What is the Privacy Policy about?
MyDS.com.au ("MyDS" or "we") takes its privacy obligations seriously and is
committed to the responsible handling of personal information and protecting
the privacy rights of individuals.
This policy sets out how MyDS handles your personal information. It explains
the key measures that have been taken to make sure it abides by the
Commonwealth Privacy Act 1998, which includes the ten National Privacy
Principles. As a condition of using the site, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this Policy
Collection of information
The information MyDS collects from you depends on how and why you access this
web site. If you visit the web site to read, browse or download information,
our computer system may record information about the visit such as the number
of pages visited and the duration of the visit. Such information is only used
for web site administration and it is not used to identify you.
MyDS ensures that Personal Information is collected by lawful and fair means
with your consent. MyDS only collects Personal Information from users during:
- Registration to the web site
When you register for membership on MyDS Site, we will ask you for your email
address and certain demographic information such as your name, birth date,
gender and location. Provision of a valid email address is necessary for
first-time registered users to activate their accounts.
- Participation in certain online areas or services
MyDS also collects Nintendo DS related information about
you when you voluntarily disclose them using the features of the web site, such
as writing reviews, updating your blog, participating in forum discussions and
providing user surveys. MyDS may hold your personal information relating to
these broad categories: DS game, DS accessories, DS news and DS reviews. Common
examples are your game ownership, game preference, accessories wish list, review opinions
and feedback.
Use and disclosure of information
MyDS may use your personal information in order to:
- verify your identity;
- respond to any queries or feedback you may have;
- provide, administer and manage our services;
- research, develop and improve our services;
- gain an understanding of your information and communication needs in order
for us to provide you with better functionalities and services;
Below are more details about how MyDS uses your personal information and the
specific circumstances under which your personal information may be disclosed.
- Email Newsletters
Users of MyDS are automatically registered to receive newsletters that we
offer on a periodic basis. We do this to keep you informed of news, events,
special offers, services or products that we believe you will find valuable. If
you want to update your email address or stop receiving a newsletter, follow
the procedures to unsubscribe at the bottom of any newsletter MyDS send you or
simply visit the profile page to update your profile.
- Co-registration with Other Sites
To provide better user experiences, MyDS offers its users the ability to
co-register with other web sites in the same network, which are 100 percent
owned and managed by Silver Software. Currently it includes www.mypsp.com.au,
www.mygames.com.au and www.MyDS.com.au (more
sites will be listed in the future). Registered users of MyDS are
automatically registered as a member of the above-mentioned sites and your
personal information will shared by these web sites. . If you wish to cancel
your membership with these sites, simply advise MyDS administrators via email.
- Advertisers.
Users of MyDS are given an option at registration to receive emails MyDS send
on behalf of our advertisers. MyDS will not disclose your personal information
to the advertisers without your consent. You will only receive information from
MyDS, not directly from the advertisers, if you opt to receive these emails.
- Surveys and User Research.
MyDS conducts email and web-delivered surveys from time to time, as well as
instant polls, to gather information about our users. Taking these surveys and
polls is entirely optional. You have no obligation to respond to them. We share
only the aggregate results of these surveys, not personal information, with our
advertisers to help them better understand our services and monitor the reach
of their advertising on our service. We also use some of the personal
information that you provide in these surveys to help us understand your
interests and to make MyDS site more useful to you.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's
memory for record keeping purposes. MyDS uses cookies to recognize registered
users to the site, allowing those users to speed up their future activities on
the sites. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies, but you may configure
your browser to reject cookies, although it may interfere with some
functionality of the site.
Access, Correction and Update of Information
To access, correct or update your account or other personal information such as
your city or interests, please use the "Edit profile page" at the site on which
you are registered.
If you have any other questions, comments or complaints regarding this Policy,
please contact MyDS administrator via contact form.
Storage and Security of Information
Your personal information is stored on MyDS computer servers. MyDS endeavours
to take all reasonable and appropriate steps to keep any information about our
users secure. We protect your personal information with technical,
administrative and physical safeguards to protect against loss, unauthorized
access, destruction, misuse, modification and improper disclosure. Please
however be aware that no computer system or information can ever be fully
protected against every possible hazard.
Change of Privacy Policy
The Policy is accessible from a link entitled "Privacy" at the bottom of the
MyDS home page. MyDS is always responding to the feedback we get from users,
and will always be developing new features, functionalities, services and new
ways of working. Because of this, this Policy is subject to change from time to
time. If they do, we will publish the new version and make an announcement on
the site. But we will not necessarily send you specific notice of any change.
Users are recommended to check the site regularly for such announcements, and
your continued use of the site will signify that you agree to these changes.
Any changes we make will abide by the Privacy Act, and will continue to treat
your personal information with respect.