Privacy Policy

Introduction

Winner Partnership is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information which our organisation collects, holds and administers.  Personal information is information which directly or indirectly identifies a person. 

 We understand that visitors and users of this website are concerned about their privacy and the confidentiality and security of any information that is provided to us.  This Privacy Policy details how we generally manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

 We may collect information about you where it is necessary for us to perform our functions.  The information we collect about you depends on how and why you access the website, the information you choose to provide to us, and the types of information and services you request from us.

 Winner Partnership recognises the essential right of individuals to have their information administered in ways which they would reasonably expect - protected on one hand and made accessible to them on the other.

 Winner Partnership Pty Ltd is bound by the Australian Privacy Act 1988, as well as other laws, which impose specific obligations when it comes to handling information.  The organisation has adopted the Ten National Privacy Principles (NPP) contained in the Act as a minimum standard in relation to handling personal information.  These are:

•1. Collect personal information in a manner that is fair, lawful and not intrusive

•2. Only use or disclose information for the primary purpose for which it was collected

•3. Ensure personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date

•4. Protect personal information from misuse and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure

•5. Have a policy document outlining your information handling practices and make this available to anyone who requests it

•6. Give an individual access to personal information you hold about them when requested to do so

•7. Only adopt, use or disclose a Commonwealth Government identifier if particular circumstances apply that would allow you to do so

•8. Give people the option to transact with you anonymously whenever it is lawful and practicable to do so

•9. Only transfer personal information to a recipient in a foreign country if the information will have appropriate protection

•10. Do not collect sensitive information unless the individual has consented; the collection is required by law; or in other special circumstances

In line with the act, this privacy policy discloses how Winner Partnership manages information you provide us. You can contact our Privacy Officer for more information on this policy.

Procedures

Collection

Winner Partnership will:

  • Only collect information that is necessary to perform the functions of Winner Partnership.
  • Notify stakeholders about why we collect the information and how it is administered.
  • Notify stakeholders that this information is accessible to them.

Use and Disclosure

Winner Partnership will:

  • Only use or disclose information for the primary purpose for which it was collected or a directly related secondary purpose.
  • For other uses we will obtain consent from the affected person.

Data Quality

Winner Partnership will:

  • Take reasonable steps to ensure the information we collect is accurate, complete, up-to-date, and relevant to the functions we perform.

 Data Security and Retention

Winner Partnership will:

  • Safeguard the information we collect and store against misuse, loss, unauthorised access and modification.
  • Only destroy records in accordance with our Administration & Records Management Policy.

 Openness

Winner Partnership will:

  • Ensure stakeholders are aware of Winner Partnership's Privacy Policy and its purposes.
  • Make this information freely available in relevant publications and on the organisation's website.

Access and Correction

Winner Partnership will:

  • Ensure individuals have a right to seek access to information held about them and to correct it if it is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or not up-to-date.

Anonymity

Winner Partnership will:

  • Give stakeholders the option of not identifying themselves when completing evaluation forms or opinion surveys.

 Making information available to other service providers

Winner Partnership:

  • Can only release personal information about a person with that person's expressed permission. For personal information to be released, the person concerned must sign a release form.

  • Can release information to third parties where it is requested by the person concerned.

Use of website

If you visit our website to browse, read or download information, our system may record anonymous information about the visit such as the number of pages visited and the duration of the visit so we can evaluate site usage to make improvements.  Your identity cannot be reasonably ascertained from this information.

If you communicate directly with us via e-mail, complete one of our online forms, or use one of our other interactive tools, some of the information that you submit may be personal information (that is, information from which you can be identified, such as your full name, street address, e-mail address, phone number, and so on).

If you choose to provide your personal information to us, it may be used in order to:

  • contact you in respect of a query you made;
  • provide the services that you require and ensure our site is relevant to your needs;
  • deliver services such as email bulletins (if you have requested them);
  • answer your requests and queries;
  • research and develop our products and services;
  • gain an understanding of your needs in order to provide a better service;
  • promote and market our services;
  • protect our intellectual property and ownership rights, or
  • fulfil any legal requirements.

We may disclose your personal information to other organisations (for example our service providers) to enable us to provide the services you have requested, or as otherwise permitted by law.

Contacting us via email and our web-forms

When you contact Winner Partnership via email or web forms:

we will only use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it;

your e-mail address will be added to a mailing list unless you have specifically requested that we don't do this (for the purposes of receiving update materials);

we will not disclose your email address without first obtaining your consent. You should keep in mind that the transmission of information over the Internet is not always completely secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from this website and information you enter into forms on our web-pages and send to us may not be secure. You should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email and web-forms.

Our use of cookies

When you visit our website, our server attaches a small data file called a "cookie" to your computer's memory.  Cookies are pieces of information that may be transferred to your computer's memory when you visit a website for record keeping purposes.  Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies.  However, if you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your Web browser to refuse cookies.  We use cookies to provide us with aggregate (anonymous) information on how people use our website and to help us to know what they find interesting and useful on our website.  We do not link this information back to your identity or other information that you have provided to us. We do not store any information that identifies you inside cookies.

Links to other sites

This website may contain links or references to other websites.  Our Website Privacy Policy does not extend beyond Winner Partnerships website.  When visiting other sites via a link on our website, you should familiarise yourself with the linked website's privacy statement.