The Social and Civics Education Association of Australia (SCEAA) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This website privacy policy governs the collection, storage, use, access and disposal of data including all personal information obtained on our website. Please take some time to read through this policy and understand our position on privacy.
This policy will be updated from time to time so please visit this page regularly. This policy does not apply to linked websites that are not the property of SCEAA. When you link to another site, we recommend you read the privacy policy of that site. SCEAA handles personal information in accordance with the Victorian Privacy laws - the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic.) SCEAA only collects data submitted by users. The information submitted will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected – providing information about the association and to administer your membership. This includes recording your status as a financial member, sending regular mailouts and keeping you up-to-date with various activities. Your information will be protected against unauthorised access and use. There are 3 main ways that we may collect personal information from you: 1. Requests to provide information We may collect personal information that you choose to give us, or which may be required to access a particular service we provide. This includes information collected via online forms, membership applicaitons, events and training registration, or when subscribing to receive newsletters. For example, if you submit a form to contact us through the website, we will ask you to provide your name and email address. Personal information for engagement purposes is not disclosed outside of SCEAA committee, staff, or volunteers or those under contract to conduct maintenance to web server components. 2. Automatic collection through the website Some personal information is automatically collected as a result of your visit to our website. We use cookies to collect information about visitors to this website. We use these to track how our visitors interact with this website, including how they accessed our website, what they did on the site. If you don't want to have cookies placed on your computer, you can disable them using your web browser. You will need to customise each web browser you use to turn off cookie tracking. If you opt out of using cookies, you will still have access to all the information and resources provided by this website, though some features may not work as expected. We use web analytics data for statistical purposes, such as to analyse, measure, and report on data about our website traffic and visits. This information helps us understand general user trends at an aggregate level, and improve our website, content, and user experience. 3. Automatic collection by third party software vendors We use some third party software that collects information about your interaction with our website. When you visit our website, your web browser automatically sends certain information to these software providers. We use software by third parties, including: For further information on how these third party software vendors handle your personal information, please review their privacy policies. You cannot opt out of the automatic collection of information that is used for analytical purposes, however you may choose to disable cookies or delete any individual cookie. If you choose to disable cookies, the website may not function fully and your ability to browse, read, and download information contained on our website may be impaired. We make no attempt to identify individuals from these records unless it is absolutely necessary. We respect your privacy. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. |