This page is effective as of: 16 December 2018.

Owner

This website and adjacent functionality (collectively "Site") is owned and managed by the Gene School LTD (ABN: 48 630 278 812, ACN: 630 278 812), an Australian non-profit registered as a public company limited by guarantee.

Cookie Policy

This is the Cookie Policy for this website, accessible from https://thegeneschool.org

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this Site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

By using the Site, you agree that we can use these Cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Please take a look at the Last Updated date at the start of this policy to see when this Cookie Policy was last updated. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Site.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

You can learn how to manage cookies on your web browser by following the Browser Cookies Guide.

The Cookies We Set

Account related cookies

If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
Login related cookies

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
Forms related cookies

When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Site preferences cookies

In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {List the social networks whose features you have integrated with your site?:12}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Data retention and sharing

Information and data you share with us (e.g. contacting us or registrations you complete) is only stored for up to 180 days, as per the EU's GDPR legislation. Any personal details you share with us is generally not shared with any 3rd parties. The only exception is for a) workshop or school registrations where we collect data on behalf of the organisers and share these with them to facilitate your registration; we aim to keep the level of information minimal but if you'd like to omit specific details, please let us know in the 'Other comments' section.

Ad policy

We do not serve ads (Doubleclick, AdSense etc) nor participate in any Ad serving networks except Google Analytics (to track Site usage).

Jurisdiction

Your data is stored and handled within NSW, Australia and we comply with all relevant Australian state and federal laws with regards to data access and privacy.

Disclaimers

All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. The Gene School LTD does not make any warranties - implied or explicit - about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this Site, is strictly at your own risk. will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our website.

From our website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to such external sites, we have no control over the content and nature of these sites. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link.

Please be aware that when you leave our website, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their "Terms of Service" before engaging in any business or uploading any information.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our disclaimer and agree to its terms.

Update

Should we update, amend or make any changes to this document, those changes will be posted here.

More Information

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Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not you may disable cookies for this site however it might impact how you use this site.

If you are still looking for more information then please reach out via: https://thegeneschool.org/contact

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