Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, the Ukrainian Community of Queensland Inc. (we, us, our, UCQ) has developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy:

  • Electronic information - information collected and held electronically shall be afforded the same protection as non-electronic information;
  • Collection of personal information - the collection of personal information shall be limited to and consistent with the requirements of the Web site program or activity;
  • Use of personal information - individuals shall be informed as to why information is being collected and how it will be used;
  • Disclosure of personal information - disclosure of information shall be limited to the purpose for which it was collected unless otherwise authorised by law;
  • Access to personal information - individuals shall be allowed a reasonable opportunity to obtain access to their personal information and to ensure that it is correct; and
  • Security precautions- reasonable precautions shall be taken to ensure the security of personal information.

We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

What information is collected automatically?
The following information is collected and stored automatically from all users accessing all areas of the UCQ Web site:

  • The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a school's or university's domain) and Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you access our site;
  • The type of hardware, browser and operating system used to access our site;
  • The date and time you access our site;
  • The number of bytes of data transmitted during your visit;
  • Transaction and routing information to and from your computer;
  • The pages you visit; and
  • If you linked to our site from another Web site, the address of that Web site (URL).

This information is generally classed as “anonymous usage statistics” and used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users and system enhancements. Most Web sites have some form of anonymous usage statistics system. The UCQ use the Urchin 5 web analytics system, provided by our Web host.

What about personal information provided to the UCQ?
Personal information is provided to the UCQ when contact is made by a user or member when contacting us via email, participating in a competition or using the “contact us” form.

We consider any information that could reasonably be used to identify you as "personally identifying information." This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Your name;
  • Your address
  • Your email address;
  • Your password;
  • Bank account information;
  • Credit card information;
  • Telephone number;
  • Any combination of data that could be used to identify you such as birth date, postal/zip code and gender; and
  • Any graphical or visual representation of you.

When personal information is provided or volunteered by a user or member, it is protected by the Australian Privacy Act (1988).

How can I access and correct my personal information?
You can contact the Webmaster via email at webmaster@ukrqld.com.au, and he can help you out.

Public Disclosure
The UCQ will not, except for reasons stated below, disclose to third parties the private information of any user or member. The circumstances under which the UCQ will disclose such personal information are when:

  • permission has been granted by the user or member;
  • where the information is considered public information under the Australian Privacy Act (1988), ), and is not otherwise protected from disclosure by applicable State, Federal or International laws;
  • it is required to cooperate with interception orders, warrants, subpoenas, court orders or any other legal process, that UCQ determines in its sole discretion to be valid and enforceable; and
  • it is necessary to provide to a law enforcement agency when the contents are inadvertently obtained by the UCQ and appear to pertain to the commission of a crime.

Cookies

Some pages and areas on the UCQ Web site use cookies to store information. Cookies are text files stored on your computer to enhance the usability of a particular Web site. They can tell a Web site if you have visited before and can pass short bits of information from the Web site back to itself the next time you visit. Any information, including personal information, which you choose to provide at a Web site, may be stored in a cookie. Your web browser can be configured to refuse cookies or to notify you when a Web site attempts to send you a cookie. Cookie files can also be found and deleted from your computer's hard drive. For more information on configuring you web browser to block cookies, see the documentation included with your browser.

Security
The UCQ has instituted security measures to protect the information and systems that we maintain. These measures are designed to ensure that this service remains available to all users by blocking unauthorised access to our systems and preventing corruption of data, thus providing reasonable protection of personal information in our possession.

Disclaimer
The UCQ Web site may contain links to or data from, other Web sites. When linking to, and browsing another Web site, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. Some information provided to the UCQ is stored by our web host, Ilisys Web Hosting. All information stored by Ilisys Web Hosting on behalf of the UCQ is also subject to their Privacy Policy, which can be found at http://ilisys.com.au/explore/privacy-policy/.

Contact information
Additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy should be directed to: webmaster@ukrqld.com.au