(a) As responsible data custodians we are committed to protecting your personal information, collected as part of 'Strengthen Our Community' (the Project).

(b) This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store and disclose your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles 2014 (APPs) established under the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act).

(c) We take our security obligations seriously and your personal information is regarded as confidential and may be held in both hard copy and/or electronic versions. We will take all reasonable steps to safeguard your information so that it is not misused, lost, modified, accessed by unauthorised persons or disclosed without authorisation.

(a) The Project survey will only collect information that is necessary for one or more of our functions or activities.

(b) The Project will advise individuals of the purpose for which their personal information is collected.

(c) If the Project collects sensitive information (as defined under the Act), we will treat it with the utmost security and confidentiality. We will ensure that it is not collected for any purposes, other than those for which the Project has obtained the individual’s consent, unless the law requires otherwise, or other exceptional circumstances prevail as described under the Act.

(d) Where an individual chooses not to provide requested information, the Project will advise that individual of what consequence this non-disclosure may have. For example, withholding certain information may limit our ability to provide relevant offers or services to individuals.

▪ For the purposes for which we have advised that we are collecting it, and for related purposes that the individual would reasonably expect;

▪ Where we have the consent of the individual to do so;

▪ As required by law; or

▪ Under other circumstances where permitted under the Act.

(a) You have a right to access your personal information, subject to exceptions allowed by law. Please provide us with a request in writing and we will endeavour to respond to you within 7 days of receiving your request.

(b) Where we cannot provide you with access to all of your personal information, we will provide you with reasons why. We may also require your identity to be verified when you send in your request.

(c) If at any time you believe that information we hold about you is incomplete, inaccurate, irrelevant, misleading or not up-to-date, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to correct the information in accordance with the Act.

(a) Our goal is to protect the personal information collected by the Project and its associations. Personal information will be managed confidentially and securely and destroyed appropriately when no longer required. We follow generally accepted security standards.

(b) We will monitor and implement appropriate technical advances or management processes, to safeguard personal information.