POLICY

Abundance College Inc. is committed to a privacy statement that safeguards the privacy of our clients and complies with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1998.

 

DEFINITION

A privacy statement is a document that declares the intentions of the organisation in relation to client information and data, how personal information is stored, how clients can access this information and the purposes for which personal information is used and disclosed.

 

PROCEDURE

Abundance College Inc.’s privacy statement includes sections on the following areas:

·       data collection

·       data storage

·       data use

·       data disclosure

·       access by an individual.

Abundance College Inc. complies with the ten national privacy principles in the handling of personal information of students.

 

DATA COLLECTION: Abundance College Inc. collects only the necessary information for one or more of its functions. The individual will be told the purposes for which the information is collected.

 

DATA USE:  Abundance College Inc. will only use the personal information collected for the purposes for which it was collected, or other purposes that are agreed to between the organisation and the client. Additional purposes may be required to comply with legislation. If this is the case, Abundance College Inc. will communicate to the client that this has occurred

 

DATA DISCLOSURE:  Abundance College Inc undertakes to disclose your data only under the following circumstances:

·       where required by law

·       with your consent

·       where permitted by law.

 

 

DATA QUALITY: Abundance College Inc. will take all reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information it collects uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up to date.

 

DATA SECURITY: Abundance College Inc. will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information it holds from misuse, loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

 

OPENNESS: Abundance College Inc. will document how they manage personal information and when asked by an individual, will explain the information it holds, for what purpose and how it collects, holds, uses and discloses the information.

 

ACCESS AND CORECTION: The individual will be given access to the information held except to the extent that prescribed exceptions apply. Abundance College Inc. will correct, and update information errors described by the individual.

 

UNIQUE IDENTIFIES: Commonwealth Government identifiers (e.g. Medicare number or tax file number) will only be used for the purposes for which they were issued. Abundance College Inc. will not assign unique identifiers except where it is necessary to carry out its functions efficiently.

 

ANONYMITY:   Wherever possible, Abundance College Inc. will provide the opportunity for the individual to interact with them without identifying themselves.

 

TRANSBORDER DATA FLOWS: The individual’s privacy protections apply to the transfer of personal information out of Australia.

 

SENSITIVE INFORMATION: Abundance College Inc. will seek the consent of the individual when collecting sensitive information about the individual such as health information, or information about the individual’s racial or ethnic background, or criminal record.

 

ACCESS BY AN INDIVIDUAL

Abundance College Inc. provides you with access to your information. Abundance College Inc. undertakes to ensure access is:

·       convenient

·       without reasonable delay

·       without cost.

 

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Nil

 

RESOURCES

Privacy Act 1998

http://www.privacy.gov.au/privacy_rights/index.html

 

 

Thank you for visiting abundancecollege.org.au website, an online service managed by Abundance College Inc., located in Brisbane, QLD. We respect and protect the privacy of our users.

This privacy policy tells you how we collect and use information.
The term “Personal Information” in this privacy policy means any information from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained. We do not collect Personal Information about you when you visit this online service. You can use this service without telling us who you are or revealing other Personal Information. If you send us a contact or feedback form you do not need to identify yourself or use your real name.

The purpose of this online service is to provide you with trusted information from Australian, state and territory government sources

Personal information
If you contact us we will collect the email address you nominate and any other identifying information you provide, such as a name or phone number. Please do not give us other personal or sensitive information. 

Other than circumstances such as unlawful activity or serious threats to health and safety, we do not share Personal Information with other government agencies. If you ask us about an issue that needs to be dealt with by another agency, we will provide you with the necessary details to make contact yourself. You may opt out of further contact from us at any time.

How we deal with complaints and requests

You may request access to personal information about you that we hold and you may ask us to correct your personal information if you find that it is not accurate, up-to-date or complete. You may also make a complaint about our handling of your Personal Information. These services are free of charge. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, we will need evidence of your identity before we can grant you access to information about you or change it. You can contact us by email, or send your request or complaint to the postal address below. We undertake to respond within 30 days. If the request or complaint will take longer to resolve, we will provide you with a date by which we expect to respond.

How we protect your Personal Information 

This online service is hosted in Australia in secure, accredited facilities. To help protect the privacy of data and personal information we collect and hold, we maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards. We update and test our security technology on an ongoing basis. We train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information. Access to your Personal Information is restricted to employees who need it to provide benefits or services to you.

To improve your experience on our site, we may use cookies. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and web page usage. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google’s Privacy Policy – external site and for the purposes set out above.

You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google – external site. Abundance College Inc. also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information
Our obligations
This online service is bound by the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) – external site, including the Australian Privacy Principles
Contact Us
Contact us about your privacy concerns. Alternatively, you can write to us at: Compliance Manager Abundance College Inc. PO Box 3264 BIRKDALE QLD 4159 Australia

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