Website privacy statement

This website privacy statement applies to the website owned and operated by Australia Business Arts Foundation Limited ABN 88 072 479 835 (AbaF) and the National Association for the Visual Arts Limited ABN 16 003 229 285 (NAVA) (collectively, we, us, our) under the domain name “artistcareer.com.au”.

We at artistcareer.com.au are committed to respecting your privacy. This website privacy statement outlines how the personal information you provide to us is managed and is designed to comply with applicable privacy laws in Australia including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). We are committed to ensuring that the personal information it holds is handled appropriately and lawfully.

We will not disclose your information to any other group or organisation for any purpose without your consent unless otherwise authorised by law.

We monitor traffic patterns on our site to inform our understanding and servicing of your needs and interests. Any such information will be aggregated and not linked to particular individuals unless required by law.

We will respect and uphold the right of users to opt out of artistcareer.com.au communications at any time.

We will collect personal information about who you are, such as your name, email address, or postal address, only when you have provided these details to us or as authorised by law. This information may be collected by us and by our third party service providers who assist us in providing artistcareer.com.au. You may browse some information-only areas of artistcareer.com.au and download certain publications without providing any personal information, however we may not be able to provide the full range of services through artistcareer.com.au if we are not provided with your personal information.

Data collection

Optional registration

artistcareer.com.au offers free, voluntary registration to users. By registering, users will receive our monthly e-journal, have the opportunity to connect with others and be able to submit your comments, questions and votes.

Site usage

We collect information on users’ last visit date, average number of visits each year and average visit length time, the state users are from and whether they are from a metropolitan or regional area. Any such information will be aggregated and not linked to particular individuals unless required by law.

Cookies

Like many major websites, artistcareer.com.au may use “cookies” which store some information on computers accessing artistcareer.com.au. Cookies may be used by us for a variety of purposes. For example, we may use cookies to recognise a computer which has previously visited artistcareer.com.au or to help us maintain the continuity of a user’s session. Cookies may also be used to manage security and store information about the type of browser being used. With most internet browsers, users can erase cookies from their computer’s hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, some parts of artistcareer.com.au may not function fully for users that disallow cookies.

Electronic communications

artistcareer.com.au offers a monthly e-journal, frequently asked questions and online discussion forums as services to members. We gather the email addresses of users who subscribe voluntarily. Users may remove themselves from these communications via “Update My Details”.

Invite a friend to join

artistcareer.com.au allows users to invite friends to join. To do this the user must provide their name and email address and the email address of the recipient. This information is used for distribution purposes to let the recipient know who sent the item. The information is not used for any other purpose.

Surveys

Occasionally, artistcareer.com.au conducts user surveys to better tailor our content to our audience. We sometimes share aggregated demographic information from these surveys with our partners. This does not include personal information.

Use and disclosure of the information

We use the personal information that we collect about users to enhance their experience. This may include offering interactive or personalised elements on the site or filtering future content according to the interests of our users.

Occasionally we send out unsolicited special communications when information provided by users suggests they may be particularly interested in something we are doing. This is only done in accordance with our legal obligations and where users have not declined to receive communications from us.

We create aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns for our partners.

Maintenance policy

artistcareer.com.au provides users with options wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:

• opting not to receive our electronic communications when registering

• opting not to provide certain personal information when registering or when participating in surveys

artistcareer.com.au gives users the capacity to correct or change the information collected during registration. Users may change this information at any time and as often as necessary via Update My Details.

Security

We use a number of mechanisms to protect the security and integrity of personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. So while we strive to protect such information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us and individuals do so at their own risk. Once any personal information comes into our possession, we will take reasonable steps to protect that information from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

From time to time, we may restrict access to certain sections of artistcareer.com.au to registered users with passwords. For your own protection, we require you to keep any such passwords confidential and to change them regularly.

Access to your information

If you wish to request access to any personal information which we hold about you as a result of our information collection practices, please contact us using the contact details on this site. Please provide as much detail as you can about the particular information you seek, in order to help us retrieve it. An access fee may be charged to cover our costs of providing the information to you.

No sale of personal information

Under no circumstances will we sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing your personal information.

Links

Artistcareer.com.au is linked to other sites over which we have no control. Please be aware that the other websites you may link to are not subject to this website privacy statement. We recommend that you read the terms of use and privacy policy of each of the linked sites you visit.

Contact details

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about privacy, please contact us on info@artistcareer.com.au