Privacy Policy
Our Commitment To Privacy:
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
The Information We Collect:
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on this website. On some pages, you can make requests, join a forum and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
The Information We Collect:
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on this website. On some pages, you can make requests, join a forum and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:
• Name
• Email address
• Age
• Location
• Phone Number
The Information We DON'T Collect:
• Credit/Debit Card Information
The Way We Use Information:
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
You can register with our website mailing list if you would like to receive information as well as updates. Information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the registration form.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website, and would not disclose anything that could be used to identify individual users.
Our Commitment To Data Security:
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information:
You can access all information you have contributed by contacting us by going to www.ufactor.com.au/contact. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.
You can access all information you have contributed by contacting us by going to www.ufactor.com.au/contact. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
How To Contact Us:
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please go to www.ufactor.com.au/contact
FSG Australia takes the organisation's obligations under the Privacy Act seriously, and would like to take all reasonable steps in order to comply with the Act and protect the privacy of the personal information that the organisation holds. Our 'Privacy of Information' policy sets out how the organisation intends to do so. To review a copy of our 'Privacy of Information' policy, please contact the office on (07) 55640655.
Signing-up – how do I become a member of U Factor?
To read and post messages, stories, poems, pictures, recipes, jokes you must be a U Factor member. To become a U Factor member you need to be:-
• under the age of 25,
• the main carer for a relative or friend,
• currently attending school, or completing the vocational equivalent,
• live in the Brisbane South region,
• willing to be contacted by Young Carers Project workers who will verify your identity.
You will then be issued a username and password.
NOTE: It is important to protect your identity online. You should never reveal personal details online such as your address, telephone number, credit card numbers or passwords in public discussion areas.
U Factor recommends young people using interactive features such as forums and chat on the Internet, should be supervised by an adult.
Submitting your Story, Poem, Picture, Recipe or Jokes:
If you submit a story, poem, picture, recipe or joke on U Factor you are agreeing to the following terms:
• Unless you advise otherwise, it will be assumed that you have given permission to have your item posted on U Factor.
• Your item may be edited before being posted (especially the removal of identifying or inappropriate information)
• Young Carers Project - Brisbane South cannot guarantee the length of time it will take to post your item on U Factor.
Discussion Forum:
If you use the discussion forum on U Factor then you must abide by the following terms:
• Do not use offensive language
• Do not reveal any personal information, such as, name, address, phone number or email address
• Bullying, harassing, or intimidating language and/or content will not be tolerated and will result in access restrictions and/or removal.
• Messages may be edited or deleted by the on-line moderators.
• Young Carers Project - Brisbane South does not necessarily endorse the content of any messages that are posted.
If you use the discussion forum on U Factor then you must abide by the following terms:
• Do not use offensive language
• Do not reveal any personal information, such as, name, address, phone number or email address
• Bullying, harassing, or intimidating language and/or content will not be tolerated and will result in access restrictions and/or removal.
• Messages may be edited or deleted by the on-line moderators.
• Young Carers Project - Brisbane South does not necessarily endorse the content of any messages that are posted.
This site will help you and your family to find out how to be cybersmart and use the internet safely. It's a young person's guide to smart 'net surfing, chatting and emailing.
http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/docs/cyberrules.pdf
http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/docs/cyberrules.pdf
Some commonsense points on how to use the internet safely.
