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This statement outlines the Defence Teaming Centre’s (DTC) policy on how the DTC uses and manages personal information provided to or collected by it.

The DTC may, from time to time, review and update this Privacy Policy to take account of new laws and technology, changes to the DTC’s operations and practices and to make sure it remains appropriate to the changing legal environment.

This privacy policy assumes that you are resident in Australia. If you are resident in the UK or Europe, please contact us for more information regarding how we treat your personal information.

What kind of personal information does the DTC collect and how does DTC collect it?

The type of information DTC generally collects and holds includes (but is not limited to) personal information, including sensitive information, about:

  • Name
  • Contact details (such as email, phone number, residential address)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of work
  • Position
  • Nationality

Personal Information you provide:

DTC will generally collect personal information held about an individual by way of:

  • Membership Registration
  • Event registration
  • Emails
  • Forms
  • Telephone Calls
  • Business Cards

You do have the right to seek to deal with us anonymously or using a pseudonym, but in almost every circumstance it will not be practicable for us to deal with you or provide any services to you except for the most general responses to general enquiries, unless you identify yourself.

Personal Information provided by other people:

In some circumstances the DTC may be provided with personal information about an individual from a third party, for example non-members who attend DTC events as a guest of a DTC member.

How will the DTC use the personal information you provide?

The DTC will use personal information it collects from you for the primary purpose of collection, and for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection and reasonably expected, or to which you have consented.

In relation to direct marketing, the DTC will use your personal information for direct marketing where you have provided that information, and you are likely to expect direct marketing: only then you will be sent direct marketing containing an opt out. If we use your personal information obtained from elsewhere we will still send you direct marketing information where you have consented and which will also contain an opt out. We will always obtain your consent to use sensitive information as the basis for any of our direct marketing.

We may use video surveillance for security purposes and the footage will be used only by the DTC and by the providers of our security services for security purposes. Surveillance videos are not used by the DTC for other purposes and the footage is not publicly available. Surveillance cameras are not located in any bathrooms or change room facilities.

Job applicants, staff members and contractors:

In relation to personal information of job applicants, staff members and contractors, the DTC’s primary purpose of collection is to assess and (if successful) to engage the applicant, staff member or contractor, as the case may be.

The purposes for which the DTC uses personal information of job applicants, staff members and contractors include:

  • for insurance purposes;
  • to satisfy the DTC’s legal obligations,

Where the DTC receives unsolicited job applications these will usually be dealt with in accordance with the unsolicited personal information requirements of the Privacy Act.

Volunteers:

The DTC also obtains personal information about volunteers who assist the DTC in its functions or conduct associated activities, such as to enable the DTC and the volunteers to work together. [#]

Who might the DTC disclose personal information to?

The DTC may disclose personal information, including sensitive information, held about an individual to:

  • government departments;
  • people providing services to the DTC,
  • ..; and
  • anyone you authorise the DTC to disclose information to.

Sending information overseas:

The DTC will not send personal information about an individual outside Australia without:

  • obtaining the consent of the individual (in some cases this consent will be implied); or
  • otherwise complying with the Australian Privacy Principles or other applicable privacy legislation.

[We do/do not use overseas providers of IT services including servers and cloud services.]

If you send personal information overseas, even if only to a server, then you need to name the country to which the information is being sent.

How does the DTC treat sensitive information?

In referring to ‘sensitive information’, the DTC means:

“information relating to a person’s racial ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual orientation or criminal record, that is also personal information; and health information about an individual”.

Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or the use or disclosure of the sensitive information is allowed by law.

Management and security of personal information

The DTC’s staff are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals.

The DTC has in place steps to protect the personal information the DTC holds from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, interference or disclosure by use of various methods including locked storage of paper records and passworded access rights to computerised records.

We have a data breach response plan, which we would follow in the unlikely event of a privacy or data breach.

When you use our website, having your cookies enabled will allow us to maintain the continuity of your browsing session and remember your details when you return. We may also use web beacons, Flash local stored objects and JavaScript. If you adjust your browser settings to block, reject or delete these functions, the webpage may not function in an optimal manner. We may also collect information about your IP address, although this may not identify you.

Updating personal information

The DTC endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up-to-date. A person may seek to update their personal information held by the DTC by contacting the Privacy Officer of the DTC at any time.

The Australian Privacy Principles and the Health Privacy Principles require the DTC not to store personal information longer than necessary. In particular, the Health Privacy Principles impose certain obligations about the length of time health records must be stored.

You have the right to check what personal information the DTC holds about you.

Under the Commonwealth Privacy Act and the Health Records Act, an individual has the right to obtain access to any personal information which the DTC holds about them and to advise the DTC of any perceived inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the applicable legislation. To make a request to access any information the DTC holds about you, please contact the Privacy Officer in writing.

The DTC may require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. Although no fee will be charged for accessing your personal information or making a correction, the DTC may charge a fee to retrieve and copy any material. If the information sought is extensive, the DTC will advise the likely cost in advance.

How long will the DTC keep my information?

Under our destruction and de-identification policies, your personal information that is no longer required will be de-identified or destroyed. In many circumstances, however it will be kept for marketing purposes, as you will have consented to that in writing with us.

Enquiries and privacy complaints

If you would like further information about the way the DTC manages the personal information it holds, please contact the Privacy Officer. If you have any concerns, complaints or you think there has been a breach of privacy, then also please contact the Privacy Officer who will first deal with you usually over the phone. If we then have not dealt satisfactorily with your concerns we will meet with you to discuss further. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint within 30 days from this meeting then you can refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner via:

  • email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
  • tel: 1300 363 992
  • fax: +61 2 9284 9666

All actions pertaining to personal information are taken in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This policy may be varied from time to time. Please contact the Defence Teaming Centre’s office at business@dtc.org.au for more information.