Bowen Basin Mining Club is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au
Who we are
Bowen Basin Mining Club
PO Box 2620, Chermside Centre Q 4032
info@bbminingclub.com
0412 998 501
ABN: 94 606 275 905
Our website address is: https://bbminingclub.com/
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including correspondence, by telephone, by email, via our website www.bbminingclub.com, from other publicly available sources and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
- For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
- For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
- With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.
Access to your Personal Information
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.
Bowen Basin Mining Club will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
Ways personal information is collected
We may collect personal information about you when you submit that information to us, send us an email and/or complete any forms on the Website.
When you use our sites or apps we may also use cookies or similar technology to collect extra data, including:
- your IP address – a numerical code to identify your device and which can provide information about the country, region or city where you are based;
- your browsing history of the content you have visited on our sites, including information on how you were referred to our sites via another website; and
- details of your devices, for example, the unique device ID, unique advertising ID and browsers used to access our content.
By using the Website, providing personal details you are consenting to the collection and use of this information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Contact forms
The information collected in any contact or enquiry forms will be collected and used for customer service purposes but won’t be used for any marketing, or supplied to any third parties without user consent.
Subscription forms
The information collected in any email subscription form will be collected and used only for the newsletter subscription that the user has subscribed for. If the user changes their mind they will be able to unsubscribe buy clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the page. The information collected will not be supplied to any third parties.
Analytics
We partner with Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on this website through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies to, among other things, analyse and track users’ use of the website, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing this website you consent to the collection and use of your information by Google Analytics. You are encourages to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to this third-party vendor. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used you can visit Google Analytics or can download a browser add on created by Google here (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout)
Cookies
As mentioned above, we partner with Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on this website through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:
Bowen Basin Mining Club
PO Box 2620, Chermside Centre Q 4032
info@bbminingclub.com
0412 998 501