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This policy is to be read in conjunction with out our Terms and Conditions (available here), which includes a Data Collection and Use Statement. Whereas the Terms and Conditions deal with and disclose our practices with respect to the management of data generally, this policy outlines in more detail how we collect, use, and disclose data and information which is:
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(b) Private Data as defined in the Farm Data Code – Private Data under the Farm Data Code is data that has direct or indirect identifiers that could be used (including through matching with other data) to identify an individual farmer or their business. Private Data may be Personal Information under the Privacy Act, but may also covers cover many data sets that are not Personal Information (and therefore not subject to the Australian Privacy Principles), such as data pertaining to a particular farm (like data on a farm’s production, the environment at the farm, or transactions involving the farm or its produce)
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This policy covers all Personal Data that you affirmatively provide during your interactions with us, information that we automatically collect when you interact with our Products, and information that we collect about you from third parties. The policy is applicable worldwide, and also describes rights you may have to control our your use of Personal Data and how to exercise those rights.
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This policy may be updated from time to time for reasons such as operational practices or regulatory changes, so we recommend that you review our Privacy Policy when returning to our website, and periodically if you are a use user of one of our Products. If we propose to make any material changes, we will notify you by means of a notice on this page prior to the change becoming effective.
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How long we retain your Personal Data depends on the type of data and the purpose for which we process the data. We will generally retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. If your relationship with us ceases (for instance if you terminate a subscription for a Product) we will retain your Personal Data for a period of 6 months following such cessation. We may charge you with ongoing fees if you request that we retain your data beyond this period.
As mentioned above, to ‘Erase’ data from Pairtree an email must be sent to support@pairtree.co requesting that the data be erased.
Security of your Personal Data
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Where you have permitted your Personal Data to be shared with third parties, (such as our service providers) these third parties may transfer your Personal Data overseas for things such as data processing and hosting services. By providing us with your Personal Information, you are providing express consent for us to disclose your Personal Data overseas. You are aware that by providing such consent, we will cease to be accountable for the overseas recipient's handling of your Personal Data under applicable privacy laws (including the Privacy Act and GDPR) and that you will not be able to seek redress from us under applicable privacy laws (including the Privacy Act and GDPR) in relation to that use of your Personal Information overseas. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that any disclosure to an entity outside of Australia will not be made until that entity has agreed in writing with us to safeguard Personal Data as we do.
Data Breach
If a Data breach was to occur, Pairtree will notify the affected parties within 72 hours of the discovery of the breach. Once a breach has been discovered, Pairtree will firstly aim to rectify the point of exposure and then work through what may have been accessed by the breach for each affected client.
Affected clients will be directly contacted and advised of the extent of the breach for their data set.
All clients will be notified that a breach had occurred and any related issues for ongoing data security within the Pairtree environment.
Contact Us
If you have any privacy-related questions or comments related to this privacy policy, please send an email to support@pairtree.co. You can also contact us by writing to this address:
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