Australian Brick & Blocklaying Training Foundation Ltd - Privacy Policy

The Australian Brick & Blocklaying Training Foundation Ltd (ABBTF) recognises that your privacy is very important to you – it is to the ABBTF as well. ABBTF handles personal information provided by and about people every day.

Personal Information is information or an opinion about a person whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained.

ABBTF is bound by, and committed to supporting, the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the, Health Records Act 2001.  (Vic) in its handling of personal and health information.

The Policy of the ABBTF applies to all personal and health information provided to ABBTF and information about individuals obtained from other sources.

We will only collect personal information from you that is necessary for one or more of our functions and activities and then only by lawful and fair means, without being unreasonably intrusive.  At or before the time we collect personal information from you we will take reasonable steps to inform you why we are collecting that personal information, who else we might disclose that personal information to and what will happen if you do not provide personal information to us. Where reasonable and practicable, we will only collect personal information about you, from you.  ABBTF monitors and records details of all incoming electronic traffic to ensure the integrity of the ABBTF’s networks. This information will be used for statistical analysis to help improve the services delivered by the ABBTF.

The information you have provided will primarily be used for the service you have requested of us. In order to perform that service, we may provide access to your personal information to third parties. We are, for example, obliged on occasion to pass on information of a personal nature to Government agencies. However, generally this is used only as a measure of the ABBTF’s compliance, efficiency and effectiveness.

If you ask, we will tell you what personal information we hold about you, and what we do with it. We facilitate access to you by allowing an inspection of your personal information in person, or by providing copies or a summary of relevant documents, depending on what is most appropriate in the circumstances. We endeavour at all times to ensure information held by the ABBTF about you is accurate and up to date. We encourage you to notify us of any inaccurate information so that it can be corrected.

At ABBTF we make every effort to see that personal data remains secure. Information or data is restricted to those who need to know and distribution of information is kept to a minimum.

ABBTF respects everyone’s right to anonymity except in circumstances where it is necessary for you to provide us with your identity.

We are completely open with what we do with personal information and this is communicated by way of this Privacy Policy.