Your right to privacy is very important to us. We recognise that providing us with personal information is an act of trust. Therefore, we have created a privacy policy to protect your personal information and outline how we manage information. This policy covers all sites (including social networking and our main website) owned or operated by the Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) ABN 98 125 319 771. We encourage you to take the time to read this privacy policy and direct any questions to us via email at info@janegoodall.org.au. This policy is in accordance with the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012, including the 13 Australian Privacy Principles. The Privacy Policy applies to all individuals whose personal information may be collected by JGIA.
Personal information
We collect personal information directly from you when you communicate with us. We may collect personal information when you:
The types of personal information that we may collect include but are not limited to:
The personal information that we collect from you is reasonably necessary in order for us to perform the following primary functions and activities:
We may also use your personal information for the secondary purposes of conducting market research and analysis, developing products, meeting regulatory obligations and processing competition or promotion entries.
In order to operate a Website or deliver a service, JGIA affiliates, selected service providers and/or other trusted third parties may be engaged by JGIA to perform a variety of functions, such as data storage, fulfilling orders, conducting market research, processing credit card payments, assisting with promotions and providing technical services. These companies may have access to personal information if needed to perform such functions. Your credit card details are only used to facilitate your donation. They are not used for any other purpose and will never be supplied to a third party other than the trusted parties for the purposes described above.
Data Quality
JGIA will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, correct and up to date. We do so via our own internal quality system, using the information that you provide to us.
If you believe any information that we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete, or out-of-date, please contact us at info@janegoodall.org.au. We will respond to your request within a reasonable period and will take steps to amend your records in a timely manner.
Data Storage and Security
JGIA holds personal information in a combination of electronic and hard copy formats. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that any personal information held by us is protected from misuse, loss and unauthorised, modification or disclosure. Such steps include, but are not limited to:
JGIA will keep information for as long as it is required to be able to provide the intended service(s) or to meet legal and regulatory requirements. JGIA will take reasonable steps to permanently de-identify or securely destroy personal information that we no longer require for any purpose, except in limited permitted circumstances.
Online Privacy
When you visit our site, anonymous technical information may be collected about user activities on the website. This may include information such as the type of browser used to access the website and the pages visited. This information may be used by JGIA to make decisions about maintaining and improving our online services. This information remains anonymous and is not linked in any way to personal identification details.
A “cookie” is a small text file placed on your computer by a web server when you access a website. Cookies are frequently used on websites. Cookies do not identify the individual user, only the computer used. We may use cookies to collect data to help us determine which pages are the most popular, peak usage times and other information that helps us make our websites easier and more efficient for you to use. When you visit our websites we may set a cookie on your machine so that when you next visit our websites it links to your personal information that is stored on our system. You can choose if and how a cookie will be displayed and accepted by configuring your preferences and options in your browser.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
JGIA may amend this Privacy Policy without notice and any amendments will be posted to our website, so we encourage you to check this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Contacting JGIA
If you have any questions, feedback or concerns about this policy or how your personal information is handled by JGIA, please contact us on info@janegoodall.org.au