"FastAs is an ethical directory service that respects and defends privacy. We have no other agenda, and the continued success of our service depends upon the support of our subscribers.

We are different to most directory services because:

- we do NOT sell, trade or share any private information,

- we do NOT engage in unsolicited marketing or promotions,

- we do NOT provide reverse search capabilities,

- we do NOT enter into arrangements that may conflict with the interests of our Subscribers.

FastAs subscribers at all times retain complete control over the publication of their information. They enjoy very secure storage of their information - including heavy use of encryption - coupled with automatic email confirmation of all changes. The FastAs services place protection of privacy above all else and, perhaps even more importantly, we will not to remove these undertakings without prior warning."

Carl G Peatman, CEO

FastAs Pty Ltd ("FastAs") is a wholly owned subsidiary of FastAs Holdings Pty Ltd and is bound by the Australian Privacy Act of 1988, which sets out a number of principles concerning the protection of personal information. The following information is what we are required by law to communicate to our customers and we recommend that you keep this information for future reference. This information does not restrict your rights under the Privacy Act in any way. If you refer us to other persons or organisations we rely upon you to inform them that you are providing information about them to FastAs and to advise them that we can be contacted for further information.

How we gather information from users
FastAs provides services only via our web site. When you visit our site our web servers may record anonymous information such as the time, date, Internet Protocol (IP) address and URL of the request. We use this information only to assist us to improve the structure and performance of our web site. All personal information about you is obtained only when you choose to enter that information through our website pages. FastAs does not use 'cookies' or any other tracking mechanisms to record your activities or to identify you.

What we do with the information we collect
We use your information only as permitted or required by law and only to assist us to develop and/or enhance the services offered to you. All private personal information is securely stored using advanced protective measures including encryption. We do not sell, provide access to or share any of the personal information collected by FastAs. All personal information is only accessible using our normal website search facilities and we do not support nor provide any reverse search facilities. At your direction, your personal information may be used by FastAs to promote and market its services to you. We do this to keep you informed of our products, services, and special offers that we believe you will find valuable. If you do not want us to promote and market our products, services and special offers to you then you may indicate this preference in your personal information.

Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
FastAs expects its partners, advertisers and third-party affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. However, third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. FastAs is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.

Information Accuracy
Information collected and displayed upon the website is provided on an 'as is' basis with no express nor implied guarantee of accuracy. FastAs does not guarantee that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

You can access your personal information
All FastAs Subscribers have the continuous right to access their personal information. FastAs Subscribers always retain full access to all their personal information and each subscriber fully controls the disclosure of their information on the FastAs website. Every FastAs subscriber has the unrestricted right to remove or alter their information at any time of their choosing, and FastAs will implement such requests immediately and completely.

Children
FastAs is a strong privacy advocate - especially for children - and no information regarding the age of our Subscribers is disclosed upon our website. FastAs does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about children except as permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information identifying a child we will delete that information immediately. If you believe FastAs has any such information from or about any child please contact us.

Contacting Us
We can be reached by using the details on our Contact Page.

Changes to this Policy
FastAs reserves the right to change this policy at any time, but will issue a public notice of all significant changes prior to their implementation. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected.

This policy was last updated 1st June, 2009