Privacy Policy

Your privacy on SourcingSpecialists.com.au

This website is administered by Sourcing Specialists. The primary purpose of SourcingSpecialists.com.au is to provide an insight into the services we provide and ways in which we can assist prospective buyers in the market place source from low cost regions. We want you to feel secure when visiting and transmitting information on our site and are committed to maintaining your privacy when doing so.

The following provides an overview of how we protect your privacy during your visit.

What information do we gather?

Information on SourcingSpecialists.com.au is gathered in two ways: (1) indirectly (for example, through our site's technology); and (2) directly (for example, when you transmit information on our site).

One example of information we collect indirectly is through our Internet access logs. When you access SourcingSpecialists.com.au, your Internet address is automatically collected and is placed in our Internet access logs.

We collect information directly from you in a number of ways, some of which we describe in this Privacy Statement. One way is through the use of cookies. Cookies are small files of information which save and retrieve information about your visit to SourcingSpecialists.com.au; for example, how you entered and navigated through to our site, how you navigated through our site, and what information was of interest to you.

We also collect information when you voluntarily submit it to us. Within our site, we provide the opportunity to submit a query. It is completely up to you whether or not you want to submit it.

How do we use this information?

We analyse the information to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it, and eventually, to determine how we can tailor SourcingSpecialists.com.au to make it more effective.

Will we share any information with outside parties?

We will not share or sell any information transmitted through this site with any third-parties.

What about sensitive personal data?

We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal data through this site. If we do seek to collect such data, we will ask you to consent to our proposed uses of the data. We may also collect some sensitive personal data incidentally. By providing us with unsolicited sensitive personal data, you consent to our using the data subject to applicable law as described in this Privacy Statement. The references to "sensitive personal data" are to the various categories of personal data identified by local data privacy laws as requiring special treatment, including in some circumstances the need to obtain explicit consent.

These categories comprise personal identity numbers, personal data about personality and private life, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, political opinions, membership of political parties or movements, religious, philosophical or other similar beliefs, membership of a trade union or profession or trade association, physical or mental health, genetic code, addictions, sexual life, property matters or criminal record (including information about suspected criminal activities).

Do we give you access to your information?

You are entitled to know whether we hold information about you and, if we do, to have access to that information and require it to be corrected if it is inaccurate. You can do this by sending us an e-mail.

What about data security?

We take appropriate steps to maintain the security of your data on SourcingSpecialists.com.au. You should understand that the open nature of the Internet is such that data may flow over networks without security measures and may be accessed and used by people other than those for whom the data is intended.

Sourcing specialists has established procurement hubs in three of the top five low-cost regions (China, India and Vietnam). Our services are widespread ranging from basic sourcing to the development of a more comprehensive sourcing strategy and ongoing contract and logistics management. We also offer flexible fee structures designed to deliver optimal savings for customers and share some of the risks inherent in souricing off-shore.