Privacy Policy

Dog Diaries has been developed by Corporate Communications, Bayer Australia Limited and is administrated by the same. We reserve the right to discontinue or to make partial or complete modifications to this website. Please note that we may make such changes at our own discretion and without prior announcement. We must therefore ask you, next time you visit this website, to view the conditions again and to note any changes or amendments that may have been made.

Trademarks and Copyright
All trademarks on this website are the property of the Bayer Group, unless otherwise noted or in any other way perceivable as third party rights. Any unauthorized use of these trademarks or other materials is expressly prohibited and constitutes a violation of copyright, trademark law or other industrial property rights.

Websites of third-parties
As a resource to our visitors, Dog Diaries provides links to third party web sites. We try to choose thirty party web sites with care, which we believe are useful and meet our high standards for the accuracy and utility of information. However, Dog Diaries is not responsible for and does not endorse, guarantee, or monitor content, availability, viewpoints, products or services that are offered or expressed on other websites. Dog Diaries cannot guarantee the security of these websites and they may have different privacy practices and protections.
Bayer as the owner of Dog Diaries does not accept any liability for damage or injury resulting from the use of third party websites and their contents, of whatever form. Users access third party websites at their own risk.

Privacy
Bayer is aware that the security of your private information from the use of Dog Diaries is an important concern. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore we would like you to know how we manage data collected or associated with Dog Diaries.

Collection of Data
When you use Dog Diaries, we store data on our servers for various security purposes, this data may include the name of your internet service provider, the web site that you used to link to our site, the web sites that you visit from our site and your IP-Address.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data
We collect personal data only when you provide it to us, through registration, completion of forms or e-mails, as part of an order for products or services, inquiries or requests about materials being ordered and similar situations in which you have chosen to provide the information to us.

We will retain control of and responsibility for the use of any personal data you disclose to us. Some of this data may be stored or processed at computers located in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, whose data protection laws may differ from the jurisdiction in which you live. In such cases, we will ensure that appropriate protections are in place to require the data processor in that country to maintain protections on the data that are equivalent to those that apply in the country in which you live.

Security
Bayer (the owner of Dog Diaries) uses technical and organizational security precautions to protect your data from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. Any personal data that is provided to Bayer by you will be encrypted in transit to prevent its possible misuse by third parties. Our security procedures are continuously revised based on new technological developments.

Use of Cookies
In some web sites, so-called Cookies are used in order for us to improve the efficiency of your individual use of the web site. Cookies are identifiers that our web-server could send to your computer in order to identify the computer being used for the duration of the session. Most browsers are set-up to accept these Cookies automatically. In addition, you can deactivate the storing of cookies or adjust your browser to inform you before the Cookie is stored on your computer. If cookies are going to be saved to your computer not only for the duration of a session, with automatic subsequent deletion, but for the long term, we will provide you notice of this fact when the relevant cookies are set.

Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as is necessary for us to render a service you have requested (i.e. registering for Dog Diaries) or to which you have given your consent, except where otherwise provided by law (e.g. in connection with pending litigation).

User Content
We cannot and do not guarantee the content you post on Dog Diaries will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of the content that you post may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your content.

By using Dog Diaries, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed by Bayer (the owner of Dog Diaries).

Use of Information Obtained by Dog Diaries
When you register with Dog Diaries to actively participate in the features offered on the web site, you provide us with certain personal information, such as your name, your email address, your gender and your age.

When you access Dog Diaries, we collect your browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all Dog Diaries visitors. In addition, we store certain information from your browser using "cookies." We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. These cookies terminate once the user closes the browser. By default, we use a persistent cookie that stores your login ID (but not your password) to make it easier for you to login when you come back to Dog Diaries. You can remove or block this cookie using the settings in your browser if you want to disable this convenience feature.

When you use Dog Diaries, you may send stories, comments and photos. Dog Diaries will monitor and moderate all the content prior to its publication on the web site in order to prevent information and or images that might contain but is not limited to the following:

1. patently offensive content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
2. harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
3. exploits people in a sexual or violent manner;
4. contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an adult website;
5. solicits personal information from anyone under 18;
6. provides any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses;
7. promotes information that is false or misleads or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libellous.

Dog Diaries may use information in your profile without identifying you as an individual to third parties working on behalf of Bayer. We do this for research and marketing purposes and also to provide you the end user, with a better and more personalized experience when accessing Dog Diaries.

Your Choice with Dog Diaries
By registering on Dog Diaries, you give us consent to send you marketing communications to inform you about new features, promotions, provide information and do surveys. If you wish to stop receiving any e-mails or other communications from Dog Diaries which may be sent to you in the future, you can always unsubscribe using the link provided in communication that we may send to you.

Dog Diaries and You
In agreement with the Privacy Policy, you provide your consent to any of the following to be utilized by a third party, which might include but is not precluded to personal information, comments, messages, photos and videos viewed.

Any improper collection or misuse of information provided on Dog Diaries is a violation of the Privacy Policy and should be reported to privacy.officer.po@bayer-ag.de

Contacts
Please contact the Privacy Officer of Bayer Australia/ New Zealand with any problems, questions or suggestions that you may have. The constant development of the internet requires occasional adjustments to our privacy statement. We retain the right to make changes when necessary.

Privacy Officer
875 Pacific Highway, Pymble. NSW 2073. Australia.
Tel: +61 (2) 9391 6000
Fax: +61 (2) 9988 3311
E-mail: privacy.officer.po@bayer-ag.de