It is Geocode’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

  • we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
  • we are performing a contract with you for our services; and we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Geocode, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.

This policy is effective as of 25th May 2018. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

1. Personal Data we collect via our website, verbally and from membership forms:

Personal Data that you provide to us: We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

Activity: When you sign-up to receive updates, free books, free videos and other free content

Types of Personal Data Collected: Email address. Any Personal Data which you provide to us

Data that we collect automatically: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.

We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website.

2. Use of your Personal Data:

We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to.

Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:

  • process and manage your use of our services;
  • process and respond to your applications;
  • respond to your questions, comments and requests;
  • where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us,
  • deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;
  • improve our services and website through analysis of information.

3. Sharing of your Personal Data

We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:

We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.

4. Keeping your Personal Data secure:

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.

5. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data:

We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymize any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

6. Children:

We do not retain data of anyone under known to us as the age of 16.

7. Access to and control over your Personal Data:

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email ian (AT symbol) ianallanauthor.com or via our postal address: PO Box 2072, Edithvale, VIC, Australia 3196.

To see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;

  • ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
  • ask us to delete your Personal Data;
  • object to the processing of your Personal Data;
  • ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
  • withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and
  • express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

8. Change of purpose

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.

If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

9. International transfers of your Personal Data

As at August 2022, data are stored with the following organizations.

Mailerlite for email list management https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy

Facebook / Meta for marketing https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

Hosting of https://ianallanauthor.com by https://www.panthur.com.au/

10. Contact Us

Our full details are: Geocode Mapping and Analysis P/L

Email for Privacy Questions: ian (AT symbol) ianallanauthor.com

Geocode Mapping and Analysis P/L as trustee for the Geocode Trust is referred to as “Geocode” in this document. Registered in Australia ABN:48 431 163 294 ACN: 083 822 780

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