Website Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by www.hittingitsolid.com and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. 

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website. 

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of www.hittingitsolid.com. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. 

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, www.hittingitsolid.com takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control. 


Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Hitting it Solid uses and protects any information that you give Hitting it Solid when you use this website. Hitting it Solid is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Hitting it Solid may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 31 May 2018.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name

  • Contact information including email address.

  • Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests.

  • Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.

  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.

  • We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We may use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.  You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.

  • If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at troy@hittingitsolid.com.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you as governed by the laws of Australia. A small fee may be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to troy@hittingitsolid.com.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

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Terms and Conditions

Agreement between User and www.hittingitsolid.com

Welcome to www.hittingitsolid.com.  The www.hittingitsolid.com’s  website is comprised of various web pages operated by Hitting it Solid. www.hittingitsolid.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions’ and notices herein (the “Terms”). Your use of  www.hittingitsolid.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully and keep a copy of it for your reference. www.hittingitsolid.com is an online golf instruction website.

Electronic Communications

Visiting www.hittingitsolid.com or sending emails to Hitting it Solid constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to electronically via email on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that Hitting it Solid is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. Hitting it Solid and its associate reserve the rights to refuse or cancel service, terminate account, or remove or edit content at our sole discretion.

No unlawful or prohibited use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.hittingitsolid.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Hitting it Solid that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Hitting it Solid or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Hitting it Solid content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Hitting it Solid and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Hitting it Solid or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by Hitting it Solid from our offices within Australia. If you access the Service from a location outside the Australia, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Hitting it Solid Content accessed through www.hittingitsolid.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Hitting it Solid, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Hitting it Solid reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Hitting it Solid in asserting any available defenses.

Changes to Terms

Hitting it Solid reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which www.hittingitsolid.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Hitting it Solid encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

Contact Us

Hitting it Solid welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:

Brisbane, Queensland.

Australia.

Effective as of May, 2018.

troy@hittingitsolid.com


PRIVACY POLICY UPDATE 25.05.2018 IN ACCORDANCE WITH GDPR

Personal data

Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as: 

“any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.

How we use your information

This privacy notice tells you how we, www.hittingitsolid.com, will collect and use your personal data for:

  • Providing and personalising our services and website

  • Dealing with your enquiries and requests

  • Administering orders and accounts

  • Providing you with information about products and services

  • Understanding what is of interest to you to improve and provide the most relevant content

Why does www.hittingitsolid.com need to collect and store personal data?

In order for us to provide you blog content, resources, webshop and coaching services, and newsletter content, we need to collect personal data for providing and personalising our services and website, dealing with your enquiries and requests, administering orders and accounts, providing you with information about products and services, understanding what is of interest to you to improve and provide the most relevant content. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy. 

Will www.hittingitsolid.com share my personal data with anyone else?

We will not sell, barter or rent your data. We may use third party suppliers to help us process your data but only for the purposes identified in this policy.

Our website and communications may include links to third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any third party to whom we link. We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to www.hittingitsolid.com in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfill the service they provide you on our behalf, such as newsletter hosting or website analytics. When they no longer need your data to fulfill this service, they will dispose of the details in line with www.hittingitsolid.com’s procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.

How will www.hittingitsolid.com use the personal data it collects about me? 

www.hittingitsolid.com will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. www.hittingitsolid.com is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.

Under what circumstances will www.hittingitsolid.com contact me?

Our aim is not to be intrusive, and we undertake not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure.

If you have opted in to receive our newsletter, you will receive email from us. You may also receive communications in regard to your purchases, responses to your queries or other contact directly related to your use of or communication with www.hittingitsolid.com.

Can I find out the personal data that the organisation holds about me?

www.hittingitsolid.com at your request, can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If www.hittingitsolid.com does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information: 

  • Identity and the contact details of the person or organisation that has determined how and why to process your data. In some cases, this will be a representative in the EU.

  • Contact details of the data protection officer, where applicable.

  • The purpose of the processing as well as the legal basis for processing.

  • If the processing is based on the legitimate interests of [Organisation Name] or a third party, information about those interests.

  • The categories of personal data collected, stored and processed.

  • Recipient(s) or categories of recipients that the data is/will be disclosed to.

If we intend to transfer the personal data to a third country or international organisation, information about how we ensure this is done securely. The EU has approved sending personal data to some countries because they meet a minimum standard of data protection. In other cases, we will ensure there are specific measures in place to secure your information.

  • How long the data will be stored.

  • Details of your rights to correct, erase, restrict or object to such processing.

  • Information about your right to withdraw consent at any time.

  • How to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.

  • Whether the provision of personal data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract, as well as whether you are obliged to provide the personal data and the possible consequences of failing to provide such data.

  • The source of personal data if it wasn’t collected directly from you.

  • Any details and information of automated decision making, such as profiling, and any meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and expected consequences of such processing.

What forms of ID will I need to provide in order to access this? 

www.hittingitsolid.com accepts the following forms of ID when information on your personal data is requested:

Passport, driving licence

Contact details of Troy Vayanos:

troy@hittingitsolid.com

43 Plymouth Street, Alderley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4051


Affiliate Disclosure

Hitting It Solid (HIS) may have an affiliation with companies, products or services advertised, sponsored or discussed on this site. As such, and at NO COST TO YOU, (HIS) may receive some form of compensation if you make a purchase via those links.  (Any payment received goes towards maintaining the upkeep of this website, preparing more great golf instruction and reviewing the latest golf products ... so your support is greatly appreciated :). Any reviews or recommendations are entirely those of (HIS) and not those of the companies that create any such products or services. The aim of (HIS) is simply to share information and let you decide whether a product or service is suitable before making a purchase.

Hitting It Solid is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.


LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.