Privacy Statement

Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting personal privacy.

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this website, please contact us.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.

INFORMATION COLLECTED
When you browse our website, our system automatically makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

  • Your server address
  • Top level domain name (e.g. .com, .net, .gov, .au, etc)
  • The type of browser and operating system you used
  • Date and time of your visit
  • The previous site visited
  • Which pages are accessed
  • The time spent on individual pages and the site overall
  • Which files were downloaded

No attempt will be made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency (e.g. Australian Federal Police) exercises a warrant to inspect our service provider’s log files. This information is analysed to determine the website’s usage statistics.

We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily choose to participate in an activity that asks for information, such as:

  • Using one of our contact forms
  • Sending us an email
  • Participating in a survey
  • Enrolling in a workshop
  • Undertaking a payment or other transaction
  • Purchasing items from our online store

If you choose not to participate in these activities, your choice will in no way affect your ability to use any feature of this website. Any payment or card details are encrypted and are not stored by Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
Any personal information you choose to provide will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be disclosed to other persons or organisations without your prior consent.

We collect this information to better understand your needs, improve our services and further customise our website.

Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. We are doing all in our power to prevent data theft, unauthorised access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

The internet is an insecure medium and users should be aware that there are inherent risks transmitting information across the internet. Information submitted unencrypted via email or web forms may be at risk of being intercepted, read or modified.

OTHER SITES
This site contains links to external websites. Belconnen Arts Centre Incorporated is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. For more information, refer to our disclaimer statement.

COOKIES
‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. We may use cookies to track users as they travel through the site – for instance, we might use cookies to count the total number of unique users who are accessing the site over a particular period of time. This information will never be shared with a third party and is only used to make our systems more efficient. 

Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to our use of the data it collects regarding your online behaviour (i.e to analyse web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit).

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customise our website to your needs. Please note that cookies do not allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you.