The Great Walk To Beijing Privacy Policy

Use of the Website
This website [*] (the Website) is maintained by Austin Health (ABN 96 273 388 063) (Austin Health). All references made to The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 (the Event) are a reference to Austin Health as organiser of the Event. The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal is part of Austin Health.

Privacy Statement
The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We respect the privacy of your personal information and we are bound by the National Privacy Principles (NPP's) as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act).

You must read and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy governs the use of the personal information we collect about you. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner prescribed in this Privacy Policy.

We use the information we collect about you to help us understand more about how our site is used, to accept your donation to administer The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 event and to be able to send you communications about The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise. The ‘personal information’ is information that enables us to identify you, such as your email address, name, title, and address.

How does The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 use my personal information?
The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 uses the information we collect about you to help us with understanding more about how our site is used and to be able to send you communications about the Walk and the Appeal that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise.

Who is collecting your personal information?
When you are on The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 website and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 alone unless stated otherwise. For example, when you are using our secure online donation pages you are going through to a partner company, Donor Management Pty Ltd. and it is clear on the secure donation page when you are going through to the Donor Management Pty Ltd donation site.

With whom does The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 share your information?
As a general rule, The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 will not disclose any of your personal information, except to our third party service providers (such as the Appeal's mailing house) when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. When you are using our secure online donation pages you are going through to a partner company and the information you give such as your credit card number and contact information is provided so that the transaction can take place.

What are my choices regarding, collection, use and distribution of my information?
If you indicated that you are interested in receiving regular information about The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 and/or appeals we will send you communications regarding The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 and the work and activities of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal, either electronically or otherwise. By agreeing to receive this information and for the purposes of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth), you agree to us sending you these certain types of commercial electronic messages (such as e-mail, SMS or MMS).

In addition, we may send you direct mail that we feel may be of interest to you. The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 does not sell, rent or share user information with anyone except in accordance with this policy. We may on occasion work with third parties to contact our supporters about The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 however the third party would be bound by a confidentiality agreement which would prevent them from using this information for any other purpose.

We may share your information only to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, police investigations, or in legal proceedings where such information is relevant.

How is your personal information stored?
The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 acknowledges that 'perfect security' does not exist on the internet. Thus The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 cannot guarantee that your personal information will never be accessed by unauthorised parties. However The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 uses technology and other means to ensure that the personal information it holds is as secure from unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure as it reasonably can be. Our employees are authorised to access personal information only to perform their particular functions.

What is The Great Walk to Beijing 2008’s policy on allowing me to update, correct, or delete my personal information?
The accuracy of your individual identifying information is important to The Great Walk to Beijing 2008. If you change email address or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at greatwalktobeijing@austin.org.au or write to The Great Walk to Beijing 2008, Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal, Locked Bag 25, Heidelberg VIC Australia 3084 with the details.

How does The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 protect my personal information?
The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect the individual identifying information that you provide to us.

Although we will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of any personal information collected, we will not be liable for disclosure of personal information obtained due to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of third parties.

The internet is not a secure environment. If you send us information, including your email address it is sent at your own risk.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 reserves the right to change or update this policy at any time by online postings only. Any such changes will be effective as at the time of posting. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes. Your continued use of the Website after changes to this Privacy Policy are posted will be considered acceptance of these changes.

How to contact us
Generally, you have a right to access most personal information we hold about you and if we deny access in some circumstances, we will tell you why.

Please contact us to ask for access to your information or if you have a complaint or any questions concerning this Privacy Policy, you may email us at greatwalktobeijing@austin.org.au or write to The Great Walk to Beijing 2008, Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal, Locked Bag 25, Heidelberg VIC Australia 3084 with the details.

DONATION REFUND POLICY

Austin Health will refund any donation given in error by the donor to The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 for a period of 14 days after the donation has been received. To receive a refund, the donor must send a written request and a copy of the receipt to greatwalktobeijing@austin.org.au or by mail.

If any walker for any reason ws unable to participate in The Great Walk to Beijing 2008 Austin Health cannot refund any donations. These donations will be considered to have been made to the "Cancer Team Fund" which will go toward the "Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal".

Fundraising Department
Austin Health
Locked Bag 25
Heidelberg
Victoria, Australia 3084

DELIVERY & RETURNS POLICY

As a donation made to the Great Walk to Beijing 2008 is a gift, there will be no goods or services provided in exchange for the donation.

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