Privacy Statement
Forex Group is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that
gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the Forex Group Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using
the Forex Group website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Forex Group collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address,
name, home or work address or telephone number. Forex Group also collects anonymous
demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age,
gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by Forex Group. This information can include: your IP address, browser
type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information
is used by Forex Group for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of
the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Forex Group
Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Forex Group public message boards, this information
may be collected and used by others. Note: Forex Group does not read any of your
private online communications.
Forex Group encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose
to link to from Forex Group so that you can understand how those Web sites collect,
use and share your information. Forex Group is not responsible for the privacy statements
or other content on Web sites outside of the Forex Group and Forex Group family
of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Forex Group collects and uses your personal information to operate the Forex Group
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Forex Group also uses your
personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from Forex Group and its affiliates. Forex Group may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential
new services that may be offered.
Forex Group does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Forex
Group may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners
about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your
unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Forex Group may share data with
trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal
mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties
are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services
to Forex Group, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Forex Group does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race,
religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Forex Group keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Forex
Group, in order to determine what Forex Group services are the most popular. This
data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Forex Group to
customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject
area.
Forex Group Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only
if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary
to:
(a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Forex Group or the site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Forex
Group; and,
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of
users of Forex Group, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Forex Group Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience.
A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies
cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are
uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that
issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Forex Group's pages, or register
with Forex Group site or services, a cookie helps Forex Group to recall your specific
information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your
personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on.
When you return to the same Forex Group Web site, the information you previously
provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Forex Group features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the Forex Group services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Forex Group secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Forex Group secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer
servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted
to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Forex Group will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company
and customer feedback. Forex Group encourages you to periodically review this Statement
to be informed of how Forex Group is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Forex Group welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe
that Forex Group has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Forex Group at
csmcnab@forexgroup.com.au. We will
use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.