Terms of Use

By using this website you agree to be bound by the terms of use outlined below, so please take a sec to read these carefully. I may need to change these terms from time to time by posting changes on this page, and you should know that your continued use of the site - whether you have reviewed the changes or not - implies acceptance of all changed terms. These terms take effect immediately, so if for whatever reason you don't agree to all of them please stop using the site.

Firstly, the content of our site is protected by copyright and trademark laws, which simply means that you're not allowed to modify, copy, republish, reproduce, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use content, images or videos from this site or materials associated with this site such as newsletters in any way except for your own personal enjoyment and non-commercial use. Sorry people but that's how it works!

Secondly, you may only use my site for lawful purposes, which means you must not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the site by displaying any behaviour that harasses or causes distress to any person, including using obscene, threatening, hateful or offensive language or disruptive behaviour. We will be doing our best to block any offensive language or behaviour in the forums, however, if you do come across something that you also feel isn't nice, please contact us so we can act upon it asap.

Additional Forum Terms & Conditions:

As you know I love a chin wag and hearing about your own DIY experiences and encourage you to contribute to the forums; however remember that in doing so you acknowledge that your contribution is your own original work and that you have the right to submit it to scottycam.com.au you must ensure that it is not defamatory, abusive or offensive; that it doesn't infringe any law; and that you shall indemnify us against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by us as a result of your breach of any law; and finally that you waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to scottycam.com.au

In agreeing not to post to this website any abusive or offensive material or any material that may violate applicable laws you also acknowledge that doing so may lead to you being banned and your service provider being informed. To help me to enforce these terms and conditions, we record the IP address of all posts. You also acknowledge that all posts made to forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable and that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit. You also agree not to commercially advertise your business, products and/or services. Any such posts will be deleted and may lead to you being banned.

Any information you enter into to a forum or membership page may be stored in a database. We respect your privacy, so please read our privacy policy for details relating to stored information.

Copyright

Except when otherwise acknowledged all of the content on this site is copyright Scott Cam 2013.

Privacy Policy

scottycam.com.au respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy while providing you with the highest levels of service as a subscriber or a customer. Any information collected by us is dealt with in accordance to and bound by the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988, including new provisions which came into effect on 21 October 2001.

Information Collected

The type of information we collect about you will depend on which features of the site and which products or services you use. If you visit the website to browse or download information, the web server will record the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed and the information downloaded. We will only use this information for statistical and website development purposes, to make the site more useful. Any information that you enter on to an online application or purchase form (eg. contact details) will only be collected by us if you submit the application. In other words, if you cancel your application or log out prior to submitting your application, any information you had already entered is automatically deleted.

Personal information collected or held by us if you submit an online application or purchase form MAY include: name, address, contact details, occupation, birth date, gender, purchase history and list of products and/or services traded (if registering under a business name).

Our purpose of collection of personal information is to: notify you of any administrative matters, carry out purchase transactions, provide you with information on our products, discounts and promotions (you can choose to opt out of this at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link on any of our emails), verify your identity, research and develop our products and services, gain an understanding of your information and needs in order for us to provide you with better services, investigate you if another member makes a complaint about you, or if we suspect that you have breached scottycam.com.au terms and conditions or any applicable law.

At scottycam.com.au we respect your privacy and do not on-sell our member database to external marketing companies. We will on occasion send information which may contain promotional details of campaigns we are running on our site (for example member competitions) and on-site developments (for example new functionalities), these may at times include details from our sponsors or advertisers.

Cookies

We may use a feature of your web browser called a "cookie" so that we can identify your computer when you access our website. This will enable us to record your preferences and other personalised features, as well as statistics on your use. You can disable your cookies by following the instructions in the help section of your browser.

Security

We maintain strict standards and procedures to prevent unauthorised access to your personal information and ensure correct use of information. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of any information that you transmit to us over the internet and you do so at your own risk. However, once we receive your transmission, we take all reasonable steps to ensure that your information is secure on our systems.

Access and Accuracy of Your Information

You are able to access and update your personal information at any time on your membership page. We take all reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, the accuracy of that information depends on the information you provide. Please contact us whenever there is a change to your personal information or as soon as you are aware that the details we have about you are not accurate, complete or up-to-date. We will then take all reasonable steps to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you have a complaint regarding the way in which your personal information is being handled by us, please contact us in the first instance. If we are unable to reach a satisfactory solution through negotiation, you can request an independent person to investigate the complaint such as the Privacy Commissioner. Our website contains links to other web sites and this statement has no application to these other web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other web sites. If you have any questions or require feedback about this statement, please contact us.