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Privacy & Security
The Perth Mint does not disclose personal information about any of its customers to any unrelated third party businesses. We do not sell, rent, lease, loan, trade or otherwise divulge the addresses on our lists to unrelated third parties or any unauthorised personnel.
This Privacy & Security Policy is subject to alteration at any time, at the time and discretion of The Perth Mint. It is advisable whenever you visit this site that you review the Privacy & Security Policy to acquaint yourself of any changes in regard to the uses of the personal information by The Perth Mint.
Information may be disclosed to authorised government and legal authorities, and authorised contractors conducting business on behalf of the Mint and its customers. Disclosure of information to the persons previously listed will to the best of The Perth Mint’s knowledge not be for marketing purposes.
The Mint takes privacy very seriously, and only uses e-commerce and internet products endorsed or recommended by the major banking and technology sector organisations. Furthermore, it follows industry recommended best practice procedures and continually upgrades and improves the methods used on this website.
Collecting Information
Personal information, such as your name and e-mail address, is collected only to record and process your order, and, if you chose to join as a Perth Mint Member or e-mail newsletter subscriber, to keep you informed of new product releases and events at the Mint. Information about IP addresses, web browsers, and computer operating systems are automatically transmitted to web servers as an integral part of the operation of the internet. This information is used for demographic purposes as a technical resource to better serve website users. Data is analysed for trends and statistics, and then discarded. Our website logs are not personally identifiable and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that actually browsed the site. For security purposes, network management and to improve our service we use software and third party services to monitor network traffic, detect unauthorised and malicious access of the site, and determine the effectiveness of our site structure.
Online Transactions
If you place orders on this site, information including your credit card number and contact information is of necessity collected. This information is used solely to record and fulfil your order.
Security
Personal information provided to The Perth Mint Online Store is encoded using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, a powerful encryption protocol that protects data as it travels over the internet. Credit card transactions are processed using the secure EFTPOS network. For enhanced security, we recommend using the latest browsers which enable SSL. Make sure to set your browser's preferences to accept cookies and enable JavaScript.
Cookies
Our online store uses 'cookies' to store information on the items you place in your shopping cart, and facilitate the online shopping process. Cookies are also used to provide a more efficient and dynamic service to regular customers.
E-mail Lists
Visitors can request to join a mailing list by completing a form on this site. We maintain this list to inform customers of new information on this website. Visitors can request to receive bullion price alerts and blog posts via email. We do not sell, rent, lease, loan, trade or otherwise divulge the email addresses or telephone numbers on our lists to third parties or any unauthorised personnel.
Spam Act 2003
The Perth Mint complies with the Spam Act 2003 and best practice guidelines in relation to the contents of its commercial electronic messages. The Mint only sends e-mail advertising with each addressee's consent, includes its address and contact details in every e-mail promotion, and ensures the inclusion of a functional unsubscribe facility.