Privacy
WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
In this privacy policy, "we", "us" and "our" means the Yothu Yindi Foundation (ABN 28 221 722 606) of GPO Box 2727, Darwin NT 0801.
We appreciate that privacy is important to everyone, and we are committed to complying with the National Privacy Principles (“NPPs”), which are contained in the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Personal information is basically information that can identify you.
1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We collect information from you in the course of providing you with access to some of the goods and services available at or through our website (the “Website”). For example, we receive personal information from you when you order merchandise from us or make a donation using the Website.
If we do ask you for information, we will endeavour to say which information that we require and which information which is optional. You may choose not to supply us with information or not to use a particular service if you do not wish to supply any information requested by us.
Our server automatically collects additional information about your use of the Website (“Navigational Data”). Navigational Data includes the type of browser you are using, your IP address, the URL you have come from and the time spent at that URL, cookies and your domain type and server. This kind of information is collected by many sites and used to monitor use of the relevant site.
We do not use cookies on this website. This means that the contents of your "shopping basket" exist only for the duration of your current visit.
2. HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION USED?
We use your personal information to assist us in:
(a) providing the Website to you;
(b) completing a transaction to which that personal information relates (such as the ordering of Merchandise or the making of a donation); and
(c) to notify you about our activities from time to time. If at any time you no longer wish to be notified about our activities, please let us know by contacting the Privacy Officer (contact details are set out in section 7 below).We may also use your personal information for a purpose which is outlined at the time of collecting that personal information, or which can reasonably be inferred from the circumstances in which the personal information is supplied. We may also keep and file all information you send to us.
3. WILL PERSONAL INFORMATION BE GIVEN TO ANYONE ELSE?
In the circumstances described below, personal information may be disclosed outside of our organisation.
3.1 Third party contractors
Personal information collected by us may be disclosed to third parties to whom we contract out specialised functions (including payment processing organisations, our technology service providers, and mailing houses and printing companies). If we do disclose personal information to third party contractors under outsourcing or contracting arrangements, we take steps to ensure that those contractors:
(a) comply with the NPPs when they handle your personal information; and
(b) are authorised only to use personal information in order to provide the services or to perform the functions required by us.3.2 Disclosures required by law
For legal reasons, other disclosures may need to be made to law enforcement agencies, government agencies, courts or external advisors or in accordance with other laws.
3.3 Other disclosures
We do not sell, rent or trade personal information to or with third parties.
4. ACCESS AND CORRECTION
Under the Privacy Act, you have a right to seek access to information which we hold about you (although there are some exceptions to this). You also have the right to ask us to correct information about you which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
If you wish to exercise your right under the Privacy Act to seek access to the personal information that we hold about you, we ask that you contact our Privacy Officer (contact details are set out in section 7 below), who will explain how we will handle your access request. We may charge you for the cost of providing access to these records.
If you are of the view that personal information about you is not accurate, complete or up to date, please provide our Privacy Officer with your request for correction. Our policy is to consider any requests for correction in a timely way.
5. IS PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED SAFELY?
We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of personal information held by us from such risks as loss or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure. Our IT systems are password protected and comply with our security standards, and if personal information is held on paper files, it is stored in premises that are locked when unattended.
6. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Sometimes our website contains links to other websites, for your convenience and information. When you access a website other than http://www.garma.telstra.com/aboutgarma.htm, please understand that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of that site. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of each site you visit.
7. CONTACTING US
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, or if you wish to complain about how we have handled personal information about you, please contact our Privacy Officer:
(a) by telephone +61 (0)8 8941 2900;
(b) by facsimile +61 (0)8 8941 1088;
(c) by e-mail yyfadmin@bigpond.com; or
(d) by letter GPO Box 2727, Darwin NT 0801 Australia
8. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy may change from time to time. This policy was last updated on 20 October 2006.