Who we are
Our website address is: https://mycatmatters.com. It is fully owned and operated by Fingar Pty Ltd as trustees for the Nick Garratt Family Trust trading as My Cat Matters.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Registration
Registered Users. For Users wishing to make use of extended features of our Site, registration may be required where you give us some Personal Data which may include your name and email address. Such registration information is used to provide access to the Site and contact you when necessary.
Non-Registered Users. While no Personal Data may be requested of Users wishing to make use of our Site without registering, other data may be collected in association with use of our Site. This information is described below.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically. This information includes internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which is anonymous and does not identify any particular person, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. Although we do not routinely associate this data with records containing Personal Data, we may use IP addresses to identify any user who refuses to comply with our Terms of Use and to identify users who threaten our service, Site, or other users.
Who we share your data with
We are not in the business of collecting and selling your Personal Data. This information is a vital part of our relationship with you and we will not disclose your Personal Data to anybody except as described in this Privacy Policy. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as detailed below:
[1] Business Transfers. As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets. [2] Related Companies. We may also share your Personal Data with related companies we own to improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users, and to improve or deliver our services. [3] Agents, Consultants, and Related Third Parties. We may sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions. We may use third party companies to provide mailing services, database maintenance, payment processing, and identity verification. When you register for the Site, we will only share your Personal Data, such as your email, necessary for the third party to provide such services. Those third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.Other than the agents, consultants and related third parties described above, we will never share, rent or trade Personal Data with any third parties for their promotional purposes. [4] Legal Requirements. We reserve the right to disclose your Personal data as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us or our Site. [5] Consent. Except as described above, you will be notified when your personal Data may be shared with third parties, and will be able to prevent the sharing of this information.
If your Personal Data changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on the Site. Alternatively, you may email our Customer Support staff or contact us by telephone or regular mail at the contact information listed below.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Your contact information may be imported into a third party application so that we can contact you with updates to our product offering, information about our business, or other information that we think may be of relevance or interest to you.
You will be provided with an “opt out” option so you can unsubscribe from our communications at any time. Apart from the first communication we send you, you will be in complete control as to whether you wish to continue to be contacted by us in this way.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We employ reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the personal Data under our control. Personal Data is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted SSL protocol when supported by your browser. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from the Site may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
We do not collect or store personal financial data, including credit card and bank records.
What third parties we receive data from
Our Site may provide links to various third party websites. However, even if a third-party affiliation exists between our site and that destination site, we do not exercise authority over these linked sites, each of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. We do not assume responsibility or liability and are not responsible for the independent policies and procedures of destination sites. Similarly, we cannot take responsibility for the privacy initiatives or the content of such websites.
However, we wish to ensure the integrity of our site and any destination links, so any comments pertaining to any website accessed through these links are greatly appreciated.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Nil
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
My Cat Matters Terms of Service
1. Terms
By accessing the website at http://mycatmatters.com, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
2. Use License
A non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license is granted to access and make personal use of the Site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with the express written consent of My Cat Matters. This license allows people searching for unique products and gifts to purchase those products for personal use. Users are further prohibited from making any derivative use of the Site or its Content; downloading or copying any account information or listing information for the benefit of any third party; or using any “robots,” “spiders,” or similar data-gathering, data-mining, or data extraction tools. All content on the Site is the property of My Cat Matters, and no portion of the Site may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of My Cat Matters.
Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by TIWIB and may result in both civil and criminal liability.
- This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by My Cat Matters at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
- The materials on My Cat Matters’ website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. My Cat Matters makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
- Further, My Cat Matters does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
4. Limitations
In no event shall My Cat Matters or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on My Cat Matters’ website, even if My Cat Matters or a My Cat Matters authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
5. Accuracy of materials
The materials appearing on My Cat Matters’ website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. My Cat Matters does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. My Cat Matters may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However My Cat Matters does not make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Links
My Cat Matters has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by My Cat Matters of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
7. Modifications
My Cat Matters may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.
8. Governing Law
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Western Australia and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.
