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Privacy Policy

AFN will not share your email address and other details you provide in your Australian Food News registration with any 3rd party without your consent [apart from related entities of Australian Food News and Lawmedia Pty Ltd]. For more details please read the Australian Food News Privacy Statement

Australian Food News Privacy Statement

Our privacy commitment to you:

When you provide information to Australian Food News we know you expect us to protect it and keep it safe.This means that in relation to us receiving your information:

  • We tell you how we may use it
  • We keep it in a secure way
  • We restrict how we use it
  • We restrict who we provide it to

This document briefly explains the main ways in which we protect your privacy and how we comply with the National Privacy Principles. It also describes the types of personal information we may collect from you. You can get more detailed information on these matters by contacting us, or reading the privacy notices we give you when you apply for one of our goods or services.

  • How to contact us:
  • You can contact us by post, email, or phone.
  • FN Media
  • 2/66 Albert Road
  • South Melbourne Vic 3205
  • PH: +613 9686 5144 (during office hours)

What personal information do we ask for?
Information that will allow us to display more pertinent advertising on the pages that you are viewing. Information that will allow us to communicate electronically with you e.g. company media alerts etcTherefore the required minimum of information we ask for is:

  • Your email address
  • The industry sector that you operate in
  • Your job title
  • Your postcode

Optional information that helps us build a better demographic picture of who uses our site is:

  • Your first name
  • Your surname
  • Your gender
  • Your year of birth

Whilst Australian Food News is free, there are sections where you may wish to enter into Financial Transactions (e.g. classifieds), and for these sections we will require more detailed personal information.

Why do we ask for personal information?

The required and optional information allows us to build a clear picture of the demographics of the different people who use our site.

The required and optional information allows us to build a clear picture of the demographics of the different people who use our site.

A clear understanding of the demographics helps us attract advertisers onto the site; the revenue from advertising allows us to continue to provide our services to the Australian food and beverages industry.

By registering for Australian Food News we can utilize "session variable" technology to accurately track the types of people utilizing the site, and their behaviour whilst on the site. This not only allows us to advertise more pertinently, it also indicates which areas of the site are most popular so we know to focus efforts on providing our users even more facilities in these areas.

The Privacy Act places restrictions on collecting sensitive personal information about you [this includes information about your religious views, ethnicity, political opinions, criminal records, personal health information or sexual preferences]. Generally we won‾t collect this sort of information. However we may collect some sensitive information if we need to provide you with some specific products or service [for example subscriptions to FoodLegal Bulletin] and provided you consent for us to do so.

When purchasing items from the site we will be required to ask for additional information as required by the financial institution authorizing the payment or as required by government GST rules for invoices.
We may use personal information for other reasons including:

  • Telling you about products and services that we think may interest you [unless you tell us not to − which you can elect to do at any time]
  • Preventing fraud and criminal activity − in regards to any financial transactions that may take place
  • Helping us run our business, this will include:
  • Training our staff
  • Accounting, risk management, record keeping, archiving, systems development and testing
  • Developing new products and services
  • Undertaking planning, research and statistical analysis

How do we collect personal information?

We collect personal information from you when you register for Australian Food News.

We collect personal information from you when you register for Australian Food News.

There are required fields and optional fields. We strive to strike a balance between asking for the bare minimum of details to keep your registration relatively impersonal and quick to complete, and the information we require to satisfy advertising clientele whilst also helping us provide you with improved products and services.If you enter into financial transactions directly with us [e.g. purchasing books, subscribing to magazines] then at that time we will need to collect additional information in order to process the payment.

So that we can better tailor our information and products to your needs, we use technologies such as "session variable" to collect statistical information on website activity, such as the number of people using our website and how they navigate through it.So that we can better tailor information and products to your needs, when we send you email messages, we may use technology that allows us to know when you have come to our website by clicking on a link in that email.

When you log on to Australian Food News we will collect your username and password information in order to confirm your identity.

Do we provide your personal information to others?

We may share your information with other organizations related to Australian Food News and Lawmedia Pty Ltd.Sometimes we provide information about our registered Australian Food News members with organizations which are not related to Australian Food News or Lawmedia Pty Ltd. Generally these are organizations that help us run our business. These may include:

  • Our accountants, auditors, or lawyers
  • Credit reporting agencies
  • Debt collecting agencies
  • Our payments system operator [the banks / credit cards organizations that authorize and financial transactions that you may enter into directly on the site].
  • Outsourced service providers such as mailing houses and telemarketing agencies
  • Your representative [for example lawyer, accountant, administrator etc]

We strive to limit the information we give these organizations to what they need to perform their services for us or provide goods or services to you. We may also in the future enter into contracts with organisations who provide goods and services to us or jointly with us. These contracts will require the organisation to:

  • Meet the privacy standards we set ourselves in protecting your personal information and comply with the Privacy Act
  • Use the personal information only for the specific service we ask them to perform or the product / service that we ask them to provide, and for no other purpose.

We may also need to provide your personal information to others outside the Lawmedia Pty Ltd organisation where:

  • We are [in limited circumstances] allowed or required by law or where we have a public duty to do so. For example a Court, a regulator [ASIC or ATO] or the police can compel us to disclose personal information for them.
  • It can be reasonably inferred from the circumstances that you consent to your personal information being disclosed to them. For example, your consent will be implied for us to use and disclose your information to inform you of products and services that we believe may interest you. However, your implied consent for us to do this can be withdrawn at any time by telling us.

We may sometimes have to transfer you personal information overseas. We will only do this in accordance with the Australian National Privacy Principles.

Do we use personal information to market products and services to you?

We may use personal information to offer you products and services we believe may interest you, but we will not do so if you tell us not to.

We may use personal information to offer you products and services we believe may interest you, but we will not do so if you tell us not to.

We also won’t sell your personal information to organizations which are not related to Australian Food News or Lawmedia Pty Ltd. We do provide or sell your personal information to other organisations related to Australian Food News or Lawmedia Pty Ltd so that they can market their goods and services to you.

If you do not want to receive marketing offers please tell us. You can call us at any time on +613 9686 5144 (from landlines within Australia) We will act promptly on your request. We will also ensure each electronic message we send [e.g. by e-mail, SMS] includes a method that enables you to tell us that you do not want to receive future electronic marketing material.

Can you access your personal information?

Yes.

You can amend your Australian Food News details via the website. And you can amend your corporate or financial details by emailing us or calling us on +613 9686 5144 (landlines within Australia) We may not always be able to give you access to all the personal information we have about you. For instance we may not be able to give you access to information that:

  • Would reveal personal information about another person
  • Would reveal a commercially sensitive decision making process
  • We are prevented by law from providing to you
  • Relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings

Do we keep your personal information accurate and up-to-date?

Yes.

We maintain the quality of your personal information by taking reasonable steps to make sure that the collected, used and disclosed is accurate, complete and up-to-date. We encourage you to help us by informing us immediately if you change your details.

Is your personal information secure?

Your information is protected via your username and your password. Also Australian Food News registration information is generally not "confidential" in nature. Whilst we ask for your job title − your name is optional, we ask for your Industry Sector − but your organisations name is optional, we ask for your postcode − but not your street address, we require your email address − but not your phone number.For information you provide for financial transactions, your details are secure. We take the following steps to ensure its security:

  • We will use up-to-date techniques and processes, which meet current industry standards, to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorized access, modification and disclosure.
  • The only people who are allowed to handle or have access to your personal information are those employees of Lawmedia Pty Ltd and those who perform services for Lawmedia Pty Ltd who need your personal information to do their jobs. All Lawmedia Pty Ltd employees and contractors are bound by confidentiality clauses in their employment or service engagement agreements to not misuse your personal information. Those who perform services on our behalf are also bound by privacy and confidentiality agreements.
  • Paper documents are protected from unauthorized access or use via various security systems that we have over our physical premises. We also maintain up-to-date computer and network security systems with appropriate firewalls, etc to protect electronic copies of personal information.
  • We also require you to help us in complying with the security measures designed to protect your personal identification username and password by keeping your username and password confidential.
  • If we no longer require your personal information, we will take reasonable steps to destroy it in a secure manner or remove identifying features from it. This is subject to any legal obligations we have to keep information for a certain period of time.

We can’t guarantee the policies and procedures of any other websites that may be linked from our website. They may not meet the same privacy standards that we set for ourselves. So, you should take care to understand and evaluate the particular privacy standards and procedures, as needed.

What if we don’t keep our promises?

Although we are committed to keeping the promises set out in this document, we sometimes do make mistakes. Fixing these mistakes and ensuring that we deliver on our promises is very important to us. We have put in place a way of dealing with issues you might raise fairly and quickly. To resolve any complaints please email us or call us on +613 9686 5144 (from landlines within Australia) during business hours.