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Your privacy is important to gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that gistof.it and Gist Of It Pty Ltd collects, and the ways in which gistof.it and Gist Of It Pty Ltd uses that personal information. Information collected when you interact with gistof.it will be handled in line with this privacy policy and will not be disclosed or distributed further without your consent.

This policy also outlines the General Advice Warnings, Disclosures & Warranties of any individual or entity (including suppliers, third parties, visitors, members, readers, consumers, and/or customers) that interact with information, communications, or content below.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.gistof.it/

Personal information collection

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may collect and use the following kinds of personal information:

  • information about your use of this website
  • information that you provide using for the purpose of registering with the website (including name and email address);
  • information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the website services (including name and email address
  • any other information that you send to gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd.

Using personal information

What is ‘Personal Information’ and why do we collect it?

Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information gistof.it collects include names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

When you interact with gistof.it and Gist Of It Pty Ltd we will only ask you for Personal Information that we require to be able deliver our content, services, products, or programs. The information we collect from you may vary depending on how you interact with us.

When we collect Personal Information, we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

We may collect Personal Information from you via telephone, correspondence, interviews, and from our website. The personal information we may collect includes your name, age, address, telephone number and email address.

gistof.it and Gist Of It Pty Ltd may, at times, collect information or opinion about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association (amongst other things). This is ‘Sensitive Information’ and will be handled in line with this privacy policy.

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may use your personal information to:

  • administer this website;
  • enable your access to and use of the website services;
  • send to you statements and invoices for products or services that you purchase;
  • collect payments from you;
  • send you communications.

Third Parties

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

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd discloses your personal information to its agents or sub-contractors for these purposes, the agent or sub-contractor in question will be obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement.

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

What happens to my Personal Information?

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd works with third-party platforms and service providers in order to provide our content, services, products, or programs.

We sometimes use third-party services to collect, process and store your Personal Information such as Google Drive, Google Forms, Mailchimp, Typeform, and event registration platforms. From time to time, we may also share your Personal Information with our partner organisations to deliver specific services and programs.

We may occasionally hire other companies to provide services on our behalf, including but not limited to handling customer support enquiries, processing transactions, or running programs. Only the Personal Information needed to deliver the service will be provided to these companies.

Please note that in some instances your Personal Information may be transferred outside of Australia for storage and processing in offsite server locations.

If you fill out a form, sign up to our mailing list, or participate in a program, service, event, or conduct a transaction

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may also collects other Personal Information that you choose to give provide us with, or which may be required to access a particular program, service, event, or conduct a transaction. This includes information collected via telephone, correspondence, online forms, and modules, events and registration, social media comments, or when subscribing to our mailing list. For example, this may include demographic information (such as name, age, location, and gender identity), as well as contact details (such as email, phone number, address), and comments, and, where necessary, payment details. Where necessary, and with your consent, gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may also collect your Sensitive Information (such as ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association).

When you provide Personal Information to us via one of these services, we will only use that information for the purpose for which you provided it to us or where required or authorised by law. If you sign up to our mailing list, you can opt out of further contact from us at any time.

 When you visit gistof.it website

When you visit gistof.it we collect some information from you to understand how people interact with the website, content, and associated official communication channels. This information is used for internal purposes only, for understanding how people interact with our website. 

When we request your personal information, we will identify which information is necessary and which information may be provided at your option. If you choose not to supply any of the optional information we request, our ability to assist you may be limited.

Unfortunately, we are unable to control what other websites are doing with your information, so this policy does not apply to any external websites that are linked on gistof.it. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

When sharing content from YouTube we must consider:

  • Ads popping up
  • Unmoderated discussions in the comments section
  • Non-Australian or ‘non-reputable’ organisations/publishers
  • At times, inappropriate content for our age demographic

‘I am only recommending this specific video. I can’t control what YouTube suggests you watch after this or the comments people leave. Please be mindful when watching other suggested videos as there might be topics or comments that could be upsetting. OR ADS'

If you contact us via social media or email

We use social media and email to communicate with our ROVA community and the public. In some circumstances we may collect Personal Information from you via these channels. For example, if you send us a direct message or an email, we may need to collect some information in order to be able to contact you, such as your name and contact details. Any information we collect from you via social media and email will be handled in line with our general privacy policy. Please do not share excess Personal (including Sensitive Information) with ROVA via these channels.

In-person programs and events

ROVA may, from time to time, run in-person programs or events where people come together in-person. To make in-person events happen, we collect some Personal Information from you. We only collect Personal Information that is necessary to effectively and safely deliver our programs and events.  Our in-person events may be held online where geographic, public health or other constraints exist.

The information we collect may include contact details provided through the registration process (for example, name, phone number, email address), as well as when providing feedback following the program.

ROVA may take photos or videos at our in-person programs and events, however, you will be provided the opportunity to opt-out of any photography or recording.   

When you apply for our programs or to join the ROVA team

When you submit an application for a ROVA program or to join the ROVA team as a volunteer, we collect your Personal Information to be able to process your application. In addition to the information collected by visiting the website, this includes any information you provide to us through your application including your CV, cover letter, and where applicable a design or work sample.

Disclosure of Personal Information

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.

To give you some examples, we might disclose Personal Information to:

  • our volunteers, employees and related bodies corporate;
  • third party service providers (including providers for the operation of our websites or in connection with providing our services to you);
  • professional advisers, dealers and agents;
  • payment systems operators (eg. merchants receiving card payments);
  • our sponsors or promoters of any program or competition that we conduct;
  • anyone to whom our assets or businesses (or any part of them) are transferred;
  • specific third parties authorised by you to receive information held by us; and/or
  • other persons, including government agencies, regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies, or as required, authorised or permitted by law.

Quality, security, and deletion of Personal Information

If you think that any Personal Information we hold about you is inaccurate, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is corrected.

We take all reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or exposure, however, we cannot guarantee the safety of your Personal Information.

All ROVA staff and volunteers are required by the terms of their engagement to maintain the confidentiality of your Personal Information. Access to your Personal Information is restricted to staff and volunteers whose role requires that information. Access to our file management systems, social media platforms and email is restricted through password protection.

We will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify your Personal Information when your personal information is no longer required for ROVA’s purposes.

Access to your Personal Information

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.

We will endeavour to provide you with the data within 30 days of receiving your request. We may incur costs in giving you that information, in which case we reserve the right to charge you a reasonable fee to cover those costs.

In order to protect your Personal Information, we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

Securing your data

While gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd will endeavor to take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information this cannot be gauranteed.

Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

All gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd members can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

General Advice Warnings, Disclosures & Warranties

You shouldn’t rely on any content within this website or associated communications as containing any advice or commitment (including legal, financial, and medical advice) by the writer (and/or sender, poster, speaker, creator, contributor), unless specifically indicated otherwise. Access to gistof.it representatives may include a degree of personalised educational guidance to explain the mechanics of a particular topic which is not advice and is subject to our general advice warnings.

Any information contained within the gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd's website, communications, or provided by its representatives is general only and does not consider your objectives, specific circumstances, needs or financial, legal, medical, personal, or professional situation. You may need to seek personal or professional advice from a representative authorised to provide specific and relevant personal or professional advice to ensure any information presented or communicated to you by gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd, is appropriate for you. gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may provide information for educational purposes only which is not to be construed as a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any products or investment. Investing is about understanding your risk and every time you invest there is always a risk of loss. You should in no way act on or in any way put regard to or confidence in information that gistof.it provides.

Any views expressed in this website, and the associated communications are those of the individual writer (and/or sender, poster, speaker, creator, contributor, representative) except where it is specifically stated that they to be the views of another individual or entity.

Any communication from gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd (such as email, presentations, images, resources, tool, webcasts, attachments, links or any other content) is confidential and is only to be used or viewed by the intended recipient/s. If received in error, please do not disclose, or use the information and immediately contact us to confirm that all details have been permanently deleted from your computer and any printed copies have been destroyed.

Any information, content, or communication from gistof.it has been prepared with all reasonable care and may be based on unverified information obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, except to the extent required by law, gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd including its representatives, employees, agents or contractors are not liable to you for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from access to information and do not accept any responsibility for errors and omissions, nor make any warranty or representation as to the reliability, suitability, confidentiality, accuracy, completeness or timeliness of information as it may change without notice and so gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd has no obligation to keep the information current. Some information, content, links or communication from gistof.it may relate to intentions, future acts and events that are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are outside the control of gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd. These may include commodity prices, currency fluctuations, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions, environmental risks and legislative, fiscal or regulatory developments, political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost estimates. Actual values, results or events may be materially different to those expressed or implied and given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place any reliance on any information, content, links or communications from gistof.it. Information and views from third parties may be produced solely for convenience and are not endorsed nor reflective of gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd’s position.

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd does not warrant or represent that any communication or file sent from gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd is free from viruses, errors, defects or cyber fraud interception. You must do all that is necessary (including using virus checking software) to satisfy yourself that accessing communication from gistof.it will not adversely affect your computer system(s). gistof.it retains copyright for any information, content, or communication and any unauthorised use may result in legal action.

Updating this statement

gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd may update this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a new version on this website.

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

External information and other websites

This website contains information, links, references, and content to and from other websites. gistof.it and/or Gist Of It Pty Ltd is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Content on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from external websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Ghost.org Privacy Policy

Please refer to https://ghost.org/privacy/ for further details as to how your data will be handled.