The Australian Design Council is bound by the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). The NPPs are designed to protect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals by regulating the way personal information is managed. Personal information is, generally, information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual.
Why do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information relating to organisations who participate in our Design Impact Review Program and our other initiatives to understand and meet their needs, to conduct our activities and meet legal obligations.
What personal information do we collect?
The types of personal information we may collect include contact information (such as your name, address, email address and telephone number), any feedback that you provide to us about our products and services, our website, or other matters. The Australian Design Council also collects statistical information about visitors to our website. Generally, this information cannot be used to identify individuals however, in some circumstances, it may include a visitor’s internet protocol address, which could be linked to the individual.
How might the Australian Design Council use personal information?
Generally, the Australian Design Council uses personal information for the following purposes:
- to provide you with our products and services;
- to respond to your queries or feedback;
- to facilitate your participation in our programs and events;
- to send you any communications or publications in which we think you might be interested, or which you have requested; and
- to let you know about developments in our procedures, products, services, activities and programs that might be useful to you.
Disclosure of personal information to other parties
The Australian Design Council may disclose your personal information to third parties such as our professional advisers, sponsors and partners, our external service providers that provide services to us etc.
Although we seek to engage external service providers who comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, we do not accept responsibility for the misuse of personal information by these third parties. We may also disclose your personal information if it is required or authorised by law or where disclosure is necessary to prevent a threat to life, health or safety. We do not sell or license your personal information to third parties.
Security and management of personal information
The Australian Design Council will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. If we no longer require your personal information, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify the personal information.
Links from our website to other websites
Our website may contain links to third party websites. We do not operate these websites and therefore are not responsible for the collection or handling of personal information by the operators of these websites.
Accessing the information we hold about you
Under the NPPs, you may be able to obtain a copy of the personal information that we hold about you. The NPPs provide some exceptions to your rights in this regard. To make a request to access this information, please contact us in writing. We will require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. We may charge a fee to cover the cost of verifying the application and locating, retrieving, reviewing and copying any material requested.
Updating your personal information
We endeavour to ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up to date. Please contact us at the address set out below if you believe that the information we hold about you requires changing or is out of date.
Sending information overseas
The Australian Design Council will not send your personal information to a recipient outside Australia without obtaining your consent or otherwise complying with the NPPs.
Updates to this Policy
This Privacy Policy will be reviewed from time to time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and practices and the changing business environment.
Contact us
Any complaints or correspondence in relation to this Privacy Policy should be sent to:
Australian Design Council Limited
PO Box 720
Rose Bay
New South Wales 2029
Australia
Email: mail@australiandesigncouncil.org
We will endeavour to respond to all complaints and correspondence promptly.
Updated March 2025
