At Protechtion.me, we take your privacy seriously. We are committed to safeguarding your personal information and ensuring its accuracy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data as you engage with our website and educational services.

1. Collection of Personal Information

As you interact with our website and educational services, we may collect the following types of personal information:

Name, title, address, age, gender, date of birth, and contact details, including email, landline, and mobile phone numbers.Payroll-related financial details (if supplied and linked to your payroll information), such as tax file number, banking details, superannuation details, and ABN.Other relevant information essential for providing our services.

The accuracy of the information we collect depends on the details you provide and any updates you make.

In addition, we collect aggregated, non-personal statistical data about website visitors, including server addresses, top-level domain names, visit timestamps, accessed pages and downloaded documents, visit duration, the previous website you visited, and web browser type. We only collect information relevant to improving our services.

Please note that as we expand our offerings, we may also collect device-specific information if it identifies you.

You cannot deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym, except where explicitly permitted (e.g., providing online product reviews).

2. Unsolicited or Sensitive Personal Information

If you voluntarily disclose unsolicited or sensitive personal information to us during your interactions with Protechtion.me, we will use that information for the purpose you provided it. We will either destroy or de-identify this information as soon as practicable after use.

3. Cookies

Protechtion.me uses cookies to authenticate, track, and enhance your browsing experience. These cookies remember your login status, track browsing patterns, and customize and improve our website and services. We may also use cookies for anonymous profiling to tailor advertising to your preferences. You can opt-out of anonymous profiling by contacting us, but please be aware that refusing cookies may limit your access to some of our services.

4. Use of Personal Information

We use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected. Unless you instruct otherwise, you consent to us using your personal information for the following purposes:

Establishing a user account.Contacting you for matters related to your account or site usage.Verifying your identity.Marketing products, services, and special offers to you or your employer.Assisting you in subscribing to newsletters and promotions.Managing and administering services.Making changes to your profile.Responding to queries and feedback.Improving our services.Research and development.Maintaining and developing our business systems.Gaining a better understanding of your service requirements.Conducting credit-worthiness or fraud checks.

5. Selling or Transferring Personal Information

We will not sell your personal information to third parties. If such information sharing is necessary for a different purpose, we will notify you and provide an option to prevent the sharing.

6. Disclosure to Overseas Recipients

We will only disclose your personal information to overseas recipients when technically necessary for providing our services, ensuring industry-standard safeguards for confidentiality, security, and privacy.

7. Links to Third-Party Sites

Protechtion.me may contain links to third-party sites. We do not disclose your personal information to these third parties, and they are not under our control. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of each site you visit before disclosing your personal information.

8. Securing Your Personal Information

We store all personal information securely on controlled servers to protect against misuse, interference, loss, unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. While we take steps to secure your information, please be aware that information exchanged over the Internet may be accessed and used by unauthorized parties.

To maintain the security of your personal information, keep your password, username, and account details confidential. If you suspect unauthorized usage of your account, contact us immediately.

9. Access to Personal Information

Upon your request, we will provide access to your personal information in a reasonable and practicable manner. However, we may deny access in certain circumstances, and we will not charge for access requests, except when the cost exceeds $10USD.

10. Correction of Personal Information

The accuracy of personal information you enter is your responsibility. We will take reasonable steps to correct your information to ensure it is accurate, complete, up-to-date, and relevant. We may also correct your information upon your request. If we correct your information and you request notification to third parties, we will take reasonable steps to do so.

11. Removing, Deleting, or Destroying Personal Information

We seek to remove, delete, or destroy personal information as soon as it is no longer required. If technical or other reasons prevent this, we will make the information inaccessible. We will not access it again unless requested by you or required by law.

12. Making a Complaint

If you have a complaint related to a possible breach of this policy or Australian Privacy Principles, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact us here.

13. Privacy Changes

To ensure this information is current and accurate, we will periodically review and update this Privacy Policy and post the changes on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you wish to access your personal information, update your information, request deletion, or have questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us here.