Privacy Policy - November 2006

    OriginsInfo is a trading name of MD&A Pty Ltd.

    OriginsInfo is committed to protecting any individual's personal information and will only collect, use or disclose an individual's personal information as permitted by the National Privacy Principles as outlined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended to extend to the private sector, effective December 2001.

    In addition, OriginsInfo supports and is fully compliant with the Australian Direct Marketing Association's Code of Practice. We also require contracted clients to agree to similar level of compliance.

    Use of our site and engagement with OriginsInfo constitutes acceptance of our privacy policy. Please note that changes to this policy may occur from time to time and updated versions will appear on this website.

    Four categories of information apply to the OriginsInfo business.

    • Information from visitors to this website
    • Information about clients
    • Information contained in the Origins product
    • Information provided to us by prospects and clients

    Information from visitors to this website

    We collect personal information provided by you in the following ways:

    1. We may use your IP address to help us understand visitor behaviour on this website - such as the time of the visit, the duration, and the pages visited. This information helps us to understand the parts of our site that are most popular, and to help us to increase the relevance of the information for future visitors. No personally identifiable information can be linked to your IP address.
    2. Through using the Originsonline demonstration page, you have the opportunity to enter a personal name and a family name to test our product. We respond with our assessment of the origin of each name, and an overall assessment of the origin of the personal and family name combination. You then have the option to provide us with feedback on our assessment, and may choose to provide a comment by way of feedback to us. We collect this data so we can monitor and analyse feedback from users of Originsonline.
    3. If you choose to contact us, we will collect personal information so we can respond to you and engage in dialogue about your request and our products.

    Information about clients

    If you choose to purchase goods or services from us, we will collect such information as is necessary to process and complete the transaction, and to service and maintain our commercial relationship.

    OriginsInfo may send you communications to let you know about new features or other offers of interest, or to assist in meeting service needs and requests. If you do not wish to receive such communications, you may opt out at any time by communicating your preference to us.

    Information contained in the Origins product

    The core databases that underpin the Origins product have been developed from a wide range of international publicly available and privacy compliant sources. We have sought independent legal advice to confirm that the Origins product is not subject to Australian privacy legislation.

    Information belonging to prospects and clients

    From time to time, OriginsInfo will request data from prospects or clients so we can demonstrate the benefits of our products and services, or as a necessary part of any project-based contract we may have with clients.

    Any data supplied by clients to OriginsInfo is confidential and used in strict accordance with client instructions. Unless the client requests otherwise, data supplied in this way is destroyed within three months of the completion of the project.

    Any information supplied to OriginsInfo under the above four categories will not be provided to an unrelated third party in any circumstances, unless we are directed to do so by law, or to uphold the rights of OriginsInfo.

    OriginsInfo has specific processes to ensure compliance with the National Privacy Principles:

      Data Quality

    • We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we collect and use is accurate, complete and current. When the information has no further use, we destroy the personal information.

      • Data Security

    • We use industry-standard password security and encryption processes to protect personal information from unauthorised access, modification, disclosure, misuse and loss.

      • Access and Correction

    • You may request access to any of the personal information about you that we keep on record. If you believe that any of that information is incorrect, or no longer current, we welcome your request to correct it.

      • Trans-border Data Flows

    • It is our policy not to transfer sensitive or personal information to countries with a lower level of privacy protection, unless the recipient is legally bound to keep information in a manner consistent with the National Privacy Principles.

    For further information regarding the National Privacy Principles, please consult the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner - www.privacy.gov.au