Regional Events Live web site makes some use of data that directly or indirectly identifies users. We take great care with practices that affect personal privacy.
Accountability
Staff who operate the Regional Events Live web site, are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 and all sign confidentiality agreements.
Data collected by Regional Events Live
We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers' access or visit, and information volunteered by the consumer (such as survey information and/or site registrations).
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web pages and the quality of our service, and is not shared with or sold to other organisations for commercial purposes, except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
It is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Conditions of Use or Advertising Terms and Conditions or as otherwise required by law.
We use collected information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, and research.
Data that in some way identifies the user is gathered during interactions with Regional Events live web site in the following circumstances:
Computer information
It is a necessary part of visiting any web site, including Regional Events Live sites, that the user's web browser provides the machine's identity (its IP address) to the Web server, so that the server can address the reply to the correct machine.
Information automatically collected and logged in this manner includes:
- Your country, state and organisation type
- Your computer's operating system (i.e. Windows XP, Mac OS9, etc)
- The date and time of your visit
- The pages that you access and the documents you download
- The path taken to the City of Sydney site (e.g. through a search engine or link at another site) and
- The type of browser you use.
Subscription Details
Information provided by you when you subscribe to Regional Events Live mailing list will be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We will not use your email address for any other purpose and will not disclose it without your consent.
You will only receive mailing list messages if you choose to 'opt in' and select the appropriate options in your registration.
These options include the type and regularity of the information you receive.
Click-through Tracking
We record the number of times some links on our web sites are clicked by users and the click-thru-rate from links provided to you in your newsletter subscriptions.
No personal information is related to these records and the data is kept as aggregated statistics only. From time to time we may present reports on the aggregated data to third parties.
Cookies
Regional Events Live does not use cookies.
Data storage, use and disclosure, and retention
All data described in the preceding section may be stored and archived for a period that is yet to be determined but is likely to be at least 12 months and quite probably seven years.
Unless stated otherwise, the data is used by our site software, and by staff involved in our Web Site operation, only for:
- Web site and system administration, including monitoring to prevent security breaches;
- Customisation of the Web site to the user's needs; and
- Evaluation, research and development.
- Identified data can only be re-disclosed to the user if the user provides the unique request session number. Personally identified data may be disclosed to a third party only in circumstances in which such disclosure is legally authorised, such as in the investigation of a criminal offence, and in compliance with a search warrant or subpoena.
Monitoring
If you believe that we have not followed the principles of this privacy statement, or would like to comment on these principles, please contact us.
Changes
Regional Events Live reserves the right to periodically update or change this policy.
Regional Events Live is a division of Kia Ora Management Pty Ltd ATF Bramble Dunkley Trust. ABN 76 450 262 572 |
