This policy is governed by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). A copy of the APPs may be obtained from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/
What is Personal Information and why is it collected?
I am committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how I manage your Personal Information.
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information I may collect include names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone, by email, via my website https://ourtasmania.au/, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources and also from cookies and from third parties. I do not guarantee website links or policies of authorised third parties — that scope belongs to those parties and I encourage you to follow up any concerns with them.
When I collect Personal Information I will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why I am collecting the information and how I plan to use it. For example, if I work on a website for you I need your details and some information to build content for that website — before any content I create for you is made public I would seek your approval.
I limit the use of cookies and web sessions on this site and other sites I manage. Whilst some are required by third parties, For this site I use a cookie and login sessions to provide member features, I also log any IP's that submit forms to prvent spam and abuse of the systems and data of this site
I have choosen not to display actual names rather you can use a display name on any publicly facing pages of this site. Your email is only used for login and contact and is not displayed anywhere publicy.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by me only:
- For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
- For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
- With your consent; or where required or authorised by law
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, I will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances I may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case I will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to me by the third party.
Examples of third party services I use:
- To provide maps and some website features that require cookies or web sessions to function
- To provide click tracking within this site and sites I manage
- YouTube videos
- To provide comment systems — they use cookies and web sessions to provide user login services via their site. I do not see this data, only the posts and user name
- To provide some video content and integration features
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure
- For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
- Where required or authorised by law
Access to your Personal Information
Your Personal Information is yours and you may access the personal information I hold about you at any time by contacting me in writing (email is acceptable). I will never charge a fee for access to this information nor to supply a copy of it to you.
In order to protect your Personal Information I may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is important to me that your Personal Information is up to date. I will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information I have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise me as soon as practicable so I can update my records and ensure I can continue to provide quality services to you.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on this website. We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed of any updates.
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about this Privacy Policy please contact me directly. I aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries promptly.