PRIVACY POLICY

Our commitment to you

Vumero Group Pty Ltd (Vumero) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy outlines how Vumero protects and handles your personal information and applies to Vumero products and services, including Sports Tech World Series, which links directly to this policy.

This Privacy Policy is provided to help you understand why and how we collect and use your personal information and what to do if you have any questions or complaints. When you register with Vumero, our Terms and Conditions for Participation and other service documents may contain privacy statements specifying in more detail how any of your personal information may be used and disclosed by Vumero.

About this policy

This privacy policy sets out:

  • The kinds of personal information that Vumero collects and holds;
  • How Vumero collects, uses, discloses and stores your personal information;
  • The purposes for which Vumero collects your personal information;
  • How you may access personal information about you that is held by Vumero and seek correction of it; and
  • How you may complain about a breach and how Vumero will deal with such a complaint.


The personal information we collect

The kind of personal information we collect will depend on the type of service you require or enquire about.

Personal information collected by Vumero may include:

  • Your contact information – name, address, email address and mobile phone number;
  • Your business information – job title, company name and address, telephone and fax numbers;
  • Your bank account or credit card details and insurance details for registration*;
  • A history of your previous registration and attendances at events; and
  • General information about you and/or your organisation as a part of your registration to our digital services; and
  • Other information such as your opinions, statements and endorsements collected personally or via surveys and questionnaires, including but not limited to your views on the products and services offered by us.

*Vumero does not store any debit or credit card information, this information is shared with our payment processing services to complete a transaction you requested

Sensitive information

Sensitive information is a subset of personal information. Vumero does not generally collect sensitive information about an individual.

Anonymity

We provide the option for individuals to not identify themselves, or of using a pseudonym when dealing with us, for example, if you seek general information about the services we offer. We do not provide this option in circumstances where it is impracticable to do so or where Vumero is legally required to deal with identified individuals only.

How we collect personal information

There are a number of ways we collect personal information about you, including:

  • Directly from you when you provide information by telephone, in person, via our website, or on forms;
  • During registration for one of Vumero’s events and digital services;
  • If you subscribe to any of our publications;
  • Information collected via online opt-in professional networking platforms including LinkedIn;
  • Information collected automatically when you visit our website; and
  • From publicly available sources of information.


Why do we collect your personal information?

Vumero collects and holds your personal information for a number of its business purposes which are detailed generally at www.vumero.com. These purposes include:

  • Verifying your identity;
  • Providing information about upcoming events and services, either the same or similar to those you have previously engaged with;
  • Promoting its events, publications and other business services;
  • Processing your registration or subscribing to our publications;
  • Addressing any feedback, questions or complaints you may have;
  • Maintaining and developing our database; and
  • For other secondary purposes you might reasonably expect us to use it for related to the above primary purposes.


Use and disclosure of your personal information

Vumero uses and discloses your personal information for the primary business purposes for which it is collected (set out above) and related management purposes.

It also uses and discloses your personal information for any other purposes to which you have consented. You may give Vumero your consent expressly, or it may be implied by your conduct.

Vumero may also use and disclose your personal information for any another purpose that you would reasonably expect the information to be used or disclosed.

Vumero may use and disclose your personal information to third parties including partners, and sponsors.

Vumero may also use and disclose your personal information to external organisations whose functions may include:

  • Law enforcement bodies;
  • Mailing operations;
  • Information technology and telecommunication services;
  • Authorised legal representatives nominated by you; and
  • Our accountants, auditors and lawyers;

Vumero will not otherwise use or disclose your personal information without your consent unless otherwise required or authorised by law.

Marketing material

Vumero may use your personal information, from time to time, to send to you marketing material that we consider will be useful to you, or other material about our activities. Vumero will only do this if we collected the information from you and you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information for that purpose, or if you have consented to receiving such communications. If you do not wish to receive this information, you can opt-out, which allows you to discontinue receiving some part of or all communications from Vumero. We will process your opt-out request within a reasonable time, but you may receive communications from us or from third parties whilst we are processing your request.

Storage and security of your personal information

We hold personal information in a number of different formats including (but not limited to) on our company database, software programs (located both onsite and offsite, including in the cloud), databases, filing systems and in offsite backup storage.

Vumero takes all reasonable steps to protect your personal information from interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, disclosure or other misuse, including the operation of secure data networks designed to protect your privacy and security. How long we hold and use the information after you have ceased interacting with us will depend on the type of interaction you had with Vumero and any requirements under law.

Vumero has updating procedures in order to ensure that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If your personal details change please contact us at info@vumero.com

We will de-identify or securely destroy your information, in accordance with our document retention policy, when we no longer need to keep it.

Privacy and the Internet

Tracking and cookies
We collect statistics on visitor traffic to our websites such as number and length of visits and pages viewed. The information is anonymous and does not identify specific visitors.
We may track your visit to our websites by using ‘cookies’. A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on the hard disk of your computer to enhance your experience when visiting our websites. If you prefer not to allow the use of ‘cookies’, you may be able to adjust your browser to turn them off or notify you when ‘cookies’ are being used. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or take advantage of certain features or services on our websites.

Links with other sites
Vumero’s websites may contain links to other sites and other sites may also have links to our websites. This policy does not apply to linked websites.
Vumero has taken care to simplify the actions needed to secure any information you give to us via our websites, however as a general rule, you need to take measures to protect yourself and your computer to prevent others from gaining access to your computer and the information contained within it. When you use our websites to send us any personal information, you are responsible for your own computer, anti-virus and anti-spyware measures and security precautions.

Giving you control

Opting out, access and correction of your personal information
At any time, if you want to opt out of future communications, access the personal information that Vumero holds about you or update or correct your personal information, please contact us at the details below. We will process your request within a reasonable time.
In some circumstances we may deny access to or refuse to change your personal information to the extent this is permitted under the Australian Privacy Principles. In such circumstances, we will let you know the reasons for doing so.

Requests and complaints about privacy
Please notify us at the details below if you have any queries, requests or complaints relating to Vumero’s handling of your personal information. We will investigate the matters raised by you and respond to you within five working days.

Contacting us

Vumero’s privacy policy is published on our website at www.vumero.com/privacy/ and is also available as a soft or hard copy on request. If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy or if you have a complaint about a breach of your privacy, you can contact us by calling the CRM Manager on 1300 791 700, sending an email to info@vumero.com (containing the subject heading: Privacy Policy) or posting a letter to:

Attn: Privacy Manager
Vumero Group Pty Ltd
L 3, 6 Riverside Quay
Southbank Vic 3006
Australia

Changes to this privacy policy

We may make changes to this policy from time to time without notice. Any changes will be reflected on this page.