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Our platform is under development, as are our policies including those around privacy and the storage, management and usage of data. For transparency, we have included the above privacy policy. It is however incomplete and not yet intended to be legally binding in any capacity. The protections it outlines are for explanatory purposes only.
When and how we collect data
If you are only a visitor to our website, please know that we do not collect any personal data. We do use third part services for site-wide analytics, user tracking and to carry out site measurement absolutely anonymously.
When you establish your account with use, we will retain that information securely until such a time as your account is deleted. We may infer information about you for analytic purposes, from the data you provide.
Here’s when and how we do this:
WE COLLECT
You request a demo of Bearer
We call you
You use Bearer
You receive emails from us
You chat with us for customer support
You opt-in to marketing messages
You provide your information to set up an account
You update your account profile
You receive emails from us
You opt-in to marketing messages
We authenticate information through social media and other services
Types of data we collect
Your name, email addresses, university, degree etc.
Contact details
Information including place of employment, qualifications, location, interests based on your LinkedIn profile and other published information.
Your public information
Your URL clickstreams (the path you take through our site), pages viewed, page response times, download errors, how long you stay on our pages, what you do on those pages, how often, and other actions.
Data on how you use our platform
We don’t collect any "sensitive data" about you (like racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious/philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, health data, data about your sexual life or orientation, and offences or alleged offences).
What about really sensitive data?
The Australian Law Student is a service directed to and intended for use by members of the general public who are 18 years of age or over. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from any person under 16 years of age.
What about children’s data?
How and why we use your data
Data protection law means that we can only use your data for certain reasons and where we have a legal basis to do so. Here are the reasons for which we process your data:
Making Improvements
Product analytics, heat mapping our site, testing features, and session replay.
Legal Basis:
Legitimate InterestsMarketing Purposes (With your Consent)
Sending you emails and messages about new features, episodes and services, and content. All marketing preferences can be customised in your user account.
Legal Basis:
Consent
Here is what each of these "legal bases" mean:
Consent
You have given clear consent for you to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
You can change your mind!
If you have previously given consent to our processing your data you can freely withdraw such consent at any time. You can do this by updating your user account.
If you do withdraw your consent, and if we do not have another legal basis for processing your information, then we will stop processing your personal data. If we do have another legal basis for processing your information, then we may continue to do so subject to your legal rights.
Legitimate interests
Processing your data is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided those interests are not outweighed by your rights and interests. These legitimate interests are:
- Gaining insights from your behaviour on our website or in our app.
- Delivering, developing and improving the Bearer service.
- Enabling us to enhance, customise or modify our services and comms.
- Determining whether marketing campaigns are effective.
- Enhancing data security.
In each case, these legitimate interests are only valid if they are not outweighed by your rights and interests.
Your Choices
YOUR CHOICES
If you choose to do this, you can continue to use the website and browse its pages, but we will not be able to process transactions without personal data.
You can choose not to provide us with personal data
You can block cookies by activating a setting on your browser allowing you to refuse cookies. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings. If you turn off cookies, you can continue to use The Australian Law Student but certain features may be impacted.
You can turn off cookies in your browser by changing its settings
Simply update your user account settings to change what you receive from us and where.
You can opt out of us using your personal data for marketing
How secure is the data we collect?
We have physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
And please remember:
- You provide personal data at your own risk: unfortunately, no data transmission is guaranteed to be 100% secure
- You are responsible of your username and password: keep them secret and safe!
Third parties who process your data
Tech businesses often use third parties to help them host their application, communicate with customers, power their emails etc. We partner with third parties who we believe are the best in their field at what they do.
When we do this, sometimes it is necessary for us to share your data with them in order to get these services to work well. Your data is shared only when strictly necessary and according to the safeguards and good practices detailed in this Privacy Policy.