Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 October 2017

1. Information Collection and Use
2. Collection, Use and Transfer of Personal Data
3. Subscriber Account
4. Data Security
5. Cookies
6. Your Rights

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At TripHUNTER, we understand that privacy is important and that personal data should be processed in accordance with applicable regulation. The information provided in this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") is designed to help you understand what data we collect, and how we process these.

If you are a user ("User") of our services – such as our websites and online experiences that enable the exchange of content in the public space, and may contain content, such as text, pictures, graphics, 2D/3D models, videos, maps and links, jointly referred to as the "Third Party Content", and other applications, features, software, databases and services (together: "Services"), if you generate content ("User Generated Content"), then it is unavoidable that some personal data will be collected. In case we collect the data, we will use, store and process such data only to the extent described in this Privacy Policy.

If you are a subscriber ("Subscriber") of TripHUNTER, functionalities and features, then we will collect personal data through the tools, applications, software, websites and systems, which we provide for the purpose of enabling you to manage TripHUNTER Experiences, or through other contacts between you and TripHUNTER (any services we provide to Subscribers are referred to in the TripHUNTER Terms and Conditions for Subscribers and Developers as "Services" as well; the context in which the term is used in this Privacy Policy indicates the type of services we provide).

When using or contributing to any of our Services – whether in capacity as Subscriber, Developer or User – you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of your information as described in this Privacy Policy, irrespective of which country that you reside in or create information from. This Privacy Policy is part of and subject to the TripHUNTER Terms and Conditions of Use ("T&C"). We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. New versions of the Privacy Policy will be made available through /legal/privacy. Should any new version of the Privacy Policy contradict with this version of the Privacy Policy, then the new version prevails.

Should you have any questions concerning our Privacy Policy, please contact us.

1. Information Collection and Use

Users

1.1. This Privacy Policy sets forth the terms under which we will collect and process your personal data when we provide the Services. For a number of our Services, we sometimes require that you create a Subscriber account with us. Please read section 3 of this Privacy Policy.

1.2. If you are a User, whenever you open an experience when using our Services, you may be connecting to a Third Party Content provider. If you access Services of a Subscriber or other third party through a user account you have with such a party we will not store any personal data that relate to your user account with that third party, and we advise you to read the privacy policy applied by such third party, as these terms will apply to you. Please note that these third parties may apply different policies with respect to cookies.

1.3. All Third Party Content which you can access through the Services is provided to you by those third parties. In most cases, we do not process Third Party Content; however, for some features it is unavoidable that some personal data will be collected through our websites and the Services or through other contacts. By accessing Third Party Content, you grant us permission in respect of the processing of any of your personal data that may be contained therein.

1.4. Third parties, such as Subscribers or Augmented Reality Browser and App providers, are the controllers with regard to the processing of your personal data in connection with your use of the Third Party Content or Apps, and, in that capacity, are solely responsible for compliance with applicable data protection and other legislation and regulation with regard to such processing.

1.5. By exchanging, providing and/or uploading User Generated Content, you grant us permission in respect of the use, storage and processing of any of your personal data that are contained therein. You should be fully aware that any personal data of third parties that are contained in your User Generated Content are subject to data protection and other legislation and regulation and you are fully responsible for compliance with these laws and regulations. We require that you exercise due care when exchanging personal data of others as part of User Generated Content.

1.6. Whenever you return to the our Services, we may recognize you as a repeat visitor if you provided your personal data, such as email address or IP address.

1.7. Only you determine the purposes for which you collect, use and disclose content, including User Generated Content, through the TripHUNTER websites; you are the controller with regard to these data. If you use or launch an Augmented Reality App or Browser, such as LAYAR or Hololens to consume Content configured within the TripHUNTER Platform, this usage will comply with the Privacy policies of those third parties. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the privacy policies of these parties as they may differ.

Subscribers

1.8. If you are a Subscriber, we require that you create a Subscriber account with us. Please read section 3 of this Privacy Policy. When you use our platform as a Subscriber, we will use and process your personal data, such as your name, password and email address, as necessary for the publishing of the Third Party Content. TripHUNTER is the controller with regard to this processing. Passwords are stored as a one-way hash (using sha256).

Log Data and Location Data

1.10. Our servers automatically record information created by your use of and contribution to the Services ("Log Data"). Log Data may include information such as your device type, browser type, click paths and search terms. However, this information is not recorded against any permanent identifying ID, such as your device's unique hardware ID. Your devices' IP address is anonymised (using sha256 hashing) as part of the Log Data. We will aggregate this anonymize Log Data (i.e., add up all individual events) and only use the aggregate data for statistical purposes. We remove anonymised Log Data older than two months.

1.11. We will process location data for which you gave us your consent, including but not limited to your GPS-location, which were provided by you or which we receive from GPS location service providers. The GPS location provided will be randomly adjusted if the accuracy is unknown or reported to be less than 1km. These low-accuracy GPS values are stored as Log Data, and associated with an anonymised tag for the user.

2. Collection, Use and Transfer of Personal Data

2.1. We commit to not selling or providing your personal data to third parties.

2.2. We may use the collected personal data for the following purposes: (i) the provision of access to the Services, including TripHUNTER, and subsequent transmission of Third Party or User Generated Content; (ii) sending you electronic messages containing service or – when you have consented – promotional communications about us; (iii) improvement and technical administration of the TripHUNTER platform and/or Services; and (iv) the distribution of the Third Party Content and/or User Generated Content.

2.3. As part of the Services, the information you provide to us may be transferred to countries within and outside of Australia, because of the provision of access to and subsequent transmission of Third Party Content or User Generated Content that is present on severs outside Australia. Your personal data may be transferred to hosting parties, or other service providers in countries, such as the United States and Europe, where they have a different level of data protection. Before transferring your personal data outside of the Australia in this way, we will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your privacy rights remain protected. This includes encryption during transit and at rest of all Personally Identifiable Information.

2.4. We reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly or to protect us or our (other) users. We may also disclose your personal data to third parties in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets. We reserve the right to disclose anonymized Subscriber account data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.

3. Subscriber Account

3.1. By creating a Subscriber account, you allow us to identify you. In order to open an account, you must provide us at least with the following information: password and email address. Apart from this, we may collect data from you regarding the following categories: information about TripHUNTER Experiences you have created. We will use, store and process such data only to enable you to activate and use the Services.

3.2. Once you have opened a Subscriber account you may provide additional information in the profile section (e.g., Name). By doing so, you consent to the further dissemination, processing, removal and storage of profile section information.

4. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures pertaining to the storage and provision of personal data, in order to, amongst others, prevent access to your personal data by any unauthorised persons. Your personal data shall only be accessed by authorised staff. These staff members are obliged to preserve the confidentiality of all the information that comes to their attention, unless disclosure is compulsory by law or necessary for the fulfilment of their task.

5. Cookies

We use cookies to ensure the privacy and security of TripHUNTER users.

The TripHUNTER cookie does not contain any personal information, solely an anonmised unique ID that helps us provide our services to you.

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on a computer, tablet or mobile device that allows that device to be recognized at a later time when browsing the Internet.

How do I disable/enable cookies on other sites?
In order to disable/enable cookies, you will need to change your Internet browser settings. You’ll find instructions for managing cookies on some of the most used Internet browsers below. For information on managing cookies your tablet and/or mobile device, please consult the documentation or online help specific to your device.

Mozilla Firefox
1. In the Tools menu, select “Options.”
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. Select “Use custom settings for history” from the dropdown. This will display cookie options where you can enable or disable cookies.

Google Chrome
1. In the Settings menu, select “Show Advanced Settings” at the bottom of the page.
2. Select the “Content Settings” button in the Privacy section.
3. This page informs you about cookies and allows you to set which cookies you do and do not want. It also allows you to clear any currently stored cookies.

Internet Explorer 6+
1. In the Tools menu, select “Internet Options.”
2. Select the Privacy tab.
3. You will see a privacy settings slider with six settings that allow you to control the amount of cookies to be stored on your device: Block All Cookies, High, Medium High, Medium (default), Low, and Accept All Cookies.

Safari
1. In the Settings menu, select “Preferences.”
2. Open the Privacy tab.
3. Select your preferred option from the “Block Cookies” section.

Other browsers
For information on how to manage cookies in other browsers, please consult the documentation or online help specific to your browser.

How do I disable/enable third-party cookies?
TripHUNTER uses various third-party services which may independently use cookies on TripHUNTER’s behalf. For example, our website may contain content embedded from YouTube, Vimeo or other third-party sites which may use their own cookies.

6. Your Rights

You can request to access your personal data and you can verify/correct their accuracy. You can also request the removal of your personal data. Upon verification of your identity, we will rectify, erase or block your personal data, if these data are incorrect or if you no longer want us to process these data. Due to the requested removal, it is however possible that we cannot ensure the provision of (part of) our Services.