Hardware.net.au Privacy Policy & Data Protection Hardware.net.au is committed to ensuring customer data protection and privacy when handling your personal information. We will not disclose or sell your details to unrelated third parties.
Hardware.net.au only collects personal data necessary for completing and successfully delivering your orders. Information such as your name, delivery address, email address, and phone number is collected and stored on our website host’s secure servers.
Secure Payment Processing Credit card and PayPal transactions are handled through PayPal Inc.’s secure payment processing system using encrypted connections. If we suspect an order is fraudulent, we may contact you for identity verification to protect your account.
Cookie Policy & User Preferences
- Comment Cookies: Opting in to save your name, email, and website in cookies keeps your details saved for future comments. These persist for one year.
- Session & Login Cookies: Logging in triggers temporary cookies to verify browser support (discarded upon closing). Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”), while screen option cookies last for one year.
- Content Editing: Editing or publishing an article saves a temporary cookie indicating the post ID, expiring after 24 hours.
Embedded Content from External Sites Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from third-party sites behaves identically to visiting those sites directly and may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions.
Data Retention & User Rights Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely for automated follow-up approval. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information in their user profile at any time. Automated spam detection services may screen visitor comments.