Privacy Statement
This privacy statement applies to the Wide Bay Burnett Online website at www.widebayburnett.com.au. It tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it.
The Wide Bay Burnett Online website is proudly supported by the Federal Government"s Sustainable Regions Program and is owned & managed by the WBBACC.
Information Collected
www.widebayburnett.com.au collects personal information that you choose to give us, for example your email address. We do not collect identifiable personal information about you if you only browse this website.
If you visit our site to read or download information, we record, through our log files, the following information for statistical purposes:
- Your server address
- Your top level domain name (eg .gov, .com, .edu, .org, .au, .nz etc)
- The pages you accessed and the documents you downloaded
- The search terms you used
- The date and time you visited the site
- The previous site you visited
- Your operating system (eg Windows, Mac)
- The type of browser you use (eg Internet Explorer).
No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the Internet Service Provider"s logs.
Use of Your Personal Information
When you register as a Wide Bay Burnett Online Member or for other services offered on www.widebayburnett.com.au we"ll ask you to provide personal information. When you first register for Membership, we collect information from you such as your e-mail, name and town, and will continue to add to your member profile as you interact more on www.widebayburnett.com.au, for example, if you enter a competition or subscribe to our newsletters.
Any personal information you provide to us will only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which you have provided it. Your personal information will not be added to a mailing list or used or disclosed for any other purpose without your consent.
We do not share information about you with government agencies or other organisations without your permission unless it:
- is necessary to provide you with a service that you have requested;
- is required or authorised by law; or
- will prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to somebody"s health.
If we ask you for personal information in order to provide you with a service that you have requested then we will tell you how we intend to use that personal information if you choose to give it to us.
Access to Your Personal Information
You may gain access to personal information about you that we hold. You can have us correct any errors or delete the information we have about you.
You may opt out of any further contact from us.
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, we may have to gain evidence of your identity before we can give you access to information about you or change it.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies and other technologies to keep track of your interactions with our site and services to offer a personalised experience. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer"s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, if you do not wish to receive any cookies, you may set your browser to refuse. In some instances this may mean you will not be able to take full advantage of parts of www.widebayburnett.com.au.
The use of cookies can enhance your enjoyment of what we offer, because they help us personalise your experience of www.widebayburnett.com.au by providing information which is most relevant to your interests.
We also use cookies to operate the Membership system, as they help us identify visitors to www.widebayburnett.com.au who have previously registered. Cookies do not personally identify you, but your browser.
How to Contact Us
If at any time you believe we have not adhered to the principles referred to in this privacy statement or have any other comments, please contact us.
If you do not wish to send your comments by email then please write to the following postal address:
Executive Officer
Wide Bay Burnett ACC
'The Globe'
190 Cheapside Street
Maryborough, QLD 4650
Further Information
For more information about privacy please visit:
National Privacy Principles
Privacy Act 1998
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
