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Australia’s Next Top Model photo shoot

In Episode 4 of Australia’s Next Top Model, the models participated in a photo shoot for U by Kotex. The girls were required to model gorgeous, colourful dresses against a graffiti backdrop to promote the new-look U by Kotex pack designs. Frankie’s photo was chosen as the winning shot to be used in a campaign to promote the new pack designs on the U by Kotex website. Congrats Frankie!

Legal Statement

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Important! Please read this legal statement carefully before using this site.

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Privacy Policy

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Introduction

Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited ("KCA") respects and upholds your rights to privacy protection under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and is required to comply with the National Privacy Principles in respect of the collection, use, disclosure and handling of personal information. This Policy details the practices we have adopted to protect your privacy, so that you can feel confident about how we manage the personal information you entrust to us.

When and how do we collect personal information

Personal information is any information that can be used to identify you. KCA may collect information from you including your personal information (such as name, e-mail, phone number, date of birth and postal address) in the following ways:
through our websites;
when you contact our Consumer Advisory Service in order to make a consumer inquiry or complaint about a particular KCA product;
when you participate in KCA consumer promotions and market research; and
when you apply for employment with KCA.

What do we do with the personal information?

KCA’s primary goal in collecting personal information is to ensure that our consumers are satisfied with our products and to provide our consumers with the best possible quality of customer service. Your personal information is never shared, sold, rented or otherwise disclosed outside the company (except as required for any statutory or legal requirements) in ways different from what is described in this Privacy Policy. We will take all reasonable steps to maintain the security and integrity of your personal information including the use of computer access passwords, lock-up cabinets, personnel policies and firewalls.

Information collected through our websites

We do not collect personally-identifiable information from you, unless you provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means you are under no obligation to provide personal information when visiting our websites. However, if you specifically agree to follow-up contacts by us or ask to be put on our mailing list, we may require your personal information in order to contact you from time to time.

There are some features of our websites that require you to sign up to use. If you do sign up, we use the information you supply for the purpose of providing products, product information or services you request. Because of the volume of requests we receive, we may have to give your name, e-mail and postal addresses to a fulfilment house or distributor of our products who assist us in carrying out your requests.

Our websites sometimes include notices of sweepstakes or other promotions we are conducting, and we may permit you to enter electronically in some cases. If that occurs, we will use the information in accordance with the section below entitled ‘Consumer Promotions and Market Research.’

Children

Children’s Privacy is of primary concern to us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Any communication we receive that is identified as being from a child under the age of 13 will not be kept by KCA.

Cookies

Like many companies, we sometimes use ‘cookie’ technology on our websites. These cookies are stored on your computer by your browser. When you log in, the cookie tells us whether you’ve visited us before or you are a new visitor. The cookie doesn’t obtain any personal information about you or provide us with any way to contact you and the cookie doesn’t extract any information from your computer. We use the cookie to help us identify website features in which you have the greatest interest, so that we can provide more of what you want.

Links

Websites operated by KCA may contain links to other sites operated by third parties. KCA makes no representations or warranties as to the privacy practices of any third-party site and is not responsible for the Privacy Policies of other sites.

Information collected through Consumer Advisory Service

KCA will use the details you provide to our Consumer Advisory Service (whether by e-mail, telephone, letter or fax) in order to provide you with the information, services and products necessary to satisfy your consumer inquiry or complaint. This may involve sending a replacement product, information sheet or follow-up letter in relation to your inquiry or complaint or making a follow-up call. We may also use the information you provide to monitor repeat complaints about a particular KCA product.
Personal information collected from you by our Consumer Advisory Service may also be used for internal product development and quality control purposes.
Your personal data is stored in a database and we also keep paper records of all correspondence that is sent to you. Any serious complaints that KCA receives are printed out and filed separately in hard copy so that they may be given special attention and be investigated expediently.

If your complaint is escalated and requires further investigation, your personal information is de-identified (made anonymous) and forwarded to KCA’s manufacturing plants for the purposes of determining whether further inquiries into the manufacturing processes need to be conducted. If the complaint is of a particularly serious or urgent nature, then personal or health information about you may be provided to KCA’s manufacturing plants or to external laboratories so that the issue may be analysed and resolved as quickly and effectively as possible.

Information collected through Consumer Promotions and Market Research

KCA will use the personal information consumers supply to us via on-pack promotional stickers, claim/entry forms, coupons, survey forms, questionnaires and through our websites for the purpose of providing you with incentives, prizes, samples and other promotional products, information and services. Any personal information you provide to us may be entered into a database, recorded in spreadsheets and kept in hard copy format. That information may be used for future promotional, marketing, market research, product development and publicity purposes. You may prevent such use of your personal information by opting-out at any time.

We may share your personal information between different departments of KCA and with third parties such as fulfilment houses and advertising agencies who assist us with our promotional, marketing and research activities. We impose obligations on any external organisations with which we share your personal information to maintain the integrity and security of that information.

Information collected through Employment Applications

In processing applications for employment, KCA collects resumes, references, certificates of graduation and qualification and other personal information about candidates. All applications for employment that we receive are stored in our Human Resources Division. A member of our Human Resources team will review your application. Alternatively, we may provide your application to a recruitment agency or contractor who assists in reviewing applications that we receive.
Resumes sent to KCA as part of an application for an advertised position, or sent generally to ascertain whether any positions are available, will be used to match applicants with available opportunities. If we consider that your application may be suitable to our current requirements, we, or a party acting on our behalf, will contact you to request that you attend an interview. We may also ask you to provide us with contact information for individuals who will act as professional and personal referees. We may contact these individuals and ask them questions we feel are relevant to your possible employment with us. We may contact you again to request that you attend further interviews or to inform you of whether we are able to offer you a position with us.

If your application is not suitable to our requirements, we will inform you and destroy or de-identify your application. If your application is not suitable to our current requirements, but we feel that there may be a position in the future for you with us, we will send you a letter informing you that we will keep a record of your application and may contact you again if a suitable position becomes available.

Can you access personal information that you have submitted to us?

If your personal information changes (such as your address), or if you no longer wish us to keep your personal information on file, we will endeavour to provide a way to correct, update or remove your records. We may charge you a small fee to cover any administrative costs that we may incur in providing personal information to you. If you believe for any reason that we are holding inaccurate or incomplete information about you, you may ask us to correct it. If you wish to access your personal information or if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, or any complaint regarding treatment of your privacy by us, please contact:

The Privacy Officer
Kimberly-Clark Australia
52 Alfred Street
MILSONS POINT NSW 2061
Australia

Phone Australia: 1 800 028 334
Fax Australia: +61 (02) 9963 8009
Phone New Zealand: 0 800 733 703
E-mail: Please use our Contact Us feedback form.

What if our Privacy Policy Changes?

We will use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on our websites so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

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Contact us

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Email

Please use the contact form below to contact us by email.

Telephone

1800 028 334 (freecall)

Note

We are eager to receive your comments and answer any questions about our company or our products. We have a process in place to deal with any new ideas, suggestions or materials relating to the development, design, manufacture or marketing of products, which you may have. This protects you as the owner of the idea or potential inventor by using an independent person for initial discussions. If you have an idea or suggestion, please let us know in general terms. Please do not provide detailed information at the initial stage. In this way, we will be able to protect the intellectual property rights of both you and Kimberly-Clark. Just send us your contact details and we will arrange for someone to contact you in a few days. Thank you.

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Liners

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:37:00 GMT

Liners

It’s perfectly normal to have days where, even if you’re not menstruating, things feel less than fresh down there, but with U liners, no one need know. They’re also great if you just want a little extra protection while using tampons.

Pads

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:36:00 GMT

Ultrathin pads

It’s good to know that should you ever feel the need to wack on some gold spandex hot pants and hit the dance floor Kylie-style, with our micro slim max protection, you can!

Not only are our pads super thin, they’re also super comfy and super absorbent – so no matter what’s going on down there, the spandex is safe.

Our regular pads come with or without wings, because although we love wings for keeping the pad in place, we love our miniskirts too.

Tampons

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:35:00 GMT

tampons

Unlike rock-chick skinny jeans, when it comes to U tampons, ‘slim’ means ‘comfortable’. U tampons also come with a slender tip because, let’s face it, when you’re suffering period pain, a fat, blunt tampon is the last thing you want to deal with.

And because we know you’ve got better things to do than sit on a toilet scratching away at the side of a tampon wrapper, we’ve made our wrappers super easy to get off – just one quick twist and you’re ready to go.

Products

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:10:00 GMT

we have something for you

Pads, liners, tampons… whatever it is you’re in to, the U by Kotex® range has something to keep you on the move and feeling fresh, no matter what time of the month.

We can’t promise they’ll make you want to go rollerblading by the beach in bright pink hot pants, but maybe that’s for the best.

For teachers

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:27:58 GMT

request samples for your class

U by Kotex® has sample packs available for your class, which contains ultrathin pads, tampons and liners. These are supplied in a stylish clutch bag that the girls will love.
Please note that these samples are available only to schools in Australia.

request samples now

U Health

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:11:00 GMT

Healthy Vagina

Maintaining a healthy vagina inside and out is a good way to keep yourself healthy. You may not have thought about vaginal health, it may seem tricky, or even embarrassing, but it’s really not that hard! Read up on these great tips to ensure that you always have a healthy vagina.

Menstruation

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:42:42 GMT

Getting your period

Girls can start their periods (also referred to as menstruation) any time between 8 and 17 years old, but most girls start their menstrual cycle between the ages of 11 and 14. You might have mixed emotions about getting your period. Some girls can’t wait to start their periods and feel left out if they haven’t got theirs, especially if all their girlfriends have. Whereas other girls would be perfectly happy to be get theirs at an older age. There is no way to make your period come sooner or delay it from happening. Don’t panic if you haven’t started your period yet – you will start menstruation when your body is ready.

When you get your first period you’ll notice that a small amount of blood will leak from your vagina. This bleeding is perfectly normal, will last for a few days and usually happens every month. On average, the bleeding lasts for about five days, but can be as short as two days or as long as seven. Your period flow can be light, heavy, or somewhere in between. There is a great range in how much menstrual fluid each girl loses during menstruation. Your flow may start out light, then get heavier, and then get lighter again. Depending on the heaviness of your flow, you’ll lose between 2 to 6 tablespoons of blood each period. And don’t worry if it takes a bit of getting used to. Once your period has started you will continue to have it until you’re about 50 – so you’ve got plenty of time!

Puberty

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:51:46 GMT

Whats happening to you?

You’ve probably noticed a lot of changes recently. Your body might be changing on the outside and you may be feeling different things, both emotionally and physically, on the inside. Girls in your year at school are growing breasts and that boy you’ve had your eye on has suddenly got taller and maybe even begun to grow facial hair. As you’ve noticed, whatever changes you are experiencing, every single person you know will go through, or has gone through puberty. The more you know about puberty and these changes, the more comfortable and confident you will be, now and in the years ahead.