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Amnesty International Australia respects, and is committed to protecting your privacy. Amnesty International Australia (ABN 640 0280 6233) respects the importance of privacy and security of your personal information. This privacy policy sets out the way we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information. By visiting our website, signing up to our newsletter, signing a petition or a campaign appeal, applying for employment with us, making a donation or otherwise providing us with your personal information, you consent to your personal information (including your sensitive information) being collected, used and disclosed as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you become an employee, this Privacy Policy will not apply to your personal information contained in your employee record. If you have any queries about our privacy statement you can contact us by:

• sending an e-mail to our Supporter Care Team
• calling the Supporter Care Team on 1300 300 920 (cost of local call) during business hours (9-5pm EST)
• writing to Amnesty International Australia, Locked Bag 23, Broadway, NSW 2007.

What information we collect

Personal information

Personal information is information about an identified individual. We collect personal information about individuals including members, supporters, volunteers, contractors, job applicants and people whose human rights we work to protect. The information collected and held generally includes your name, address, date of birth, and contact details (such as your phone numbers, fax number and email address). We also use ‘cookies’ to track visits to our website and encourage you to return to them; you can disable cookies in your internet browsing settings. You do not have to provide us with your personal information. However if you do not provide us with your personal information, it will be difficult for us to contact you. For example, without your personal information we may not be able to issue you with a receipt, offer you employment, respond to your request for assistance, or provide you with more information about Amnesty’s work.

Sensitive information

Sensitive information may include information about ethnic origin, political opinion or philosophical belief. Amnesty may collect and hold sensitive information in order to provide some services. For example, we may collect your ethnic origin if you are a case-work client, and some may view support of international human rights law as a political or philosophical belief. Amnesty will only collect sensitive information directly from you. By providing it to us you consent to us collecting, using or disclosing it as specified by this Privacy policy or as otherwise authorised by law.

How we collect personal information

We collect personal information you provide to us directly, for example, in person, over the phone, by email, through our website or by completing our online or hard-copy petition forms. We may also collect your personal information from publicly available sources, from SMS and other electronic means and from third parties. In the event that we collected your personal information from a third party, we will notify you of that fact. During your communications with us, please do not provide us with personal or sensitive information of any other individual unless you have the express consent of that individual to do so. If you do provide us with such information about another individual, you:

• must tell that individual that you will be providing their information to us and that we will handle their information in accordance with this Privacy policy
• must provide that individual with a copy of (or refer them to) this Privacy policy
• warrant that you have that individual’s consent to provide their information to us.

Use of personal information

We use personal information you provide us for the purpose for which it was provided to us, for other related purposes or as permitted or required by law. Such purposes include:

• processing donations, memberships and Human Rights Defender pledges
• issuing receipts
• responding to your comments or questions
• providing follow-up information about Amnesty International’s activities
• supporter research, for example asking you to participate in a survey about your involvement with Amnesty International
• requesting financial or activism support
• improving our website
• measuring the level of support received and the effectiveness of our campaigns
• providing you with marketing material such as our newsletter (if you opt-in to receive such information)
• any other purposes identified at the time of collecting your information.

If we also obtain your sensitive information, we will only use your sensitive information (such as your ethnic origin or health information) for the purposes listed above, or other directly related purposes or purposes to which you consent.

Disclosure of personal information

Any personal information you provide to us may be disclosed, if appropriate, to third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as mail, database, telephone, IT, audit, professional advice, payment processing and research services. We may also disclose your personal information to our volunteers who assist with many of our tasks. From time to time we send personal information to suppliers who are based overseas, such as cloud storage suppliers. The overseas locations of these suppliers include North America, Europe and Asia. Our suppliers are required by us to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles. We have confidentiality agreements in place with many of our service providers and external agencies, and with staff and volunteers who handle personal information that we provide to them. We will only disclose your personal information for the purposes for which it was initially collected, other directly related purposes or purposes to which you otherwise consent. Other than as stated above, we will we not share your personal information. Though unlikely, it is possible that we might be forced to disclose personal information in response to legal process or in good faith when the law requires it, for example, in response to a court order, subpoena or a law enforcement agency’s request.

Data security

We are committed to protecting your data. We take commercially reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is protected from misuse, loss, interference and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. For example, whenever we ask for your financial details online, we use security-encrypted response forms and your information is held in secure servers. However, data protection and security measures are never completely secure and, despite the measures we have put in place, we cannot guarantee the security of your information. You must take care to protect your personal information (for example, by protecting any usernames and passwords) and you should notify us as soon as possible of any security breaches. If you do not wish to make your financial contribution online, please contact us to receive a hard-copy form.

Information for website or email use

Cookies

When you visit our website, we will collect and store your computer’s assigned IP address, the date and time of your visit, the information accessed and the referring page. We will also collect other non-identifying data for statistical purposes. This information is not linked to your personal information unless required by law. Like many websites, our website may use ‘cookies’ from time to time. Cookies are small text files that the website transfers to your computer through your web browser to enable the website’s systems to recognise your computer. Cookies may also be used to record non-personal information such as the date, time or duration of your visit, or the pages accessed, for website administration, statistical and maintenance purposes. Any such information will be aggregated and not linked to particular individuals unless required by law. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. Please note that some parts of the website may not function fully for users that disallow cookies.

Email monitoring

If you send us an email, the message content may be monitored by our Internet Service Provider or Amnesty employees if email abuse is suspected, or for troubleshooting and maintenance purposes. Email is an unsecure communications medium; it should not be used for confidential correspondence.

Third party links

Our website contains hypertext links to other third-party websites. Amnesty is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, which are governed by the privacy policy of third parties. Amnesty is not in a position to verify the accuracy of the information or any claims made by third parties.

List swapping

Occasionally we allow other like-minded organisations to use your data to contact you with information that might be of interest to you. We will always obtain your express consent for your personal information to be disclosed to a like-minded organisation for this purpose. If we receive your data from another like-minded organisation, we will inform you where we got your information from and obtain your consent to continue to be contacted by Amnesty.

Accuracy, access and correction

We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect and hold is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, we rely on you to advise us of any changes to your personal information to help us maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date information. We will, on request, provide you with access to the personal information we hold about you unless otherwise required or permitted by law. We will notify you of the basis for any denial of access to your personal information. To request access to your personal information or, if you wish to update or correct your personal information, please contact us via the contact details provided below.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint about a breach of this Privacy policy or the privacy principles of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) you can contact us using the contact details below. You will need to provide us with sufficient details regarding your complaint as well as any supporting evidence and/or information. We will refer your complaint to our Privacy Officer who will investigate the issue and determine the steps that we will undertake to resolve your complaint. We will contact you if we require any additional information from you and will notify you in writing of the outcome of the investigation. If you are not satisfied with our determination, you can contact us to discuss your concerns or complain to the Australian Information Commissioner via www.oaic.gov.au.

Revisions to privacy policy

We may revise this Privacy policy or any part of it from time to time. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. If we make material changes to this Privacy policy, we will notify you by email or by putting a notice on our home page.

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy policy or its implementation, please contact us at: Amnesty International Australia, Locked Bag 23, Broadway NSW 2007 or call our Supporter Care Team on 1300 300 920 (cost of local call) during business hours (9 am – 5 pm EST). June 2016

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Download Amnesty International’s privacy statement.

International copyright protection

The material on this web site is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and, through international treaties, other countries.

Copyright Information

Unless otherwise specified, all rights (including copyright) in the content and compilation of these web pages and on-line images (including text, graphics, logos, video images, audio clips and software) are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by, Amnesty International Australia.

Use of copyright material

You must not, without our prior written permission (and the permission of any other relevant rights-owner):

• exploit any of the materials on our web site for commercial purposes (including by reproducing, publishing, downloading, storing, distributing or transmitting any content of this web site); or
• create a link to this web site.

This prohibition does not extend to materials on this site which are expressed to be freely available for re-use or replication, subject to the conditions we specify. If you wish to use material from this web site please contact the Supporter Care Team by email or by telephone on 1300 300 920 (local call cost).

Copyright Disputes

We support the intellectual property rights of our contributors and supporters who have helped build this web site. If you believe any of the content of this web site infringes any copyright held by you or any other third party please contact the web editor with full details of the items in question. We undertake to comply with all valid copyright requests and will endeavour to rectify any inadvertent rights citation omissions.

Trade mark notices

Prohibition

No trade mark of Amnesty International Australia or Amnesty International Limited (whether registered or otherwise) may be used without our prior, specific, written permission. Nothing on this web site should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any licence or right to use any trade mark without our written permission.

Notice of marks

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL®, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS® and the logo ® are registered trade marks of Amnesty International Limited. Other product names and images on this site may be trade marks or registered trade marks of Amnesty International Limited, Amnesty International Australia or third parties. The use or misuse of these trade marks, except as expressly authorised, is prohibited

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General disclaimers

Use of this site is at your risk. None of Amnesty International Australia, its affiliates or any of their respective officers, employees, agents or licensors:

• makes any express or implied representation or warranty about, or
• shall be liable, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, special or consequential loss, damages or reliance in connection with this site, its use, its content or any products or services (including our products or services) referred to on this site.

This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of the following:

• your reliance on the completeness, accuracy or currency of the site or its content (including third party material on this site). This site is designed for general interest only. It is not advice and you should not rely on it.
• failure of performance, error, omission, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, loss of data, communication line failure or unlawful third party conduct.
• accessing any sites or servers maintained by other organisations through links on this site. Links are provided for the convenience of our site users only and without responsibility for the content or operation of those sites. Unless otherwise stated, linked sites and their products and services are not endorsed by us and you link to any such site at your own risk.
• defamatory, threatening, offensive or unlawful conduct of third parties.
• a breach by us of our [[Privacy Policy]] (other than a wilful breach).

Exclusion of implied warranties

We exclude all warranties that otherwise would be implied in any transactions for the supply by us of products or services offered on this site (including warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability and fitness for purpose).

Limitation of our liability (if any) to you

Under no circumstances shall we be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages that may arise from your use of, or inability to use, this web site.

Indemnity

You indemnify us, our affiliates and our respective employees, agents, third party content providers and licensors from and against all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred or suffered by you as a direct or indirect consequence of using this site. Without limiting the preceding paragraph, you indemnify us for any loss incurred by us by virtue of any breaches of third parties’ intellectual property rights as a direct or indirect consequence of you using this site.

Rights we cannot exclude, limit or disclaim

This disclaimer, liability limitation and indemnity does not exclude any rights which by law may not be excluded.

User conduct and indemnity

Lawful use only

You must use this site only for lawful purposes.

General prohibitions

You must not up-load, post, transmit or otherwise make available through this site any material which:

• violates or infringes the rights of others (including their privacy and publicity rights);
• is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy, vulgar, obscene, profane or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to, or incite hatred of, any person;
• encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law;
• restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying this site;
• affects the functionality or operation of this site or its servers or the functionality or operation of any users’ computer systems (for example, by transmitting a computer virus or other harmful component, whether or not knowingly); or
• breaches any standards, content requirements or codes promulgated by any relevant authority, including authorities which require us to take remedial action under any applicable industry code.

No infringement of others’ proprietary rights

You must not, without the express permission of the relevant rights owner, up-load, post, transmit or otherwise make available through this site any material protected by copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights.

Licence to use your contributions

If you submit material to this site, you grant, or warrant that the owner of any such material has granted, to us and our affiliates, third party content providers and licensors a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, unrestricted and fully sublicensable right to:

• use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute and create derivative works from such material;
• use the names and images (if any) that you submit with any such material; and
• exploit all proprietary rights (such as copyright, trade marks and service marks) in the material in any form and for any purpose, commercial or otherwise.

You also waive in favour of us and any person authorised by us all moral and similar rights you may have or later acquire in respect of any such material. If you submit material to this site, you permit all other users to access, view, store or reproduce the material for their personal, non-commercial use.

Disclaimer about others’ materials

You acknowledge that third party materials appearing on this site are not necessarily controlled or monitored by us and that the views expressed are not necessarily ours.

Monitoring site content

If you submit material to this site, you permit us, for any reason, to:

• monitor the content of this site, including chat rooms, electronic bulletin boards, forums and other communications facilities, to determine compliance with these conditions; and
• edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted by you.

However, we do not assume any obligation to monitor or censor this material. Additionally, we reserve the right to host unmoderated forums. We are not responsible for materials posted to those forums by third parties.

Applicable law

Law of New South Wales, Australia applies

This site (excluding any linked, third party sites) is controlled by us from Australia. Any disputes about this site, its contents or your dealings with Amnesty International Australia must be determined by the courts having jurisdiction in New South Wales, Australia in accordance with laws in force in New South Wales. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to this jurisdiction.

Unenforceable Terms

If any provision of the Terms is found by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remaining Terms which will continue in full force and effect.

Site or content may be unlawful outside Australia

We do not warrant that the content of this site complies with the laws of any country outside of Australia. If you access this site from outside of Australia, you do so at your own risk and you accept responsibility for ensuring or confirming compliance with all laws that apply to you as a result of that access or any consequent transactions or dealings with us. Nothing on this site constitutes an offer to provide goods or services in any jurisdiction if to do so would contravene the laws of that jurisdiction.

Your responsibilities under laws affecting you

You are responsible for ensuring that your use of this site is lawful, does not infringe any third party’s rights and does not breach any standards, content requirements or codes promulgated by any relevant authority (including relevant internet industry codes of practice).

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1. Direct Debiting through BECS is not available on all accounts. If in doubt, please check with your Financial Institution.
2. You are advised to check your account details by contacting your Financial Institution.
3. Your account will be debited as agreed between you and AIA, either: a) for an ongoing regular gift i. every four weeks, or ii. every month, or iii. as otherwise agreed, or b) for annual membership automatic renewal, on the day it is due to expire.
4. By providing your credit or debit card details as the payment method for your regular gift, you are authorising us to debit from your designated credit or debit card the amount of money nominated by you each month. If your payment is not authorised by your bank during the first debit attempt, we may make further attempt/s to debit your card again – at no cost to you.

4. It is your responsibility to ensure sufficient cleared funds are in the nominated account when payments are drawn. If the transaction is returned unpaid, we will re-attempt the same debit and then we may contact you seeking instructions.
5. Should you wish to cancel, defer or make alterations to the direct debit arrangement or stop an individual payment, please call 1300 300 920 or write to our Supporter Care Team, Amnesty International Australia, Locked Bag 23, Broadway, NSW 2007 giving 14 days notice. We will give you 14 days notice if we vary the debit arrangements such as defer the drawing, alter the schedule, increase or decrease the regular drawing, stop an individual payment, dispute any debit, suspend or cancel the direct debit arrangement.
6. Should you have any queries or dispute any debit item, please contact Amnesty International Australia in the first instance. If our investigations show that your Account has been incorrectly debited, we will arrange for the Financial Institution to adjust your Account accordingly. We will also notify you of the amount by which your Account has been adjusted. If, following our investigations, we believe on reasonable grounds that your Account has been correctly debited, we will respond to your query by providing you with reasons and copies of any evidence for this finding. If we cannot resolve the matter, you can still refer to your Financial Institution, which will obtain details from you of the disputed payment and may lodge a claim on your behalf.
7. Your records and account details will be kept private and confidential to be disclosed only if requested by you or your Financial Institution if a claim is made for an alleged incorrect or wrongful debit.
8. If any provision of this Direct Debit Request Service Agreement is found to be illegal, void or unenforceable for unfairness or any other reason, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent possible as if the void or unenforceable provision had never existed.

 

Amnesty International Australia reserves the right to give refunds. Due to the nature of our work and without the financial donations we receive, Amnesty International Australia would be unable keep defending human rights.

Any decision on a refund is made at the discretion of Amnesty International Australia’s management and will only be given in exceptional circumstances. Refund requests must be made in writing by post or emailed to refunds@amnesty.org.au and state the following information:

• Your personal details (such as name, address, email and telephone number)
• Supporter number
• Amount you are asking to be refunded
• Reason for refund

Amnesty International Australia will not take refund requests by telephone. Please allow 7 business days for us to process and investigate your request. Our friendly team will contact you as soon as a decision has been made. If a refund is granted by Amnesty International Australia, we will endeavour to return the funds to the account or card it was debited from within 5 business days of the decision, subject to circumstances beyond our control (natural disaster, pandemic, financial sector shut down).

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