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Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
(and its service providers) operates this website on behalf of the Red Meat
Advisory Council (RMAC) and the
Sustainability Steering Group. The policy governs the collection, storage, use
and disclosure of personal information by RMAC, the Sustainability Steering
Group, Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd and their service providers (we or us).
By visiting the website or providing
us with your personal information, you consent to your personal information
being collected, stored, used and disclosed in accordance with this policy.
Who do I contact for more information?
If you have any questions regarding
this policy, please send an email to privacy@mla.com.au
What information will be collected?
Basic Identifying Information
When you register to use this website,
we will ask for:
Screen Name.
Email Address.
Post code.
Relationship to the beef industry.
Age.
User Information
We will also collect the following after
you have signed up:
Comments in forums.
Votes on other comments in forums.
Responses to surveys and quick polls.
Documents downloaded from the library.
Videos viewed.
Pages views.
Apart from your comments in forum, we
will only ever use this other information in aggregated, depersonalised form.
Please note that you can browse the
site completely anonymously without signing up.
Why do we collect this information?
To collect and collate your feedback on the
Australian Beef Sustainability Framework
The main reason for collecting this
information is to provide insight to the Sustainability Steering Group,
appointed by RMAC, to assist in developing the Australian Beef Sustainability
Framework. The information analysed for
the Sustainability Steering Group. All feedback to the website will be
considered at the Sustainability Steering Group’s next meeting in late February
and will be used to develop the first framework to be released in March 2017.
To send you updates via email
The email address you provide for
registering on the site may be used by the Sustainability Steering Group to send
you an e-newsletter to keep you informed of the Framework’s progress.
Please note that if at any time you
would like to unsubscribe from receiving the e-newsletter, we include a simple
unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email.
To protect the integrity of the discussion
By monitoring the information provided
by users, we are able to protect the integrity of the discussion from
individuals and groups who may attempt to unduly influence the outcomes of the
consultation process.
To understand what is of interest to the industry
and improve the offering
We will use the aggregated,
depersonalised data to better understand what is of use to the industry and to
improve the offerings to website users.
Is any information disclosed to third parties other
than Red Meat Advisory Council, Meat & Livestock Australia and their
service providers?
No, we do not sell, trade, or
otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties.
We will otherwise obtain your consent
before we disclose any personal information other than as specified in this
policy. Such consent may be given expressly or it may be implied by conduct.
Third Party Links
This website contains links to third
party sites. These third parties have their own privacy policies. We have no
responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked
sites.
Security of personal information
We take reasonable steps to protect
personal information we hold from misuse, loss and interference and from
unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
We will
take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal
information we hold if it is no longer needed for our business purposes and it
is permissible by law to do so.
Access to personal information
A person
may request access to personal information that we hold about them by
contacting us at privacy@mla.com.au We will process such requests within a
reasonable time and may charge a fee for providing access to cover the costs of
verifying the application and retrieving the information requested. If we deny
an access request, we will provide reasons for doing so.
Correction of personal information
We will
take reasonable steps to ensure the personal information we hold is accurate,
complete and up to date.
You should
promptly notify us if there are any changes to your personal information by
contacting us at privacy@mla.com.au
A person may ask at any time to correct personal information held by us about
them. On request, we will take reasonable steps to correct the information so
that it is accurate, complete and up to date, or will provide reasons for not
doing so.
How to make a complaint
If you
wish to make a complaint about a breach of this policy or the privacy
principles of the Privacy Act 1988
(Cth), you can contact us privacy@mla.com.au
You will need to provide sufficient details regarding your complaint as well as
any supporting evidence and information.
Your
complaint will be investigated and it will be determined what the next steps
that we will undertake to resolve your complaint. We will contact you if we require
any further information from you and will notify you in writing of the outcome
of the investigation. If you are not satisfied with our determination, you can
contact us to discuss your concerns or contact the Australian Privacy
Commissioner via www.oaic.gov.au.
Changes to this policy
We may amend this policy from time to
time, and the amended policy will be published on this website. Please review this
website periodically for changes to this policy. Your continued use of this
website or services or provision of further personal information to us once
this policy has been amended constitutes your acceptance of the amended policy.