposes only to enhance your experience whilst visiting our site.

By entering this site, you have accepted a release of liability against us for all claims, losses, damages, or costs that may incur as a result of relying on the information contained in the site. You are assuming all risk, including the potential of risk to your computer. Any links provided to external websites are done so in good faith to improve the quality of your experience whilst visiting my site and the information that I provide.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of personal information that I collect include names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, social media usernames, and demographic information for product development and marketing purposes.

This personal information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone, by email, via my website www.maeganoberhardt.com, from your website, from social media sites, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies, and from third parties. I do not guarantee website links or policy, opinion, or content of authorised third parties.

In the event of making a purchase from me, I may request payment information. Payment information will remain secure however is not retained by me in any format once the financial transaction is completed. Information may be retained under encryption by third party providers (such as PayPal or Stripe) in accordance with statute law. However, I will not accept legal responsibility for any data breach by nominated third party payment providers approved by you.  All information requested and obtained will occur with your understanding and under your direct consent.

I collect your personal information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to my collaborative partners in the course of delivering my services, and marketing campaigns. I may also use your personal information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure.

You may unsubscribe from my mailing and/or marketing lists at any time by contacting me in writing. I will erase all personal data if so requested.

When I collect personal information I will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why I am collecting the information and how I plan to use it. It is my policy that I conduct myself transparently and in a manner that treats personal information as confidential generally.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record, or health information.

Please do not provide me with sensitive information. Sensitive information if obtained, will be used by me only for the primary purpose for which it was obtained and with your consent; or where required or authorised by law.

THIRD PARTIES

Where reasonable and practicable to do so, I will collect your personal information only from you. However, in some circumstances I may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case I will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to me by the third party.

DISCLOSURE

Your personal information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including to third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure, and where required or authorised by law. I generally do not practice any disclosure of personal information outside of Australia. However, it may be necessary and reasonable to disclose delivery address and contact information for products delivered outside of Australia in order to complete a purchase transaction authorised by you.

SECURITY

Your personal information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. When your personal information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, I will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your personal information. However, some of the personal information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by me confidentially and securely for a minimum of seven years of the last transaction with me.

I will act in accordance with the Australian Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme under Part IIIC of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). In the event that any data breach should occur, I will notify the party, in accordance with law, of any such breach.

YOUR ACCESS

You may access the personal information I hold about you and update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your personal information, please contact me in writing via email and provide a contact telephone number for messaging or direct contact.  In order to protect your personal information, I may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

I will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your personal information.

MAINTAINING QUALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

It is important to me that your personal information is up to date. I will take reasonable steps to make sure that your personal information is accurate, complete, and up to date. If you find that the information I have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise me as soon as practicable so I can update our records and ensure I can continue to provide quality services to you.

POLICY UPDATES

This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website www.maeganoberhardt.com

COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES

I will undertake to respond to your complaints in a timely manner. Please contact me directly should you have any queries or complaints about my Privacy Policy at:

Maegan Oberhardt
A.B.N. 73 977 574 109
trading as Maegan Oberhardt Wildlife Artist

Bobinawarrah VIC AUSTRALIA
info@maeganoberhardt.com
0450 725 877