The Australian Democrats support strong, enforceable privacy protection which covers both the Federal Government and the private sectors.

The Australian Democrats strong stance on privacy extends beyond policy principles and legislative ideals. In fact it extends to its own activities including the administration of the www.democrats.org.au website.

The Australian Democrats endeavour to not only comply with the law but also set a best practice standard for the management of a website.

What information do we collect?

The Australian Democrats collect only the information voluntarily supplied by you. The website does not use cookies or other tools to monitor your navigation through our website. Nor does the Australian Democrats monitor your navigation on the web more generally by recording the websites (from which) you visit our site or the websites you visit upon exiting our site.

The information voluntarily supplied by you includes the following:

• Contact details to receive further information about the Democrats
• Credit Card Details and name and address as required for the purpose of online membership.

What do we do with this information?

You are in control of what we do with information provided by you. This information is used for the purpose that is stated at the point of collection. That is it is used to send you further information as requested.

This information will not be provided to third parties without your consent for the purpose of marketing or for any other purpose.

The Australian Democrats may provide information to certain parties when required by law. For example the Australian Democrats might be required to produce documents to a court in answering a subpoena issued by a court. Another example of where the Australian Democrats might be compelled by law to disclose information provided by you is in complying with the Australian Electoral Commission Act.

Any questions about this website should be directed to webmaster@democrats.org.au

Who has access to this information?

Office bearers of the Australian Democrats and employees are provided with access to the information for the purpose of carrying out their duties. For example if you provide your postal address for the purpose of receiving information from the Australian Democrats, an office bearer will be provided with access to your personal details for the purpose of providing you with the information that you requested.

Credit Cards

Where credit cards are used for financial transactions, the credit cards details are not stored within our database, systems or logfiles. Only the transaction outcomes are stored, for example, the amount, and whether the transaction was authorised or not, and the transaction reference number. The transaction is always carried out using high level, 128 bit, encryption techniques.

Your Security

Many parts of the Australian Democrats web site use high level secure links, for certain transactions, like credit cards. You will be able to identify those pages, as the address will change to begin with "https://secure.democrats.org.au/" Also, in the bottom right hand corner of your web browser window, you will see a closed yellow padlock, indicating a security certificate is in use. You can double click that padlock to obtain more information about the certificate in use. All certificates use very strong encryption technology (1,024-bit RSA & 128-bit RC4). This security system is considered to be best practice, and is the same as that used by many Australian banks.

Do you want to know more?

If you have any questions about this statement you can contact us by email on webmaster@democrats.org.au