1.1 We are required to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act), and with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP’s) contained in the Act. APP 5 requires us to be open about the way we handle certain information, and to that end requires us to have a Privacy Policy.
2.1 The Act covers personal information and sensitive information. Both of these are referred to as “information” throughout this document.
2.2 Personal information is “information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.”
2.3 Sensitive Information is information or an opinion that is personal information, and is about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership of a professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, sexual preferences, or criminal record and any health information about an individual.
3.1 When you register and Account to use the Services, you may provide some personal information, such as your:
(a) name,
(b) username,
(c) password,
(d) email address.
(e) Shipping and billing address
(f) Transactional data and identifying information
(g) If you upload images or videos of yourself, this is also personal information which will be collected.
3.2 We only collect information that is necessary for us to carry out our functions or activities. This may include sensitive information. All data from inactive accounts will be deleted within 24 months of inactivity.
3.3 Our servers automatically record information (“Log Data”) created by your use of the Services. Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, the referring domain, pages visited, resources loaded, including styles or images, user Google account information, behaviour, like scrolling on a page, moving the mouse, clicking on links, time spent completing forms, and typing patterns, browser programs, CSS information, location data your mobile carrier, device and application IDs, and search terms. Other actions, such as interactions with our website, applications and advertisements, may also be included in Log Data. If we haven’t already deleted the Log Data earlier, we will either delete it or remove any common account identifiers, such as your username, full IP address, or email address, after 18 months.
3.4 Like many websites, we use “cookie” technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve our Services, but we do not require cookies for you to be able to browse public web pages available on disabilityclubcommunity.com. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer’s hard disk. We require that your browser stores a session cookie for a successful login and subsequent use of nonpublic services. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our Services, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on our Services, and to improve our Services. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can instruct your browser, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit.
4.1 We collect, hold and use personal information that is reasonably necessary for us to operate the Network and to allow you to be registered as a User of the Site.
4.2 This includes If we are permitted by law, we may use your personal information to use images of your profile, including your uploaded pictures, in marketing material published by us about the Site. By agreeing to our terms and conditions, you have consented to us using your personal information in this way. That consent will remain current until you advise us otherwise. You can opt out at any time by contacting us via disabilityclubcommunity.com/request-help/ or by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of an email we send you.
4.3 If we are permitted by law, we may use your personal information to send to you by email newsletters, updates, and other information about the Site. By agreeing to our terms and conditions, you have consented to receiving these communications, that consent will remain current until you advise us otherwise. You can opt out at any time by contacting us via disabilityclubcommunity.com/request-help/ or by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of an email we send you.
5.1 We only disclose information where we need to in order to advance your interests, or when we are required by law to disclose it. Generally, we will try to ensure that you are aware whenever information is being disclosed to a third party.
5.2 We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us, including contacting you by email to advise you of news and information relating to the Services. We may share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services, and only where these third parties have agreed to honour the protections of this privacy policy.
5.3 Disability Club reserves the right to cooperate with any legal process and any law enforcement or other government inquiry related to your use of the Services. We may provide information relevant to a court subpoena or to a law enforcement or other government investigation. You acknowledge and agree that we may collect, transmit, store, disclose and analyse such information for these purposes.
5.4 In the event that Disability Club is involved in a winding up, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. The promises in this privacy policy will apply to your information as transferred to the new entity.
6.1 You are entitled to ask what information we hold about you. We will, within a reasonable time, inform you of the personal information and/or sensitive information that we hold about you. You may then ask us to show you the information so that you can check to ensure that it is accurate, complete and up to date. We will give you access to the information for this purpose unless we are entitled to refuse access pursuant to NPP 6.1, in which case we must provide you with reasons for the refusal.
7.1 We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the policy will govern our use of your information and will always be at be at disabilityclubcommunity.com. If the revision, in our sole discretion, is material we will notify you via an e-mail to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
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