This privacy policy sets out how The School For Excellence (TSFX) uses and protects any information that you give TSFX when you use this website. We are bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in Schedule 1 of the Act. You can find more information about the Privacy Act and the APPs on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website at www.oaic.gov.au.
This policy is in addition to TSFX’s general Terms & Conditions governing the website and should be read in conjunction with such Terms & Conditions. By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
TSFX is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
TSFX may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. Your continued use of our website will indicate your acceptance of any changes to this Privacy Policy. This Policy was last modified on 24 April 2020. You can request a copy of the most up to date Privacy Policy at any time by contacting the Privacy Officer on the details below.
Personal Information
“Personal information” is any information or opinion (recorded in any form) about a person, whether true or not, from which a person may be identified.
What Personal Information We Collect
TSFX will not collect personal information unless the information is necessary for TSFX to fulfil a request, enrolment or registration from or for you. You have no obligation to provide us with your personal information. However, where certain information is not provided we may be unable to provide services to you.
We will tell you why we are collecting information when we collect it and how we plan to use it, or these things will be obvious to you when we collect the information.
In general, we collect and hold the following information:
- Name;
- Address;
- Email address;
- Telephone and facsimile numbers;
- Enrolled subjects and courses; and
- School name.
We do not hold electronic copies of your credit card details.
At times, TSFX may be required to collect personal information under law, for example, laws relating to financial transactions, taxation and occupational health and safety.
We may collect sensitive information. We will only collect sensitive information with your consent. Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act. Sensitive information includes, but is not limited to sexual preference, political affiliations, religious beliefs and health information.
How and When We Collect Information
We usually collect personal information directly from you when you engage our services or make an inquiry. At times we may use agents or service providers to do this for us. We may also acquire contact lists from other sources, both from other companies and from public documents.
What We Do With the Information We Gather
We collect personal information from you in order provide our services to you and to fulfill administrative functions associated with these services. This includes processing payments and enrolments in selected courses, and in the marking of work submitted.
We also use the information provided to understand your needs and provide you with a better service and in particular:
- To improve our products and services.
- For marketing and client relationship purposes.
- To keep you informed of new products, services and promotions that may be of interest/benefit to you.
- To conduct market research.
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the postal and email addresses which you have provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for quality control purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
TSFX will not use or disclose any information about you for any purpose, other than the purpose for which it was collected, without your consent, unless the use or disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or delivering our services to you, so long as these parties agree to keep this information confidential.
At times, TSFX may disclose information to the other entities owned and operated by its parent company in Australia.
Storage & Security of Information
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure and we will take all reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorised disclosure, use or alteration.
We use a variety of security measures to protect your personal information, including firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure. In addition, our employees are required, as a condition of employment, to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by TSFX. Despite such measures, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us over the Internet, and you do so at your own risk.
Any information we collect will be kept until it is outdated or it is no longer necessary to retain in order to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected, or as required by law.
TSFX will take reasonable steps to ensure that any personal information is securely disposed of when it is no longer required.
How We Use Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes, by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from using the full services/features available on our website, such as merchandise transactions.
At times, we may also allow third parties to collect statistical data from our site using their persistent cookies. However, these cookies do not capture information that can personally identify you. They are simply used to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of our marketing (e.g. banner ads).
‘Spam’ Policy
TSFX will not send you ‘spam’ (unsolicited advertising information) without your consent. If you are receiving promotional information from TSFX and do not wish to continue to receive this information, you may remove your name from our list by following the instructions at the bottom of our emails, or by e-mailing us at [email protected].
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest, websites that we have no control over.
Such sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy and accordingly, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide whilst visiting such sites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to each site before you provide such sites with any personal information.
These other sites may collect personal information from you, however, this information will not be shared with us. Furthermore, we do not provide your personal information to such sites or any third party unless such entity is directly owned by TSFX or its parent company.
Access to Personal Information
You have a right to access most personal information we hold about you.
TSFX will, upon reasonable request, provide you with access to your personal information, unless otherwise provided by law. To request access, please contact our Privacy Officer as set out at the bottom of this page.
Correction or Amendment of Personal Information
TSFX will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information it collects, uses and retains or discloses is accurate, complete, and up to date. However, the accuracy of information depends on the information that individuals provide. It is recommended that you advise us of any errors in personal information and keep us up to date regarding changes in personal information such as name and address.
To update personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer.
For Further Information
If you would like additional information regarding our approach to privacy, or you have an enquiry about the personal information we hold about you and/or if you have a complaint concerning your information privacy, please contact:
The Privacy Officer
The School For Excellence (TSFX)
Suite 101-102, Level 1, 964 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon Vic 3040
Tel: (613) 9663 3311
Fax: (613) 9663 3939
Email: [email protected]
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your inquiry or complaint you can contact the Privacy Commissioner at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (1300 363 992 or at www.oaic.gov.au).
1 July 2021