Privacy

The following is the Australia Council of Trade Union's Privacy Statement in regard to this website.

Application and ownership

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the legal owner of this web site.

This privacy statement applies to the website known as ACTU Worksite with a home page address of www.worksite.actu.org.au. ACTU is the sole owner of the information collected on ACTU Worksite.

Purpose of the privacy statement

The purpose of this statement is to let you know what information is collected about you when you visit ACTU Worksite, how this information is used, to whom it is disclosed, and your ability to have any incorrect personal information amended. Our goal is to provide you with a satisfying experience while allowing you to control your privacy and to give you a means to voice any questions or concerns you may have. This statement has been prepared in accordance with the Australian Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

Commitment to privacy

The ACTU is strongly committed to protecting your privacy when interacting on our site. We want to provide a safe and secure environment for both adults and children. Information is collected from you primarily to make it easier and more rewarding for you to use our services. Depending on the service you are accessing, you could be asked to provide information such as your name, email address or information about what you like and do not like. It is entirely your choice whether to respond to these questions or not. We will only use any personal information you have chosen to provide for the purpose for which you provided it. The information will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.

The information collected

The ACTU site collects two types of information. The first type is anonymous information. The web server managed by Creative Factory makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

the user's server address,
the date and time of the visit to the site,
the pages accessed and documents downloaded,
the previous site visited, and
the type of browser used.

Email address

We will record your e-mail address if you send us a message, subscribe to an email newsletter, or complete a form in which this information is requested. If subscribing to an email newsletter you may "unsubscribe" at any time from the newsletter mailing list. Email addresses will not be added to any other mailing lists. We will not disclose your email address without your consent unless required by law.

Use of cookies

A Cookie is a small string of text that is stored on your PC's hard disk, unless you delete it (or it expires). It is not a computer program, and cannot harm the data on your PC. ACTU use cookies on this Site to 'maintain state of an application'. For example, if navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other web sites you visit.

How information is used

We will only use the personal information you have chosen to provide us for the purpose for which you provided it. We will not use it for any other purpose without your consent. There may be occasions where it will be necessary for ACTU to disclose your personal information to third parties. ACTU may be required by law to disclose the information, or may be required to disclose your personal information to third parties to provide the service you have requested. For example, if you purchase products online from ACTU Worksite will need to disclose your personal information to third parties in order to authorise and process credit card transactions.

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

Commitment to data security

We will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment accessed only by authorised persons.

How users can access and correct their personal information

If ACTU Worksite holds your personal information, ACTU will, where possible, provide you with access to that information. We will take reasonable steps to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up to date. To request any corrections please email us or contact us by telephone or mail at the contact information listed below.

Links to other sites

This Privacy Statement applies only to ACTU Worksite and not to other companies' or organisations' websites to which it is linked. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.

How to contact worksite

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact the producers of ACTU Worksite:

Education Image Pty Ltd
Tel: 1800 620 362 (03 9534 2833)
Email: worksite@ei.com.au
Post: Education Image Pty Ltd, 150A Barkly St, ST KILDA 3182

Children's privacy

The safety of children is very important to us. Whilst ACTU makes every reasonable effort to ensure that children's privacy and other rights are not compromised, it is ultimately the responsibility of parents to monitor their children's Internet usage.

What else you should know about privacy

Remember to close your browser and log-out of your internet connection when you have finished your session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of and access to your own computer.

Website content

Any content on these sites which does not relate to the official business of the ACTU must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by the ACTU. No warranty is made that the sites or links displayed are free from computer viruses or other defects.

User generated content policy

ACTU Worksite student’s blog is a moderated site (http://actuworksite.blogspot.com). All comments are subject to the terms and condition set out below. The site welcomes and encourages a variety of opinions. ACTU Worksite student’s blog will not publish the names or identifying details of any specific person. Comments should be suitable for all ages and respectful of other participants. We accept anonymous user names for comments but encourage inclusion of residential suburb and state eg fastfood worker, NSW.

If you think that a comment that has been posted is offensive, unsuitable or has in some other way breached these terms and conditions, please email us at alert@ei.com.au with a link to the comment and your reasons for objecting to it. We will consider whether there are grounds for editing or removing the comment and take appropriate action, but you will not necessarily be contacted about our decision.

ACTU Worksite student’s blog user generated blog terms and conditions

1. We retain the right and discretion (but not the obligation) to edit, delete, reject or remove any comment which you post or seek to post in the comments areas.
2. We retain the right and discretion to terminate your access to the comments areas if we believe you are abusing the site in any way, or have breached these terms and conditions.
3. You will not post any material in the comments areas:
   1. which is not original work for which you own the copyright, or which in any way violates or infringes (or could reasonably be expected to violate or infringe) the copyright, registered trademark or intellectual property rights of another person;
   2. which is (or could reasonably be expected to be) obscene, offensive, pornographic, vulgar, profane, indecent or otherwise illegal;
   3. which is (or could reasonably be expected to be) defamatory of any person;
   4. which racially or religiously vilifies, incites violence or hatred, or is likely to offend, insult or humiliate others based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or any physical or mental disability; or
   5. which you know or suspect (or ought reasonably to have known or suspected) to be false, misleading or deceptive.
4. You will not use the comments areas for the purpose of:
   1. advertising, promoting or soliciting any goods or services, or otherwise engaging in trade or commerce; or
   2. providing any financial advice, or advice of any kind in relation to any financial product.

Disclaimer

The views which are expressed in the comments areas are not our views, nor the views of the ACTU or related entities, and we accept no liability in respect of any material posted in the comments areas, nor are we responsible for its content and accuracy.

Any reliance you place on material posted in the comments areas is done so at your own risk.

Indemnities

You agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless the ACTU and its related entities against any liabilities, claims, costs, loss (including consequential loss) or damage suffered or caused by reason of your reliance on any material posted in the comments areas.

You agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless the ACTU and its related entities against any liabilities, claims, costs, loss (including consequential loss) or damage incurred as a result of any breach by you of these terms and conditions.