The UWA Student Guild (the Guild) respects the rights of individuals to privacy and complies with the Privacy Act 1988 and the National Privacy Principles 2001. Our privacy statement describes how we collect your personal information and the management of that information.
Collection of your personal information
The Guild collects your information directly from you or by your authorisation from a third party. When you visit our web site certain, anonymous navigation information is collected by our server. It does not identify individual users but does include the type of browser and operating system you are using; the address of the referring site; the date and time of your visit; and the address of the pages you accessed.
Use and disclosure of information
The Guild will not use or disclose your personal information other than for a purpose that we have made known to you, a purpose that you would reasonably expect, a purpose authorised by you, or a purpose required by law.
How to access, correct or update your information
All requests for access or changes to information need to be made to the Guild’s Privacy Officer. All reasonable steps will be taken to provide you with access to your information and to correct or update your information held by the Guild. Where such access or change is refused, a written response will be sent to you outlining the reasons for the refusal.
What else you should know about privacy
The National Privacy Principles that came into effect on December, 21, 2001 require that organisations collect and manage your information according to the principles. Further information about these can be obtained by visiting the web site of the Privacy Office at www.privacy.gov.au
You have a right to query the Guild’s collection or management of your information in respect of this statement and the National Privacy Principles. If you believe that your rights have not been upheld, then you should send a written complaint in the first instance to the Guild’s Privacy Officer, or if the issue is with the Privacy Officer, then the Guild’s Managing Director.
How to contact us
For matters relating to this statement or actions of the Guild governed by the National Privacy Principles, please contact the Privacy Officer.
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