Website Security

About this Security and Privacy Statement

This Security and Privacy Statement applies to this Website that is operated by Underwriting Australia Pty Ltd ("UAPL") (ABN 50 087 225 661) (AFSL 322 536).

UAPL understands and appreciates that you, as a Website visitor, are concerned about your privacy and about the confidentiality and security of information we may gain about you online. UAPL is committed to protecting your privacy. This Security and Privacy Statement explains how your personal information will be treated as you access and interact within this Website.

As this Website develops and as technology evolves, UAPL will continue to strive to provide you with better and more customised services and with a more effective Website. UAPL encourages you to review the Security and Privacy Statement periodically because the Security and Privacy Statement may change from time to time.

UAPL also has a Privacy Policy, which explains how UAPL generally protects your privacy and confidentiality. The principles set out in the UAPL Privacy Policy also apply to this Website.

In addition to the provisions of this Security and Privacy Statement, there may also be specific and additional privacy provisions that apply to certain sections of this Website. Because those specific and additional provisions also relate to your privacy protection, you should review them wherever they are accessible by you on this Website. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Security and Privacy Statement and those other specific and additional provisions, the specific and additional provisions will prevail.

Security of Information

UAPL takes reasonable steps to preserve the security of cookie and personal information in accordance with this Website Terms of Use and this Security and Privacy Statement. If your browser is suitably configured, it will advise you whether the information you are sending us will be secure (encrypted) or not secure (unencrypted).

UAPL regularly reviews developments in security and encryption technologies.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Although UAPL strives to protect such information, UAPL cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online services and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we take reasonable steps to preserve the security of the information in our own systems.

Information collected

The information that we will collect about you will depend on how you use the facilities offered by this Website.

If you decide to complete an online application form, the information that you enter into the online form will only be collected by us if you submit your application online. If at any stage you cancel your application prior to submitting your application, the information you have entered up to that point will be automatically deleted.

Cookies

We may use "cookies" as a fundamental part of our interaction with your Internet browser. The purpose is to provide you with a more effective Website.

A "cookie" is a small text file placed on your computer by our web page server. A cookie can later be retrieved by our webpage servers. Cookies are frequently used on Websites and you can choose if and how a cookie will be accepted by configuring your preferences and options in your browser.

If you wish to make full use of this Website, it is required that you accept cookies.

How we handle emails

We will preserve the content of any email that you send us, if we believe that we have a legal requirement to do so. Your email message and content may be monitored by UAPL employees for security and virus issues and our response to you may be monitored for quality control purposes.

Use and Disclosure of Information

We will only use or disclose personal information or information generated by cookies in accordance with the UAPL Privacy Policy.

Acceptance and Changes to Security and Privacy Statement

You acknowledge and accept that your use of this Website indicates your acceptance of this Website Security and Privacy Statement.

This is the current Security and Privacy Statement that governs this Website.

UAPL may at any time vary the Security and Privacy Statement by publishing the varied Security and Privacy Statement on this Website. You accept that by doing this, UAPL has provided you with sufficient notice of the variation.