Privacy
AECC Holdings Pty Ltd and subsidiaries Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from aeccglobal.com (the “Sites”) and the AECC Student application for mobile and handheld devices (the "App"). The Website and the App are jointly referred to as the "Platform" or “platform".
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the platform, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the platform, we collect information about the individual web pages or app screens or products that you view, what web Sites or App or search terms referred you to the platform, and information about how you interact with the platform. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the platform, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Sites.
- Google analytics / Firebase tracking
Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the platform, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers PayPal information, Flywire information, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Service Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Service Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Information that we collect generally to support the provision of services to you through our Sites and platforms including but not limited to:
Sites:
aeccglobal.com, aeccglobal.in, aeccglobal.my, aeccglobal.com.np, aeccglobal.com.bd, aeccglobal.co.id, aeccglobal.ng, aeccglobal.com.ph, aeccglobal.sg, aeccglobal.lk, aeccglobal.co.th, aeccglobal.vn
student.aeccglobal.com
search.aeccglobal.com
healthinsurancenow.com
Insurance.aeccglobal.com
Apps:
AECC Student mobile application
(including processing your payment information, access to our platforms and services)
Additionally, we use this Service Information to:
Communicate with you;
Screen our system for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our platform (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the platform, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We also employ social media retargeting services, including but not limited to Facebook/ Instagram pixel retargeting.
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.
We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the platform--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by choosing to opt out on key platforms including:
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our platform’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the platform), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
When you enquire through the platform, we will maintain your Service Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
MINORS
The platform is not intended for individuals of age 16 or below.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at legal AT aeccglobal.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Ground Level, 20 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia