This Privacy Policy explains how Reportable Conduct Scheme Australia collects, uses, discloses and protects personal information when you use www.reportableconductscheme.com.au. We are committed to handling personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
The content on this Site is general information only and is not legal advice. You are responsible for obtaining independent legal and professional advice for your circumstances. See our full Disclaimer.
1. Information we collect
We collect personal information that you choose to provide to us, and limited technical information collected automatically when you use the Site.
- Contact and enquiry details: your name, email address, organisation, jurisdiction and the content of any message you send us.
- Newsletter subscription details: your first name, last name, email address, mobile number and, optionally, your company.
- Course and audit enquiries: the details you submit when you request a booking or enquiry.
- Technical data: information such as your browser type, device, and usage of the Site, which may be collected through cookies and similar technologies.
2. How we use your information
We use personal information to:
- Respond to your enquiries and provide the information or service you request.
- Send you the newsletter and related updates where you have subscribed.
- Facilitate training, audit and course enquiries, including with our training partner where relevant.
- Operate, maintain, secure and improve the Site.
- Comply with our legal obligations.
3. Consent and direct marketing
Where you subscribe to our newsletter, you consent to receiving communications from us. You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us. We do not sell your personal information.
4. Disclosure of your information
We may disclose personal information to service providers who help us operate the Site (for example, hosting, email and analytics providers), to our training partner where you have made a relevant enquiry, and where required or authorised by law. We require our service providers to protect personal information consistently with this policy.
5. Overseas disclosure
Some of our service providers may store or process data outside Australia. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is handled in accordance with the APPs.
6. Security and retention
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law, after which we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it.
7. Cookies
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies. For more information, see our Cookie Policy. You can control cookies through your browser settings, although some features may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
8. Accessing and correcting your information
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. We will respond to your request within a reasonable period. In limited circumstances we may decline a request as permitted by law, and we will tell you why.
9. Complaints
If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles, you can make a complaint through the contact form on this Site. We will investigate and respond within a reasonable time. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version is the one published on this page, with the last-updated date shown above.