Introduction
A core business of Elton Consulting (also
referred to in this statement as 'the Company') is community
consultation, and the evaluation and review of our clients'
services, social research, and other matters of public
policy. During the course of this work the Company collects
personal information.
What
type of information do we collect?
The information we collect includes:
- names
- addresses
- contact details (including e-mail
addresses supplied)
- demographic information
- opinions and views about a range of
proposals, services and public policy issues volunteered
by participants in our work
- domain names of those who visit our
website
How
do we collect the information?
The company collects this information in
both paper (hard copy) and electronic forms.
Examples of how we collect personal
information in hard copy form are:
- surveys & contests
- questionnaires
- feedback forms
- attendance sheets at public meetings
- by taking notes of proceedings at
meetings.
Examples of how we collect this
information electronically include by:
- e-mails
- electronic surveys
- facsimile transfer
- via our web hosting service, Webcentral
which may also collect the personal information of
visitors to this site. You are invited to view its
privacy
policy, particularly section 2.4 (Personal
information stored on a website hosted by Webcentral)
and 4. (Security).
What
do we do with the information?
The Company does not sell or trade the
personal information it receives with third parties.
The personal information supplied is used:
- for aggregated statistical reports (for
example, to measure website usage or to report to our
clients how many people participated in a particular
process, or to report social research)
- for reports on the proceedings of
meetings
- for circulation of reports of a
particular process to participants of that process, and
to invite participants to subsequent meetings in that
process
- for reporting on the views expressed in
meetings to our clients.
Every effort is made to ensure that such
reports do not disclose personal information to third
parties, including our clients, unless:
- permission is sought from the
individual who submits that information, or
- the individual is notified that this
will occur prior to their participation in our work, or
- the individual requests that the
information supplied be disclosed to third parties, or
- that disclosure could be reasonably
expected, or
- the law requires that such information
be supplied.
How
do we store the information?
Personal information that has been
supplied to the company is stored securely in its offices,
either in physical files or electronically in the company's
server. Because we use a third party to host our website,
some personal information supplied electronically may be
stored in its servers. The host, Webcentral, has its
own privacy
policy regarding this information which you are
encouraged to view.
Personal information collected during the
course of particular projects is either destroyed or made
anonymous at the conclusion of the project.
Website
disclaimers
Website
links to other companies
The Company's website contains links to
other websites. Please be aware that Elton Consulting is not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of
each and every website that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this website.
Discussion
forum
Please keep in mind that whenever you
voluntarily disclose personal information in a discussion
forum it can be collected and used by others. For example,
by posting personal information online that is publicly
accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other
parties in return.
Your rights
Upon request the Company will disclose to
you what personal information of yours it holds, and
the manner in which it is held. However the Company reserves
the right to extract such information from the place in
which it is
held in a way that protects the privacy of others.
Contact
information
If you have
questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy,
please contact us.
| Tel: |
61-2 9387 2600 |
| By E-mail: |
james@elton.com.au |
| By post: |
PO Box 1488
Bondi Junction 2022
Australia |
