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The Association of
Tourist Railways Queensland (ATRQ) is committed to protecting your personal
information. We recognise that your privacy is very important to you and
that you have a right to control your personal information. Unless you give
explicit consent for ATRQ to act otherwise, the following policies govern
how ATRQ will use and safeguard your privacy.
COLLECTION
ATRQ collects personal information only from the individual concerned and
holds only such personal information as is reasonable and necessary for us
to deliver services to our registrants and to the wider community.
You may provide ATRQ with information directly, such as on registration
applications, subscribing to email lists or identifying yourself when using
particular services e.g. form-mailer. The amount and type of information
collected depends upon the services used. The only personal information
collected is what you provide.
Information Logged
Our web servers log the following information which is provided by your
browser and is used for statistical purposes only:
. the type of browser and operating system you are using;
. the IP address used;
. the address of the referring site;
. the date and time of the visit; and
. the address of the information accessed or downloaded.
In addition, search terms that you enter when conducting a site search are
collected but are not associated with any other information collected. We
use these search terms to enable us to improve the services that we provide.
Our email server(s) log the following information:
. sender and recipient's email address
. date and time of transmission
. email subject, size and unique message identification
Use of cookies
Cookies are files that a website transfers to your computer for
record-keeping purposes, to enhance or customise what is offered or
displayed. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, if you do
not wish to accept cookies you may configure your browser to reject cookies.
In some instances that may mean that you will not be able to take full
advantage of some aspects of the ATRQ website.
Links to other websites
ATRQ may provide links to other web sites. ATRQ is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of these sites.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Information will be used or disclosed only for the primary purpose for which
it was collected. Information provided to us may be used to keep you better
informed about the activities and services of ATRQ, for example by
newsletter, or email. Individuals have the right to opt out of receiving any
of these sources of information.
Personal information will not be used or disclosed by ATRQ for a secondary
purpose unless that purpose is closely related to the primary purpose and
you could reasonably expect the information to be used in that way, or ATRQ
has a legal obligation to disclose such information.
ATRQ will not sell, exchange or release personal information about an
individual for commercial gain.
ATRQ will not send you unsolicited advertising email. If you no longer wish
to receive information you may remove your name from any of our email lists
by either following the removal instructions or emailing us at requesting to
be removed from a particular email list. Please allow seven (7) days for
this request to be completed.
QUALITY OF INFORMATION
ATRQ takes reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information
collected and used is accurate and up to date. We seek members’ assistance
to keep ATRQ informed of change of address or other details.
To update or delete your personal information please send any corrections to
the ATRQ or by email to ozbob@ozbob.net.
Please provide your first and last names, contact phone number and email
address.
We will take all reasonable steps to meet any request to have personal
information deleted unless it is required for legal reasons.
SECURITY OF INFORMATION
ATRQ takes every care to protect personal information from unauthorised use
or disclosure and from loss.
You can assist us by ensuring that you maintain the confidentiality of your
passwords and accounts.
Personal information will be destroyed or permanently de-identified when it
is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Personal information is held on confidential data bases maintained by ATRQ.
Your information is stored on secured servers that are protected in
controlled facilities. We are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any
personal information held by ATRQ.
ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION
Information held by ATRQ about an individual is accessible to that person on
request.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM OR QUESTION
If you have any further queries relating to our privacy policy, or you have
a problem or complaint, please contact us by email at
ozbob@ozbob.net.
Further information on privacy
For more information about privacy and protecting your privacy in Australia,
visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner's website.
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