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Privacy Policy

This Policy outlines the obligations which we have in managing the personal information we hold about our clients, potential clients, contractors and other persons. We are bound by the NPPs contained in the Privacy Act.

1. DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS POLICY

Our Details  This website is owned and operated by Event Buddies For A Cure.

Personal Information Information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual.

Sensitive Information  Information relating to a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences, criminal record and health information about an individual.

Cookies A technology that installs information on a web site user’s computer to permit a web site to recognise future visits using that computer.

NPPs  National Privacy Principles.

Privacy Act Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).

 

2. ABOUT WHOM DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

The type of information we may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) personal information about:

  • Clients
  • Potential clients
  • Business associates
  • Contractors
  • Potential Contractors

 

3. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

The personal information we collect includes personal information about:

  • Names
  • Email addresses
  • Contact information
  • Credit card information
  • Demographic information
  • Information necessary to complete any member profile you wish to complete

 

4. WHY IS PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?

We collect personal information in order to:

  • Conduct our business
  • Provide and market our services
  • Communicate with you
  • Help us manage and enhance our services

 

5. HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

We may disclose your personal information to:

  • Our members and staff
  • Other companies or individuals who assist us in providing services or who perform functions on our behalf
  • Anyone to whom you authorise us to disclose it

 

6. SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Some personal information which we collect is Sensitive Information.  Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or where certain other limited   circumstances apply (eg, where required by law).

In accordance with laws such as anti-discrimination laws, we will only seek to collect Sensitive Information if in our view it is necessary for the provision of our services. In most cases Sensitive Information can only be disclosed with your consent.

 

7. MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The NPPs require us to take reasonable steps to protect the security of personal information. Our personnel are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information held from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, for example by storing that information in a secure environment and restricting access to electronic records.

Where we no longer require your personal information for a permitted purpose under the NPPs, or at any time at your request, we will take reasonable steps to destroy it.

 

8. AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED NON-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Like many other web sites, this web site automatically collects certain non-identifiable information regarding web site users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time you access this web site, the Internet address of this web site from which you linked directly to this web site, the operating system you are using, the sections of this web site you visit, this web site’s pages accessed and information viewed and the materials you post to or download from this web site. This non-identifiable information is used for web site, statistical and system administration purposes. Your non-identifiable information may be disclosed to others and permanently archived for future use.

Cookies

This web site uses Cookies to enhance convenience and use of this web site. For example, the information provided through cookies is used to recognise you as a previous user of this web site, to track your activity at this web site in order to respond to your needs, to offer personalised web page content and information for your use, to automatically populate online forms with your personal information for your convenience, and to otherwise facilitate your web site experience.

Advertisements displayed on this web site may also contain cookies or other technologies. Those advertisements may be provided by third party advertising companies, and we do not have any control over, or any responsibility or liability for, the cookies or other technologies used in the advertisements or for the use and disclosure of information collected through advertisement cookies.

You may choose to decline cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may affect your use of this web site and your ability to access or use certain web site features.

 

9. USE OF AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED NON-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We may use non-personal information to create aggregate tracking information reports regarding user’s demographics and the use of this web site, and then provide those reports to others. None of the tracking information in the reports is connected to the identities or other personal information of individual users.

 

10. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This web site may contain links to other web sites or internet resources. When you click on one of those links you are contacting another web site or internet resource that may collect information about you voluntarily or through cookies or other technologies. We have no responsibility, liability for, or control over those other web sites or internet resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies of those other web sites and internet resources to understand how they collect and use information.

 

11. ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

Subject to some exceptions which are set out in the National Privacy Principles (Principle 6 – Access and Correction), you have a right to see and have a copy of personal and sensitive information about you that we hold.  If you are able to establish that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, we will take reasonable steps to correct it so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

If we are unable to agree that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date, you may ask us to place with the information a statement by you that claims that particular information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date.

If you wish to exercise your rights of access and correction, please contact our Privacy Officer.

 

12. PRIVACY NOTICE CHANGES

Wemay change, supplement or amend this notice from time to time.

 

13. ENQUIRIES

If you have any questions about privacy-related issues please contact our Privacy Officer on 1300 651 633.