Privacy Policy
Privacy policy
This policy sets out the principles that Gen Collective Incorporated INC9891654 (Gen Collective or we, us, our) adopts in relation to the protection and handling of personal information.
Gen Collective collects no information about our users that is not voluntarily supplied through web forms or e-mail. Gen Collective is committed to protecting any information collected in this manner and does so in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP), which are set out in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), and any other applicable state or territory legislation. All information collected by Gen Collective remains confidential unless expressly requested by the user.
We do not sell or reveal personal information to anyone. Gen Collective may, at times collect anonymous tracking information to gauge usage patterns and the popularity of specific areas of the site. As with all other information, this data remains confidential.
What is personal information?
Personal information means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether the information or opinion is true or not, and whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
What kinds of personal information do we collect?
In certain circumstances, we may collect personal information about you, for example when you contact us, sponsor or partner with us, purchase tickets to our events or join our mailing list. The type of information we collect may include (but is not limited to):
your name and date of birth;
your contact details, such as home and email addresses, and telephone number;
information about your personal circumstances (eg: marital status, gender and job title);
information about your background (eg: ethnicity, languages spoken, medical history, health and disability information);
bank or credit card details; and
photographs (where your identity is clear or can be reasonably ascertained from the relevant image).
We may also monitor and record details of our interactions with you (including any contact we have with you in person, by email, online or on the telephone), for dispute resolution and training purposes.
From time to time, we may also receive unsolicited information, being information that we have not taken active steps to collect. Examples include misdirected mail, unsolicited employment applications and promotional flyers containing personal information.
When we receive such information, we will decide within a reasonable period whether we could have collected it pursuant to the requirements in the APP. If we determine that we could not have collected the information, we will destroy or de-identify it as soon as practicable. Alternatively, if we determine that we could not have collected the information and wish to retain it, we will deal with this information in accordance with our obligations under the APP.
How do we use or disclose personal information?
The primary purposes for which we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information are to:
provide, administer, improve and personalise our services and goods;
process donations and payments;
identify individuals; and
respond to your queries or concerns.
If you are a sponsor or partner, ticket purchaser or mailing list registrant, we may use your personal information to provide you with ongoing promotional materials and marketing communications about our events, products, services and fundraising initiatives by telephone, email, online or by other means (unless you opt out or we are subject to legal restrictions).
All our newsletters are opt-in, meaning that they are sent only to those who have specifically requested to receive them. If at any point you wish to unsubscribe from any of the Gen Collective publications, instructions on how to do so are located at the bottom of each issue. Some newsletter issues include advertising, clearly identified as such. By signing up to receive our email newsletters, you also agree to receive occasional email announcements and special offers from our partners. However, as mentioned above, no information gathered from newsletter subscribers (including without limitation email addresses) is ever shared with or sold to any third party, unless expressly requested by the user.
The Organisation will not disclose your personal information to overseas recipients unless that country has similar privacy laws to those in Australia or you have expressly consented to the Australian requirements not applying to that disclosure.
How do we hold and secure personal information?
The Organisation handles personal information electronically and in hard copy form, both at our own premises and with the assistance of our service providers. In either case, a range of measures are implemented to protect the security of that personal information. We also take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information where it is no longer needed for a permitted purpose.
How do we treat information disclosed through our website?
Using our website
When you visit our websites to read, browse or download information, our system may record information such as browser type, operating system, the date and time you visit the websites, the pages accessed and any information downloaded. This information is used to analyse how people use our websites so that we can improve our offerings.
Cookies
Like many other websites, our websites may use an internet browser feature from time to time called ‘cookies’. A cookie is a small data file that may be placed on a web user’s computer (usually in the browser software folder) the first time that a computer visits a website that operates cookies. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to personally identify you – they only identify the computer used to visit our websites and help us maintain the continuity of your browsing session by remembering your preferences for when you return. You can configure your web browsing software to reject cookies, however this may limit the functionality of our websites or prevent you from accessing some parts of our websites.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to inform and optimise content based on your past visits to our websites.
Google Analytics informs us of how visitors use our websites based on their browsing habits, so that we can improve our websites, and make it easier to find information. Google also receives this information as you browse our websites and other websites on the Google Display Network using Remarketing.
If you would like to opt-out of customised Google Display Network services and Google Analytics for Display Advertising you can use ad settings. You can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on so you are not tracked into Google Analytics.
Third party websites
Our websites may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those websites.
Information collected by third parties
We may allow third-party companies that use tracking technologies, such as cookies or pixels, to record IP information about users who visit or interact with our website. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness. Our website does not provide any personal information to these third parties.
How can you request access or amendments to your personal information or make a complaint?
Please contact us using the details set out below if you have any queries or concerns about privacy or wish to access or correct any personal information we may hold about you. We may need to verify your identity.
If you are making an access or correction request, please provide details of the particular information you seek, to help us to locate it. If we deny any request for access or correction, we will provide our reasons. Where we decide not to make a requested correction to your personal information and you disagree, you may ask us to make a note of your requested correction with the information.
Gen Collective takes your privacy concerns very seriously. Where you express any concerns that we have interfered with your privacy, we will respond to let you know who will be handling your matter and when you can expect a further response.
Contact: The President
Email: info@gencollective.com.au
For information about privacy generally, or if your concerns are not resolved to your satisfaction, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au and on 1300 363 992.