Your privacy

At Maria Watson Trudgett, protecting your information is important to us. Accordingly I have developed this policy to help you understand how I collect, use, communicate and make use of the information you provide to us. References in this policy (Privacy Policy) to “we”, “us” and “our” are references to Maria Watson Trudgett. References to “you” and “your” are to the individual who is using the website or otherwise providing personal information or data to us.This Privacy Policy sets out what information about you I may collect and how I may use and disclose it, how you can get in touch with me regarding the use and disclosure of that information; and how I safeguard your privacy.

Your consent

By providing me with information about yourself through use of this website, including by signing up to receive my email updates, you are consenting and giving me permission to process your personal data specifically for the purposes identified and set out in this Privacy Policy.

If you choose to subscribe to my mailing list, I will use your name and email address to send news, alert you about updates and share my blog with you. You may choose to stop receiving my emails at any time by following the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of every email I send or emailing maria@mariswatsontrudgett.com.au.

Information I collect

Maria Watson Trudgett may collect personal or navigational information from you for a number of circumstances, including through your use of this website; when you submit an enquiry through this website; when you sign up to Maria Watson Trudgett’s mailing list, when you subscribe to my blog, when you download a resource and when you attend an event hosted by us. When you submit information, you are transferring such information to Maria Watson Trudgett and you hereby consent to such a transfer.

The information I collect may include personal details such as your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, company name and position title, and navigational details such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, operating system, type of device used, referral source, length of visit, frequency of visits and pages viewed.

Holding your information

Your private information is electronically held and security measures are in place. We use different technologies and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, alteration, disclosure or use. Physical and authorisation access controls are in place to protect your information.

Use of your information

Maria Watson Trudgett may use personal information to provide you with the services you’ve requested and to send information to you including news, publications, details about events and seminars, documents and reports.

I may also use personal information for auditing, research and analysis to help me continually improve my website and service offerings. Non-identifying information, derived from the actions of my website visitors, may be provided to third parties in order to demonstrate the value I deliver. 

I do not and will not sell or deal in Personal Data or any customer information.  Your Personal Data details are only disclosed to third party suppliers when it is required by law, for goods or services which you have purchased, for payment processing or to protect my copyright, trademarks and other legal rights. 

Maria Watson Trudgett may share your personal information with service providers who provide services to help me conduct my business activities. These companies are authorised to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us. I require that such third parties comply with my Privacy Policy. 

Links to other websites

Our website may include links to other websites and pages of organisations whose privacy policies may differ from ours. If you submit any personal information to these sites, your information is governed by their own privacy policy. I encourage you to read the privacy policy of these websites carefully before submitting your details.

Cookies & pixels

A cookie is a small file placed in your web browser that collects information about your web browsing behaviour. Use of cookies allows a website to tailor its configuration to your needs and preferences. Cookies do not access information stored on your computer or any Personal Data (e.g. name, address, email address or telephone number). Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of my website. My website uses cookies to analyse website traffic, provide social media sharing and liking functionality and help me provide a better website visitor experience. In addition, cookies and pixels may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google Adwords and Facebook Adverts. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

Please note that cookies do not contain confidential information such as your home address or telephone number. Furthermore, I do not exchange cookies with any third party websites. Any other websites that I link to on my pages may also use their own cookies, over which I have no control. Unless you adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, my system will continue to issue cookies and download them onto your device when you log on to my website. If you choose to turn cookies off, you may still access my website, but your ability to use some features or access some areas of my site may be limited.

Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent on my website and the websites viewed just before and after my website using your IP address. In addition to this, my analytics provider uses technologies such as cookies, beacons, tags, pixels and scripts to analyse trends, track users’ movements around my website and to gather demographic information about my user base.

Analytics

As is the case with most websites, I gather some information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating systems, date/time stamp and clickstream data.

I use this non-identifying information to analyse trends, monitor my site, track users’ movements around the site and to collect demographic information about my user base.

Compliance with Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

As a business, Maria Watson Trudgett does not target its offering toward and does not knowingly collect any personal information or data from users under 18 years of age.

Changes to this policy

Maria Watson Trudgett reserves the right to amend or make changes to this Privacy Policy as required, at any time, with or without notice. Any changes will be effective immediately and published on my website. I encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on my privacy practices.

Your rights

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information about you which I hold or request to be removed from my marketing communication list. Please contact me if you would like to discuss how I may use your personal details.

You have the right to remain anonymous and not disclose any personal information.

You have the right to request corrections of your information.

You may also choose to unsubscribe from my marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of my emails or by sending me an email to maria@mariswatsontrudgett.com.au.

Contact us

At Maria Watson Trudgett, I am committed to conducting my business in accordance with the principles outlined above to ensure the confidentiality of your personal information and that it is adequately protected.

If you wish to contact me regarding this Privacy Policy or the use of your Personal Data, please contact me.