Privacy Policy

Idea Lab is operated by The Idea Lab Pty Ltd ("Idea Lab") which is referred to in this Privacy Policy as "we", "us", "our" and similar grammatical forms. By using this website you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy, and you are consenting to our collection, use, disclosure, retention and protection of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We appreciate that your privacy is important to you, Idea Lab will continue to protect the personal information you provide us and we will manage your personal information in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that all information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment. We do not automatically collect personal information from you, such as your name, address, phone number, email address or other personally identifiable information about you (personal information). We collect three categories of information when you use Idea Lab:
• the personal information you voluntarily provide — that is, we collect personal information with your informed consent;
• anonymous non-personal information about how you use our website; and
• "cookie" based information that makes your use of our website easier by recording your preferences so that when you return to our website the "cookie" re-loads that information into your web browser. For example, we will collect personal information from you when you use our services, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a promotional offer, competition or survey or fill out a form related to any customer service feature operating on our websites. When you become a subscriber to you will need to provide certain details so that we can establish and manage your customer account. We collect personal information when you volunteer that information in order to receive a service from us by any means. The personal information collected on our website will be used to provide the services you have requested, such as setting up and managing your subscription, or processing any dealing you may enter with us. Your personal information may be used in relation to any survey, promotional offer or any competition you may enter on our services or websites. The type of information we collect from you will depend on what services you use. The personal information we may collect includes your name, postal address, email address, telephone numbers and contact details and information for identification purposes. If you use our services or pay your subscription with us by credit card or debit card or direct debit from your bank account we will collect your card or bank account details. General information about visits to our services or websites is collected by our computer servers, with small files ("cookies") that our websites transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow the delivery of "cookies"). The "cookies" are used to follow the pattern of movements of users by letting us know which pages on our websites are visited, in what order and how often and the previous website visited and also to process the items you select if you use or subscribe to Idea Lab. The anonymous non-personal information that we collect and analyse in not personal information as described in the Privacy Act. When you access our services or website, small files containing a unique identification (ID) number may be downloaded by your web browser and stored in the cache of your computer. The purpose of sending these files with a unique ID number is so that our website can recognise your computer when you next visit our website. The "cookies" that are shared with your computer can't be used to discover any personal information such as your name, address or email address they merely identify your computer to our websites when you visit us. We can also log the internet protocol address (IP address) of visitors to our website so that we can work out the countries in which the computers are located. We collect information using "cookies" and other tracking technologies for the following reasons:
• to help us monitor the performance of our website so that we can improve the operation of the website and the services we offer;
• to provide personalised services to each user of our website to make their navigation through our website easier and more rewarding to the user;
• to sell advertising on the website in order to meet some of the costs of operating the website and improve the content on the website; and
• when we have permission from the user, to market the services we provide by sending emails that are personalised to what we understand are the interests of the user. Even if you have given us permission to send you emails, you can, at any time, decide not to receive further emails and will be able to "unsubscribe" from that service. If you are unhappy about having a cookie sent to you, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent. However, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly, and our services may not be available to you. We use different technologies and procedures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, alternation, disclosure or use. Some of the safeguards we use are physical access controls, information firewalls and access authorisation controls to where your personal information is held in data centres. We also use data encryption when personal information is transferred to and from our service providers. Our commitment to data security means:
• we have procedures to limit access to personal information within our organisation;
• we use security measures and technologies within our organisation to protect your personal information; and
• we use service providers that can establish that they have secure controls relating to software security, access security and network security, including where credit card information is being transferred. Our website and services may not be hosted in Australia. For that reason, we may transfer all data on the website (including all personal information) to our hosting service provider in the USA. In addition, web traffic information we collect may be stored overseas. We will communicate with you in relation to your use and our services to you from Idea Lab and in relation to the management of your subscription account with us which will include providing you with information about the Idea Lab. We may send you information and updates about any other product, service or information that we provide to our customers; in addition we may send you occasional company news and information about other products and services or special promotional offers of our affiliated companies. If at any time you would like to stop receiving future commercial messages from us, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email. We may also release your personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our subscription agreements, website policies and terms & conditions, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. We are happy to provide you with details of personal information held about you. APP 12 allows you to get access to, and correct, the personal information we hold about you. To access this information, you need to email or write to us using the contact details below. Please also include your subscriber account number if you are a subscriber to the Idea Lab. APP 13 allows you to ask us to take reasonable steps to correction any personal information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. If you believe that your personal information has been misused, you can inform us of your complaint by writing to our address and we will attempt to resolve the matter.
Idea Lab
Level 1, Sydney Startup Hub
11 York Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
email: hello ﹫ startyouridea.io
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint you may refer the matter to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Telephone: 1300 363 992
enquiries ﹫ oaic.gov.au
OAIC complaints page: http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints Our services and websites may include links to websites operated by third parties. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked websites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our websites and welcome any comment about linked websites. By subscribing to us, using this website, or engaging in our services, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page, and update the Privacy Policy modification date below. This Privacy Policy was last modified on 20th February 2023