The creators of Dark Matter Zine are committed to respecting individual privacy. For the purposes of this document, Dark Matter is an abbreviation of Dark Matter Zine.
Information We Collect
All information collected is used for fulfilling the intended purpose, including:
1. Information that you provide when subscribing to Dark Matter email distribution and/or notification. These contact details are kept strictly confidential and are not shared with any third parties unless required by law.
2. Information that you provide when donating to Dark Matter. These details are kept strictly confidential and are not shared with any third parties unless required by law.
3. Information that you provide when entering competitions in Dark Matter. These details are kept strictly confidential and are not shared with any third parties unless required by law, except when declared in the Terms and Conditions of entry for that specific competition. If, for example, a publisher or company providing the prizes takes responsibility for mailing out prizes, then the name and address of the winner/s (and only the winner/s) will be provided to the company providing and mailing out the prizes for that purpose. This will be declared in the Terms and Conditions of the competition. Dark Matter will then provide the name and address of the winner/s to said company in good faith. Dark Matter does not accept liability in the event of aforementioned company misusing or disclosing this information; Dark Matter will in no event be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from said company misusing or disclosing this information.
4. Facilitating comments on blog entries: please note the exception to privacy rules listed under ‘Aggressive and/or Abusive behaviour’.
5. We use Awstats to facilitate website administration and improve its content. None of the information collected is reasonably capable of identifying an individual.
Cookies
Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can facilitate a user’s ongoing access to and use of a site. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the Cookie feature.
Third Party Links
You might find links to third party websites on our website. These websites should have their own privacy policies that you should check. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.
Aggressive and/or Abusive Behaviour
Abusive, insulting, menacing, harassing and/or offensive comments are not acceptable. Comments of an illegal and/or threatening nature will be reported to authorities. ‘Section 474.17 of the Commonwealth criminal code creates an offense, punishable by imprisonment for three years, of using a carriage service, and yes the internet counts, in such a way that a reasonable person would consider it “menacing, harassing or offensive”,’ from
People using this website are expected to debate ideas in a manner respectful of others. As one author said, ‘Play the ball [idea] not the person,’ (slight misquote to be inclusive).
Contacting Us
We welcome any queries, comments or requests you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. Please use this contact form.
Changes to This Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy we will post those changes on this page. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to this policy will mean you accept those changes.
Disclaimer
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