Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

What information does the Application obtain and how is it used?

User Provided Information
The Application obtains the information you provide when you download and register the Application. When you register with us and use the Application, you generally provide:

(a) your name, email address, password and other registration information;
(b) information you provide us when you contact us for help;
(c) shark depredation events

We may also use the information you provided us to contact your from time to time to provide you with important information and required notices.

Automatically Collected Information
This Application does not collect realtime information, but does record date and location (coded to 1km-2km square regions) when catches or comments are submitted for the purposes of analysing the data.

Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Application?
Where the information provided is collected on behalf of an event or program that you participate in, data will be provided as per your agreement to participate in that program. Additionaly aggregate information (River, Region, State, Country) may be used for scientific or monitoring purposes.

We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:

  • as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
  • when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
  • if is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of this information, as well as any choices you may have regarding this information.

What are my opt-out rights?
You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network. You can also request to opt-out via email, at privacy@sharkd.com.au.

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information
We will retain User Provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate. If you’d like us to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the Application, please contact us at privacy@sharkd.com.au and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Application to function properly.

Children
We do not use the Application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at privacy@sharkd.com.au. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.

Security
We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Application. Please be aware that, although we endeavor provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here and informing you via email. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes. You can check the history of this policy by clicking here.

Your Consent
By using the Application, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information.

Contact us
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at privacy@sharkd.com.au.

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