Privacy Policy

Does this website collect any information about me?

In a nutshell, yes. But it’s nothing to be worried about. Like the vast majority of websites on the internet this website uses Google Analytics, which is a service that sends generic website traffic data to Google’s servers for our analysis and reporting. This data is collected through a small industry-standard text file called a ‘cookie’, which is downloaded to your computer when you visit the website. The information gathered using this cookie and Google Analytics helps us to learn more about our visitors so we can gauge our effectiveness and continually improve our service and offerings.

Absolutely no personally identifying information or private data is accessible, collected or stored by the Parsons Chartered Accountant website or Google through these cookies.

Parsons Chartered Accountant uses Google Analytics in accordance with the Terms of Service, and you can view Google’s privacy policy here.

What kind of information is collected?

Google Analytics can’t tell us your name, your address or what colour jumper you’re wearing, but it can tell us things like:

  • From which country or city you visited the website, and when
  • How long you stayed on the website and which pages you viewed
  • What device and web browser you used to view the website
  • If you came to us via a link on another website, and which website that was
  • If you found us through a search engine, which search engine was used and the search term you entered
  • Much more generic information

If you use the contact form on our website, Parsons Chartered Accountant may receive your name, email address, and any other potentially personally identifying or personally identifying information you choose to share through the available form fields.

What do you do with this information?

We care about privacy as much as you do. Parsons Chartered Accountant only collects non-identifying generic visitor data through Google Analytics, as per above, for internal review by management to assist with marketing strategies and business planning, and for relevant website content updates. No information is viewed by or shared with any external party except our web developer, Todd Murphy Design.

Parsons Chartered Accountant collects information from the contact form only as is necessary or appropriate to respond to your request. We do not rent or sell potentially personally identifying or personally identifying information to anyone. We may disclose potentially personally identifying or personally identifying information only when required to do so by law, if you give permission to have your information shared, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Parsons Chartered Accountant, third parties, or the public at large. You can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent you from engaging in certain website-related activities.

By using this website you consent to the collection, transmission and analysis of data by Parsons Chartered Accountant and Google for the purposes stated above.

Can I opt out of information being collected?

While no personally identifying information is collected or stored except as outlined above, it is understandable that many people are very concerned about privacy these days and wish to take further action to prevent collection of any information (generic or otherwise).

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by disabling Javascript in your browser, disabling or refusing the cookie, or by using Google’s opt-out browser add-on which can be found here.

I have a question!

And we’d be happy to answer. If you have any questions or concerns regarding usage of this website or the collection of information, please contact Parsons Chartered Accountant, or our web developer, Todd Murphy Design.

Parsons Chartered Accountant
Suite 2, 4 Fenwick Street South
Geelong VIC 3220
Ph: 03 5222 7291