Ace Addicts
Privacy Policy
Ace Addicts Pty Ltd - Privacy Policy
We value your trust and take the protection of your personal information very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Ace Addicts Pty Ltd ABN xx xxx xxx xxx (referred to in this policy as "Aced", "we", "us" or "our") may collect and hold about you, how we may use and disclose this information, and the steps we take to keep this information secure. Our commitment is that we:
· do not sell your personal information to any business, for any reason;
· do not use your personal information for any purpose other than described by this privacy policy or for any purpose which is not related to providing you the Aced service;
· maintain policies and practices to keep your personal information secure.
We may modify or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, and any such modifications or amendments become effective when published on our website. If we make any substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we will display a notice on our website.
1. What kinds of personal information does Aced collect and hold?
In this Privacy Policy, we refer to "personal information" which means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether true or not and whether recorded in material form or not. We may from time to time collect information (including personal information) about you. We may collect and process your personal information through your use of the Aced service (including this website, a notifier and any app we make available), including any data you may provide in the sign-up process, by browsing or making a purchase via our website or app, entering a competition or engaging with us on our website, app or through emails you may receive from us.
The personal information that we collect and hold may include:
· Identity information, such as your name and email.
· Contact information, such as your residential or postal address and postcode, contact details (e.g., mobile phone number), gender (where you elect to provide us), username and password.
· Financial information, such as bank account or payment details.
· Membership information, such as customer reference numbers, Aced membership number.
· Information about your preferences, such as what membership benefits interest you most and what offers or other program benefits you have taken up.
· Entry data and related assets, including video footage of your golf shot captured by the Aced camera system at your request, and associated shot data such as shot result and competition entry details.
· Records of communications, including customer service contact records of live chats, online tickets raised, emails and any other forms of contact with our customer service team.
· Transaction and usage data, including information about online browsing behaviour and details of any products or services you have used.
· Technical data, including internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, and other technology on the devices you use to access Aced.
· Survey data, which may include education, occupation, marital status or other background information.
We may also collect and hold other personal information that you choose to provide to us.
We also collect aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data from your use of the Aced service. Aggregated data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.
2. How does Aced collect my personal information?
We use different methods to collect your personal information as set out below. If we are not provided with all the personal information we request, we may not be able to provide to you the full benefits of being an Aced member. It is therefore important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.
Direct interactions
We generally collect and record your personal information directly from you. You may give us your personal information when you complete online forms or by corresponding with us by email, phone or otherwise. This includes personal information you provide when you:
· complete a membership application to register to become a member of our Aced service;
· make purchases or otherwise participate in any services we offer;
· respond to any surveys, promotions or competitions held by us;
· subscribe to our offers;
· provide us with feedback through our contact forms;
· request that the Aced camera system records your golf shot as part of a competition entry.
Automated technologies or interactions
When you interact with our website or emails you receive from us, we may automatically collect personal information about you, including technical data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.
3. How does Aced hold my personal information?
We take reasonable steps to maintain the security and privacy of your personal information. This includes using encrypted 256-bit SSL connections on all of our web pages where you transmit personal information.
All personal information is encrypted when not in use and we only store personal information in Australia.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for or for the purposes of satisfying any fraud detection and prevention, legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.
4. For what purposes does Aced collect, hold, use and disclose personal information?
We collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information primarily to perform our business activities and functions and in order to provide you with the benefits of being a member of the Aced service, including:
· meet our legal obligations;
· operate, conduct and administer the Aced service;
· communicate with you;
· personalise your experience;
· seek your opinion about our services;
· manage any complaints or enquiries;
· analyse, maintain and improve our service;
· broadcast and distribute entry footage via third-party platforms such as YouTube & TikTok, including on in-venue screens at affiliated golf courses and the Aced website, where you have not opted out before the time of entry.
5. How can you enquire about, request deletion, access and correct the personal information Aced holds about you?
Access to your personal information is available in the Dashboard section of the Website. If you wish to access your personal information, have an enquiry about how your personal information is collected, used or disclosed, or wish to request deletion of your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Email: privacy@aceaddicts.com
6. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Aced may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any amendments will take effect when we publish the revised Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage you to check our Privacy Policy regularly for updates.
7. Third-Party Platforms
Where you have not opted out at the time of entry, footage of your golf shot may be broadcast on third-party platforms including YouTube.
Once footage is distributed to third-party platforms, those platforms' own terms and privacy policies apply. Aced cannot guarantee the removal of content from third-party platforms once it has been published.
Your opt-out preference must be selected before recording begins and we cannot guarantee it be applied retrospectively to footage that has already been broadcast or distributed.