At the Australian Dongbei Young Chinese Chamber of Commerce Incorporated, we are dedicated to providing high-quality services while ensuring transparency and accountability in handling your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our ongoing commitment to safeguarding your privacy and managing your personal information responsibly.

We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ("Privacy Act"). Additionally, to the extent that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) applies to our operations, we also adhere to the GDPR in managing your information.

You can access a copy of the Australian Privacy Principles through The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s website at www.oaic.gov.au.

 

DATA COLLECTION

Personal Information refers to any details or opinions that can identify an individual. The types of Personal Information we collect include, but are not limited to: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and fax numbers, age or date of birth, stored credit card details, information about your business or personal circumstances, data from client surveys, questionnaires, and promotions, device identification and type, IP address, geolocation, website visit statistics, advertising data, web logs, third-party information, and any other details you provide to us.

We collect this information through various channels, including interviews, telephone, fax, email correspondence, our website, your website, media publications, publicly accessible sources, cookies, and third parties. Please note that we cannot guarantee the privacy practices of third-party websites linked to or from our site.

We primarily collect your Personal Information to provide services to you and share relevant information with our clients for marketing purposes. Additionally, we may use your Personal Information for related secondary purposes that are consistent with the original reason for collection and reasonably expected.

You can unsubscribe from our mailing or marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.

 

DATA USE

When we collect your Personal Information, we will explain, where appropriate and practical, why we are collecting it and how we plan to use it.

A. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us identify and prevent spam.

B. Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including images that have embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract location data from images available on the site.

C. Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you do not have to re-enter these details for future comments. These cookies are stored for one year.
  • Login Page: When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is deleted once you close your browser.
  • Logged-in Users: Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while display preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
  • Editing/Publishing Content: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data but simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

D. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Some content on our site may include embedded materials such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you were visiting the external website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you are logged in to that website.

E. Analytics

When you visit our Sites, certain information is automatically recorded. This information is generally anonymous and does not identify you personally. However, if you are logged into your account, some of this data may be linked to your account. The types of information collected include:

  • Your IP address or proxy server IP address;
  • The domain name you requested;
  • The name of your internet service provider (depending on your ISP’s configuration);
  • The date and time of your visit to the website;
  • The duration of your session;
  • The pages you accessed;
  • The number of times you accessed our site within a given month;
  • The file URL you viewed and related information;
  • The website that referred you to our site;
  • Your computer’s operating system; and
  • The technical capabilities of your web browser.

Occasionally, we use third-party advertising companies to display ads based on previous visits to our Sites. For example, after visiting our site, you may see ads for our products or services when browsing other websites.

 

SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. Our IT systems are password-protected, and we implement various administrative and technical measures to safeguard these systems. However, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee complete security.

 

EXTERNAL LINKS

Our website may include links to external websites, which may not always be up-to-date or maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these linked sites. We recommend that you review their privacy policies before using them.

 

RECORDS KEEPING

To the extent allowed by law, we reserve the right to retain records of all transactions and communications conducted through our website and stored in our system for administrative purposes. We also reserve the right to provide these records for criminal prevention efforts or in response to requests from government authorities or law enforcement agencies.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold. However, this does not apply to data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Some of our services allow you to upload, submit, store, send, or receive content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights related to that content—what is yours remains yours.

By uploading, submitting, storing, sending, or receiving content through our services, you grant us (and our collaborators) a global license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as translations or adaptations to improve compatibility with our services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, display, and distribute that content. The rights granted under this license are limited to the operation, promotion, and improvement of our services, as well as the development of new ones. This license continues even after you stop using our services. Certain services may offer options to access and remove content you have submitted. Additionally, specific services may have terms or settings that restrict how we use the content you submit. Please ensure you have the rights necessary to grant us this license for any content shared through our services.

A. How Long We Retain Your Data

When you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and automatically approve any follow-up comments without requiring moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have the ability to view and edit this information.

B. Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be subjected to processing through an automated spam detection service.

C. Sensitive Information

Under the Privacy Act, sensitive information includes details or opinions related to an individual's racial or ethnic background, political views, political association membership, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union or professional body membership, criminal record, or health information.

We will only use sensitive information in the following circumstances:

  • For the primary purpose for which it was collected;
  • For a secondary purpose directly related to the primary purpose;
  • With your consent; or
  • Where required or authorized by law.

D. How We Protect Your Data

Our privacy policies explain how we handle and protect your personal data when you use our services. By using our services, you agree to the use of your data as outlined in these policies.

We offer guidance to copyright holders on managing their intellectual property online. If you believe your copyrights are being infringed upon and wish to notify us, we provide information on how to submit notices and our procedures for addressing them.

 

ENGLISH VERSION PREVAILS

In the event of any inconsistency between the Terms in English and any translated versions, the English version shall prevail and be the authoritative reference to resolve discrepancies.