Collection of personal information
There are certain activities on our website where the collection of personally identifiable information is necessary. These activities include becoming a member, entering of promotions and competitions, and online shopping. To become a member of theLounge.com.au, you will be asked to provide your name, email address, gender, age, state and postcode. You will also be asked to provide a password for protection of your membership. For promotions and competitions, you will be asked for your name, email address and delivery address so that we can administer the contest, notify winners and send out the prizes. For online transactions, you will be asked for your name, email addresses, telephone numbers, payment details and shipping address.

Protection of personal information
theLounge.com.au uses all reasonable technical, contractual, administrative and physical measures to protect the personal information of members. There are also steps members can take to help protect the security of their information. For instance, it is important that members not disclose their password. It is also important for members to remember to sign out of their account and close their browser window when they finish using the website to prevent other people using the same computer to gain access to your information. Due to the nature of the Internet, there are no guarantees that personal information will always be secure during transmission or from unauthorised access during storage. Members should notify theLounge immediately if there is concern about any unauthorised use of personal information.

As a member of theLounge, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your own membership. You agree to take responsibility for all activities that occur under your membership account and password.

Use and disclosure of personal information
theLounge uses personal information to fulfil members' requests and/or enquiries for promotions, products and services available on the website. theLounge may also use information to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to the website, new services, and special offers they think members will find valuable. This will only be communicated to members if they have selected to receive such information in their membership.

theLounge will not disclose information that personally identifies you to a third party including advertisers. We may provide aggregate statistics about membership, traffic patterns, responses to advertisements or promotions and other related site information that does not personally identify members.

theLounge may release account information when they believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of legal agreements or (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of theLounge, our users, or others.

Your consent
The use of this website implies consent to the collection and use of personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy. theLounge may from time to time amend this policy in line with industry best practice. It is advisable that members review the policy regularly to ensure that they are aware of the amendments and that the continued use of the website following any amendment is deemed as confirmation of acceptance.