Privacy Policy

Enterprise Partnerships WA (EPWA) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This Privacy Policy explains how we use and manage personal information provided to or collected by us.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

1.1 Personal Information: Information that identifies you, such as your name, email address, phone number, job title, organisation name, and postal address.

1.2 Business Information: Details about your organisation, including its size, industry, objectives, and relationship with EPWA.

1.3 Financial Information: Bank details and other payment-related information for processing transactions, donations, or funding agreements.

1.4 Usage Information: Data about how you interact with our website, platforms, or communications, including cookies, IP addresses, and browsing history.

1.5 Sensitive Information: In certain circumstances, we may collect sensitive information (e.g., details about First Nations cultural affiliations) only when it is directly relevant to our work and with your explicit consent.

2. How We Collect Your Information

We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you access our website and when we provide our services to you. We may receive personal information from third parties. If we do, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

3.1 Service Delivery: To provide support, resources, and opportunities aligned with our mission to empower remote First Nations women.

3.2 Communication: To send updates, newsletters, event invitations, and other relevant information.

3.3 Partnerships and Collaborations: To develop, manage, and enhance relationships with our partners, funders, and stakeholders.

3.4 Compliance and Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and contractual requirements.

3.5 Improvement: To analyse and improve our programs, website, and service offerings.

3.6 Customers: To send you information about your order, to process payments and to prevent fraud.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with:

4.1 Trusted Partners: Organisations and individuals who work with us to achieve our goals, provided they adhere to this Policy. This specifically includes Good Return Limited for the Maganda Makers Business Club initiative.

4.2 Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist with operations such as IT support, data storage, insurance, or event management.

4.3 Legal Requirements: Authorities or entities when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

4.4 Consent-Based Sharing: Any other entity with your explicit consent.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the types of disclosure (sharing) covered by this Policy. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that the third party follow this Policy regarding handling your personal information.

5. Data Security

EPWA takes reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse. Measures include suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. Although we take these safeguarding measures we cannot assure you that personal information that we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

5.1 Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.

5.2 Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.

5.3 Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for certain uses of your information, subject to legal or contractual obligations.

5.4 Complaints: Lodge a complaint with us or a relevant regulatory authority if you believe your privacy rights have been breached.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at susannah@epwa.org.au

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint then you can refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner via:

email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
tel: 1300 363 992
fax: +61 2 9284 9666

We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you, in certain circumstances set out in the Privacy Act.

7. Retention of Information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective when posted on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Enterprise Partnerships WA
Level 18/197 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Email: susannah@epwa.org.au and/or clare@epwa.org.au
Phone: 0401806804 and/or 0438859727

Thank you for trusting Enterprise Partnerships WA with your information. We are dedicated to protecting your privacy and upholding your rights.