We’re all about data. We find it,
learn from it, control it and protect it.

About

We help clients embrace the possibilities of technology by using their data creatively and intentionally. We work to understand our customers, ensuring our products are always relevant. We make using data simple.

Vision

To create and distribute world-class software products that control and protect data.

Mission

To translate data into meaningful insights, clear actions and measurable outcomes for our clients.

Strategy

We embed highly functional products into our customers' processes, enabling them to deliver smart, future-ready services.

DELIVERING VALUE
FROM DAY ONE.
Products

Our products are smart, seamless and safe. From controlling connected devices to protecting data, we tailor the solution to fit. You name the business challenge, we'll solve it.

Cirrus

Cirrus makes data protection simple. We deliver automated backup and recovery solutions for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure that are secure, cost-efficient and easy to use.

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Arado

Arado makes support simple. From supporting users to protecting data, we tailor the solution to fit. You name the business challenge, we will solve it.

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Simplicity

Our solutions are easy to understand, share and implement. We don't see the need for software that promises the world but doesn't deliver. Let's keep it simple.

Innovation

Ingenuity and invention drive our people right to the leading edge. We also help our clients to safely innovate by interpreting their data and using it cleverly.

Service

A strong work ethic and winning attitude underpin our culture. Customers can always reach us, but thanks to our meticulous systems, they rarely need to.

Value

Our solutions add value from day one. Whether it’s shifting products safely to the cloud or analysing complex data, we make the most of your tech in cost-effective ways.

Leadership

Dan Pearson
Chief Technology Officer (CEO & CTO)

While Dan has the looks of an older man — it’s not the years; it’s the mileage. Dan joined the UK Army when he was 17. He initially wanted to fly helicopters but found himself in the tech trenches for 12 years. After leaving the military, Dan started CT4 with a simple business plan: see the problem, fix the problem, see the need, fill the need. Dan enjoys the thrill of the chase, hunting down business challenges and solving them.

Dan is driven by the possibilities of technology and how it can improve quality of life. He works with teams in the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, so his work-day runs from 5 in the morning ‘til 11 at night. In his spare time, he flies light aircraft and helicopters.

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Ben Hancock
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Ben has mapped his entire life into a process diagram but still refines it daily. He started with an Atari 400, doing wonders with 8kb of RAM, and realised early that IT was the smart career move. Ben has spent 30 years helping companies to leverage technology, operate efficiently and gain sharper insights.

Ben is responsible for CT4’s day-to-day operations across sales, marketing, products and customer success. He makes the trains run on time. Ben is a practical implementor, but his real strength lies in understanding people’s unique inner operating systems.

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Martyn Howie
Cirrus Product Director

Martyn’s parents bought him a computer when he was 14, and he has been programming ever since.

Martyn is excited about IoT — the Wild West of tech — and believes it provides a solution to nearly every problem. Martyn leads a posse of developers that work on Cirrus, and he has found it exhilarating to see this application come to life.

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Because we love
a simple solution

Privacy notice

20 May 2021

Introduction

This notice applies across all websites that we own and operate and all services we provide, including our online services products, and any other apps or services we may offer (for example, events or training). For the purpose of this notice, we’ll just call them our ‘services’.
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When we say ‘personal data’ we mean identifiable information about you, like your name, email, address, telephone number, bank account details, payment information, credit card details,  support queries, and so on. If you can’t be identified (for example, when personal data has been aggregated and anonymised) then this notice doesn’t apply.
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We may need to update this notice from time to time. Where a change is significant, we’ll make sure we let you know – usually by sending you an email.

Who are ‘we’?

When we refer to ‘we’ (or ‘our’ or ‘us’), that means CT4 Pty Limited and all its wholly owned subsidiaries. Our headquarters are in Australia but we operate and have offices all over the world. Address details for all CT4 offices are available on our contacts us page.
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For European Union data protection purposes, when we act as a controller in relation to your personal data, CT4 Europe Limited (Company No: 09357367) is our representative in the European Union.

Our principles of data protection

Our approach to data protection is built around four key principles. They’re at the heart of everything we do relating to personal data.
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Transparency: We take a human approach to how we process personal data by being open, honest and transparent.
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Enablement: We enable connections and efficient use of personal data to empower productivity and growth.
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Security: We champion industry leading approaches to securing the personal data entrusted to us.
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Stewardship: We accept the responsibility that comes with processing personal data.

How we collect your data

When you visit our websites or use our services, we collect personal data. The ways we collect it can be broadly categorised into the following:
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Information you provide to us directly: When you visit or use some parts of our websites and/or services we might ask you to provide personal data to us. For example, when you sign up for a subscription, join us on social media, take part in training and events, contact us with questions or request support. If you don’t want to provide us with personal data, you don’t have to, but it might mean you can’t use some parts of our websites or services.
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Information we collect automatically: We collect some information about you automatically when you visit our websites or use our services, like your IP address and device type. We also collect information when you navigate through our websites and services, including what pages you looked at and what links you clicked on. This information is useful for us as it helps us get a better understanding of how you’re using our websites and services so that we can continue to provide the best experience possible (e.g., by personalising the content you see).
Some of this information is collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies..
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Information we get from third parties: The majority of information we collect, we collect directly from you. Sometimes we might collect personal data about you from other sources, such as publicly available materials or trusted third parties like our marketing and research partners. We use this information to supplement the personal data we already hold about you, in order to better inform, personalise and improve our services, and to validate the personal data you provide.
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Where we collect personal data, we’ll only process it:


If we don’t collect your personal data, we may be unable to provide you with all our services, and some functionsand features on our websites may not be available to you.
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If you’re someone who doesn’t have a relationship with us, but believe that a Cirrus subscriber has entered your personal data into our websites or services, you’ll need to contact that Cirrus subscriber for any questions you have about your personal data (including where you want to access, correct, amend, or request that the user delete, your personal data).

How we collect your data

First and foremost, we use your personal data to operate our websites and provide you with any services you’ve requested, and to manage our relationship with you. We also use your personal data for other purposes, which may include the following:
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To communicate with you: This may include:


To support you: This may include assisting with the resolution of technical support issues or other issues relating to the websites or services, whether by email, or otherwise.
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To enhance our websites and services and develop new ones: For example, by tracking and monitoring your use of websites and services so we can keep improving, or by carrying out technical analysis of our websites and services so that we can optimise your user experience and provide you with more efficient tools.
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To protect: So that we can detect and prevent any fraudulent or malicious activity, and make sure that everyone is using our websites and services fairly and in accordance with our terms (www.cirrusbackup.com/terms).
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To analyse, aggregate and report: We may use the personal data we collect about you and other users of our websites and services (whether obtained directly or from third parties) to produce aggregated and anonymised analytics and reports, which we may share publicly or with third parties.

How we collect your data

There will be times when we need to share your personal data with third parties. We will only disclose your personal data to:

International Data Transfers

If we share data, and that would only ever be subscriber data, it will never be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country where you signed up to. 

Security

Security is a priority for us when it comes to your personal data. We’re committed to protecting your personal data and have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to make sure that happens.

Retention

The length of time we keep your personal data depends on what it is and whether we have an ongoing business need to retain it (for example, to provide you with a service you’ve requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements).
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We’ll retain your personal data for as long as we have a relationship with you and for a period of time afterwards where we have an ongoing business need to retain it, in accordance with our data retention policies and practices. Following that period, we’ll make sure it’s deleted or anonymised.

Your rights

It’s your personal data and you have certain rights relating to it. When it comes to marketing communications, you can ask us not to send you these at any time – just follow the unsubscribe instructions contained in the marketing communication.
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You also have rights to:

You can exercise these rights at any time by making a support request at servicedesk@ct4.com.
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If you’re not happy with how we are processing your personal data, please let us know by getting in touch from the support page. We will review and investigate your complaint, and try to get back to you within a reasonable time frame. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. They will be able to advise you how to submit a complaint.

How to contact us

We’re always keen to hear from you. If you’re curious about what personal data we hold about you or you have a question or feedback for us on this notice, our websites or services, please get in touch.
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As a technology company, we prefer to communicate with you by email – this ensures that you’re put in contact with the right person, in the right location, and in accordance with any regulatory time frames.
Contact us from www.ct4.com/#contact