What this policy covers
We, Northern Beaches Council, take our privacy obligations seriously and we’ve created this privacy policy to explain how we treat your personal information collected on this website.
Personal information is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. Supply is voluntary, however non-supply may prevent us from responding to your specific comments.
Our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information is regulated by the Information Protection Principles under the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Social Pinpoint is regulated by the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988. You can find more information about your privacy rights at the Privacy Commissioner's web site: http://www.oaic.gov.au.
This site is owned and operated by Northern Beaches Council using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how Northern Beaches Council collects and protects your personal information, refer to this Privacy Policy. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.
What personal information we collect
Profile information
We collect information from you when you register to use this site. This includes your email address and additional demographic information as provided by you on the registration form.
Please note that you are able to browse any publicly accessible sections of this website completely anonymously without signing up.
Engagement information
The content you create as part of your interactions with this website. These can include responses to surveys, comments on discussion forums, or any of the other engagement opportunities available here.
Usage information
We collect information about your usage of the site, such as pages visited, documents downloaded, etc.
How we use the information we collect
We collect this information in order to:
• analyse and interpret it to help meet our objectives and obligations
• communicate information to you about engagement opportunities, events and other initiatives
• respond to enquiries and otherwise engage with stakeholders.
External links
Our website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked websites, and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.
Security
Information is being collected by Northern Beaches Council and will be stored by Social Pinpoint, 1st Floor, 119-1215 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303.
All Australian data, including backups, are hosted within Australia’s federal jurisdiction and are located in secure data facilities in Sydney only. Australian data is not situated or moved offshore to international servers.
Requesting access or correcting your personal information
Subject to applicable local laws and regulations, you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your personal data:
• to access your personal data and to rectify any inaccuracies within that personal data
• to request for the erasure of your personal data residing with us
• to request your personal data in portable, machine-readable format
• to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data.
If you wish to contact us with a request relating to personal information, please use the contact details set out below and ensure you include your name and contact details. We may need to verify your identity before providing you with your personal information.
In some cases, we may be unable to provide you with access to all your personal information and where this occurs, we will explain why. We will deal with all requests for access to personal information within a reasonable timeframe.
Contact Us
For further information about our privacy policy and related information practices, or to access or correct your personal information, or make a complaint, please contact us on council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
