Personal information may be collected in a number of instances.
For example, this Site contains areas that collect information from its visitors through feedback data, such as questions, comments and suggestions. Some of the information that you provide through feedback data may be personal information.
Some areas of the Site may require you to submit information which may include personal information in order to benefit from specified features or services (such as demonstration software, software updates, articles, white papers, newsletters, events, alumni programs, course registrations, employment applications, forums, online blogs, helpdesk facilities or order processing). You will be informed at each collection point what information is required and what information is optional.
Wattwatchers Pty Ltd may also collect information about you and your use of the Site through the use of "cookies". Cookies are small data files that are sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard-drive when you visit certain websites, thereby "tracking" use of the Site. Some browsers can be set to reject all cookies; if you choose to modify your browser in this manner, some pages of the Site may not function properly. Wattwatchers Pty Ltd uses the information generated through the use of cookies to estimate the number of people that are using the Site and to track the pages of the Site that are being visited. This information tells Wattwatchers Pty Ltd about user interests and behaviours which can, in turn, be used to provide you with information about products, services, features or promotions that may be of interest to you. We may also make a record of your visit to the Site and log any of the following information for statistical and business purposes – server address, domain name, IP address, the date and time of the visit, the pages assessed and documents downloaded, the previous site visited and the type of browser used.