Date of Last Update: May 2019

This website is owned and operated by Tirzah Lim A.B.N. 53 584 103 078 trading as ACTVoices – Facilitating Teachers’ Learning (“we”, “us” and “our”). By using this website (“Site”) or participating in our program, you agree to our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us through your conduct on the Site or in our program.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. When we change this Privacy Policy we will also update the “Date of last update” at the top of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable to the Site. We do not make any representations about third party web sites that may be linked to the Site.

We recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information collected about visitors to our Site or participants in our program, in particular information that is capable of identifying an individual (“Personal Information”). This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which your Personal Information, obtained through the Site or in our program, will be dealt with. This Privacy Policy should be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes. We welcome your comments and feedback.

  1. Personal Information

1.1. Personal Information about visitors to our Site or participants in our program is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. For example, we may need to collect such information to provide you with further services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries. It is our intention that this Privacy Policy will protect your Personal Information from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with the Australian Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

1.2. The following are the kinds of Personal Information that we collect:

1.2.1. Contact details such as name, role or position, address, email address, mobile number and landline number;

1.2.2. Confidential information including bank account and credit card details. We will not release this information unless we have your express consent to do so;

1.2.3. Your individual preferences, and opinions;

1.2.4. How you were referred to or became aware of us;

1.2.5. Information about your business, skills, services, products and prices;

1.2.6. If you are an employee or prospective employee, information about your qualifications, skills and work experience; and

1.2.7. When you use certain features of the Site, we may receive, store and process different types of information about your location such as IP address, post code and more specific information such as GPS based functionality on mobile devices used to access the Site.

 

  1. Collecting Information

2.1. We collect Personal Information by various means including when:

2.1.1. You contact us with a question or inquiry

2.1.2. You like, follow us, or comment on a post, on our social media accounts;

2.1.3. You subscribe to our newsletter or update service;

2.1.4. You enrol to take part in a program with us; and

2.1.5. You visit our Site. We may use ‘cookies’ on our Site. Cookies are an industry standard and most major websites 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.

 

  1. Use of Information

3.1. We collect, hold and use Personal Information in order to:

3.1.1. Provide the services to you;

3.1.2. Direct market to you, with your permission;

3.1.3. Understand and analyse our sales, and your needs and preferences;

3.1.4. Develop, enhance, market and provide services that meet your needs;

3.1.5. Improve our services; and

3.1.6. Respond to requests or complaints.

 

  1. Payment Details

4.1. Payment details are only stored for the processing of payment and will be deleted once the contact has ended.

 

  1. Disclosure

5.1. Subject to our confidentiality obligations, we may share some relevant Personal Information with:

5.1.1. parties we engage to provide you with goods or services on our behalf;

5.1.2. our email marketing provider for the purposes of providing you our newsletter, invitations and updates; and

5.1.3. third party service providers who assist us with archival, auditing, accounting, legal, business consulting, website or technology services.

5.2. We also will disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in circumstances permitted by the Privacy Act.

5.3. We do not disclose Personal Information to overseas recipients.

 

  1. Security

6.1. We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of Personal Information submitted to our Site, and we review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.

6.2. However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information you may transmit to us. Once we do receive your transmission, we will also make our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.

6.3. In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any Personal Information held by us. However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your Personal Information.

 

  1. Access to Information

7.1. You can contact us to access, correct or update your Personal Information. Unless we are subject to confidentiality obligation or some other restriction on giving access to the information and we are permitted to refuse you access under the Privacy Act, we will endeavour to make your information available to you within 30 days.

7.2. In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any Personal Information held by us.

7.3. If you request to correct your Personal Information, we will correct, or, if we consider more appropriate, note your request for amendment of the information on your record.

7.4. We will not charge you to make a request to access your record but we may charge you to actually provide access depending on the costs associated with obtaining and providing the material.

7.5. These actions can usually be taken by contacting us using the contact information on the “Contact Us” section below.

 

  1. European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR)

8.1. For European users, we endeavour to comply with the GDPR, wherever possible. Pursuant to the GDPR, you have the additional right to be forgotten to our system. Please note that we are responsible for any form of data loss or information loss wherein this right has been requested by you.

 

  1. Problems or questions

9.1. If we become aware of any ongoing concerns or problems with our Site or program, we will take these issues seriously and work to address these concerns. If you have any further queries relating to our Privacy Policy, or you have a problem or complaint, please contact us.

9.2. If you believe that we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles and wish to make a complaint, a complaint may be made to us by using the “Contact Us” page.

9.3. We will endeavour to respond to any complaint within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint you may seek a review by contacting the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner using the information available at http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints.

9.4. For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner’s web site; http://www.privacy.gov.au/.