This Policy was last reviewed and updated December 2022.

OCULUS values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how we collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information. In this Policy we, us or our means OCULUS Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Environmental Planning Pty Ltd.

This policy applies to information we collect via our website: www.oculus.info

Personal Information

The types of personal information we may collect about you include your name; email address; company; city; country; and information about your access and use of our website.

We collect your personal information directly from you when you subscribe to our mailing list or browse our website. We may also collect your personal information through publicly available sources, for example from LinkedIn or your company website. We collect your personal information from these third sources so that we can provide you with information we consider relevant to you.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy in circumstances where you would reasonably expect us to disclose your information. For example, we may disclose your personal information to:

• our employees
• our third-party service providers (for example, our IT providers)
• our email newsletter provider

Storage and security

We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, and electronic procedures to safeguard and secure personal information.

Some of the third-party service providers we disclose personal information to may be based in or have servers located outside of Australia. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose to overseas third parties if:

• you have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or
• we reasonably believe that: the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the APPs; and the law or binding scheme can be enforced; or
• the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or court/tribunal order.

We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, however, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmitted to or by us over the Internet. The transmission and exchange of information are carried out at your own risk.

Online activity

Cookies: Our website uses cookies. We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website. If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.

Website analytics: Our website uses Google Analytics to help us better understand visitor traffic anonymously, so we can improve our content.

Direct marketing: We may send you direct marketing communications and information about our services, opportunities, or events that we consider may be of interest to you if you have requested or consented to receive such communications. These communications may be sent in various forms, including mail and email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws, such as the Australian Spam Act 2003 (Cth). You consent to us sending you those direct marketing communications by any of those methods. You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the instructions to “unsubscribe'' set out in the relevant communication.

Links to third-party sites: Our website contains links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third-party website through our website, personal information may be collected by that third-party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third-party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third-party provider or website. Third-party providers/websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Amendments

We may, at any time and at our discretion, vary this Privacy Policy by publishing the amended Policy on our website. We recommend you check regularly to ensure you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.

Contact

If you have a question in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, or would like to request access to or correct the personal information we hold about you, please contact media@oculus.info or phone +61 2 9557 5533 for assistance.