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This is a privacy policy for WebLink. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.weblink.com.au/. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://www.weblink.com.au/html/privacy.asp

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. Please click here for our telephone and postal contact details.

• WebLink Customer Service
  If you believe that there has been a privacy breach, please contact us directly.

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 5 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained seperately.

We collect the following information:

• Click-stream data
• HTTP protocol elements
• User's interaction with a page or resource
• Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Research and development.
• Visitor-selected site customization.
• One-time tailoring.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
• Historical preservation.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

This information is collected in order to administer the web servers and to plan for future expansion of services or infrastructure. This information may also be accessed in order to resolve a customer support issue, such as a technical support problem, or to ensure that the acceptable usage policy is being adhered to.

We collect the following information:

• URI of requested resource
• Request timestamp

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Research and development.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services.
• Others following different practices.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Aggregated information refers to information that is representative of a group of anonymous individuals. An example of aggregated information includes "Number of quick quotes viewed by all users collectively in the month of Septempter 2001". Aggregated information is supplied to data vendors, such as the ASX, for the purpose of calculating royalty payments. Where WebLink is a third party content provider to another website or service, aggregate for that client only will be supplied to that client for the purpose of billing, advertisement revenue (where applicable) and for research and development.

We collect the following information:

• User's Name
• Online contact information
• Unique identifiers
• Preference data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Visitor-selected site customization.
• One-time tailoring.
• Anonymous user analysis.
• Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
• User analysis.
• User profiling and decision-making.
• Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.
• Historical preservation.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

This information is required in order to uniquely identify you when you use the WebLink services. Unique identification allows for the level of access to be customised to the plan that you are on. It also allows you to set up server stored details such as your portfolio for convenient access. Your email address may be used if we need to contact you for technical reasons (such as support), or if we need to contact you for billing reasons. Your email address may also be used in order to send you daily stock market information (if your level of access permits this). It may also be used to send you promotional material.

We collect the following information:

• Physical contact information
• Financial information

At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:

• User's Home Contact Information
• User's Business Contact Information
• Name of User's Employer

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

For subscribing members, this information is provided in order to bill for the services being received.

We collect the following information:

• HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Visitor-selected site customization. The user must opt-in to this usage.
• One-time tailoring. The user must opt-in to this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Cookies are used to store your UserID, while you are logged in. Your UserID is needed in order to know what services you have access to. ASP session cookies are also stored for a similar reason, however we are in the process of phasing these out of our systems for compatability reasons. A GroupID cookie is also stored. This keeps track of which website you have connected to the WebLink services through, or if you are a direct subscriber to WebLink. If you are not connecting directly to WebLink, then you are connecting to one of our 'private-label' clients and may need to review their privacy policy as well. Some basic user preferences may also be stored in cookies. You may delete any/all permanent cookies at any time without causing any problems to your account or ability to log in. However, per-session cookies must be accepted.

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• Completing the user's current activity
• Site customization
• User targeting

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Satisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.