This Security and Privacy Statement applies to this website which is operated by IQ Tax Pty Ltd (ACN 123 578 414) ("IQ Tax") under the domain name "www.iqtax.com.au" ("IQ Tax website"). The IQ Tax website is operated on behalf of IQ Tax and its related bodies corporate (together called the "IQ Tax Group"). The information described in this Security and Privacy Statement may be shared between members of the IQ Tax Group.

This Security and Privacy Statement may also apply to services offered by IQ Tax on websites hosted by third parties. If so, express reference to this Security and Privacy Statement will be made on those websites.

IQ Tax understands and appreciates that you, as an IQ Tax website visitor, are concerned about your privacy as well as the confidentiality and security of information we may gain about you online. IQ Tax is committed to protecting your privacy. This IQ Tax Security and Privacy Statement explains how your personal information will be treated as you access and interact with the IQ Tax website.

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

In addition to the provisions of this Security and Privacy Statement, there may also be specific and additional privacy provisions which apply to certain sections of the IQ Tax website. Because those specific and additional provisions also relate to your privacy protection, you should review them wherever they are accessible on the IQ Tax 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 Personal Information

IQ Tax takes reasonable steps to preserve the security of cookie and personal information in accordance with 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).

IQ Tax currently uses 128 bit SSL encryption. T mhis is the industry standard for Banks and other financial institutions.

IQ Tax regularly reviews developments in security and encryption technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Accordingly, although IQ Tax strives to protect such information, IQ Tax cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or 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 the IQ Tax website.

If you visit an unsecure area of the IQ Tax website (that is, an area where you are not required to log on) to read, browse or download information, our system may record the date and time of your visit to our site, the pages viewed and any information downloaded. However, our systems will not record any personally identifiable information.

The IQ Tax website offers a number of interactive facilities including the IQ Tax Help service and preparing your online tax return. If you decide to use one of these services, our system will record the information you enter during your use of the IQ Tax website.

The IQ Tax website also contains links to the websites of third party providers of goods and services ("Third Party websites"). If you have accessed Third Party websites through the IQ Tax website and if those third parties collect information about you, IQ Tax may also collect or have access to that information as part of our arrangements with those third parties.

Third Party websites should have their own privacy statements and those third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

Cookies

We use "cookies" as a fundamental part of our interaction with your Internet browser. The purpose is to provide you with better and more customised service and with a more effective website.

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

IQ Tax uses cookies for two different purposes. Unsecure areas of the website may allocate a cookie for purpose of:

• identifying your Internet browser as participating in the IQ Tax Partners program; and
• Storing information related to personalisation of the IQ Tax website.

IQ Tax also uses cookies for secure services (that is, an area where you are required to log on) on the IQ Tax website. These cookies are used for a variety of purposes, including for security and personalisation reasons. If your browser is configured to reject all cookies you will be unable to use secure services on the IQ Tax website that require cookies in order to participate. You may still be able to use some of the information-only pages even if you do not accept cookies.

How we Handle Email

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 content may be monitored by our IQ Tax employees for security issues including where email abuse is suspected; our response to you may be monitored for quality assurance issues.

Use and Disclosure of Information

We will only use or disclose personal information or information in accordance with this Security and Privacy Statement and specific and additional provisions relating to privacy which apply to certain areas of the IQ Tax website.

You agree to being contacted by related parties of IQ Tax for marketing & information purposes.

Acceptance and Changes to Security and Privacy Statement

You acknowledge and accept that your use of the IQ Tax website indicates your acceptance of this Security and Privacy Statement.

This is the current Security and Privacy Statement. It replaces any other Security and Privacy Statement for the IQ Tax website published on the IQ Tax website to date. IQ Tax may at any time vary the Security and Privacy Statement by publishing the varied Security and Privacy Statement on the IQ Tax website. You accept that by doing this, IQ Tax has provided you with sufficient notice of the variation.

Terms and Conditions for this website

You acknowledge and accept that your use of the IQ Tax.com.au website indicates your acceptance of the Website User Terms & Conditions.