Privacy

Advant Group Pty Ltd is committed to protecting your privacy whilst navigating this website and its affiliated websites.

This privacy policy covers the collection, use, storage and disclosure of any information that is collected through this website, and your ability to amend any incorrect personal information provided. Collection, use and disclosure of information Advant Group only collects personal information that is required in order to provide you with business and related services or for the promotion or marketing of its services.

How we collect your personal information

Any information you provide to Advant Group, including email addresses, names, postal or business addresses, website addresses, telephone numbers and legal disclaimers will be used for the purpose for which it was disclosed when collected.

We will collect your personal and business information in order to provide our marketing services when your register, request customer support, purchase or subscribe to one of Advant’s products or services and to access our third party platform integrations.

Personal information collected from social media  and third-party apps – Advant will access certain information to allow for the integration of your personal or business Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mailchimp or WordPress account with Advant Plus. These may include your username/ page or profile ID, display name, access tokens and sent posts.

How we use your personal information

We may use the Personal Information we obtain about you to:

• create and manage your account, provide our Service, process payments, and respond to your inquiries;
• communicate with you to verify your account and for informational and operational purposes, such as account management, customer service, or system maintenance, including by periodically emailing you service-related announcements;
• tailor our Service (e.g., we may use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences);
• publish your content, comments or messages on social media platforms;
• provide tailored advertising, for Advant services, via Google AdWords
• send you marketing communications about products, services, offers, programs and promotions of Advant;
• ensure the security of our Service;
• manage our customer, service provider and partner relationships;
• enforce our agreements related to our Service and our other legal rights; and
• comply with applicable legal requirements, industry standards and our policies.

Advant Group will not disclose personal information to any third parties unless required by law or necessary to provide the service requested (such as the processing of credit card payments for online purchases or our mailing operations).

Advant Group takes reasonable steps to ensure that these organisations are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations in order to protect your personal information.

Advant Group will not sell or receive any form of payment for licensing or disclosing your personal information. If however you choose to voluntarily participate in any survey, Advant Group reserves the right to publish results or comments derived from this survey.

Except as otherwise stated, Advant Group does not disclose or publish personal information collected through its website without consent. Access to this information is restricted to Advant Group staff and consultants who are bound to respect the privacy of this information.

Requesting the removal of your data

You have the right to access and request the removal of the personal information that Advant Group holds about you and can do this by contacting Advant Group directly. Advant Group may ask you to submit this request in writing to support@advant.com.au, for security reasons.

You can unsubscribe from any Advant Group mailing list at any time and request their information but removed.  Please be aware that, even after you opt out from receiving marketing messages from us, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us regarding your service.

Data Security

Advant Group will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information collected and disclosed for both marketing purposes and as part of your Advant subscriptions is stored in secure cloud environments accessed only by authorised persons.

We take data security and privacy very seriously and undertake the following to protect against unauthorised access. Any data associated with our systems is stored on servers located on dedicated data storage sites with high levels of security. We monitor and will automatically suspend accounts for signs of irregular or suspicious login activity. We perform regular security penetration tests, and any findings are addressed and repaired. We ensure our products and features comply with applicable data protection and anti-spam laws.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from our web site.

Use of Cookies
The Advant Groups website and its affiliate websites use cookies, which are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s computer for record-keeping purposes. The only personal information that a cookie can contain is information you personally supply. Advant Group recommends you accept cookies to take full advantage of the services this website provides. They allow us to customise information to improve user experience and for tracking user navigation. However, if you are concerned about the use of cookies, you can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to warn you when cookies are used.

Commitment to Data Security
Advant Group will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information collected, used or disclosed is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment accessed only by authorised persons.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be secure. While we strive to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from our web site.

Links to other sites

Advant Group will not be held responsible for the privacy or content of any of the web sites linked to the Advant Group and its affiliate website.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact Advant Group on support@advant.com.au or 03 9416 0655.

This website and its affiliate websites will be continually improved and enhanced with new services, which may change the way we manage information. The content of this Internet Privacy Statement may be updated from time to time to reflect this, so it is suggested that you return to this privacy statement on a regular basis and carefully read the information provided