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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

INTRODUCTION

This website, the Junee Bulletin www.juneebulletin.com.au (the Site) is owned, controlled and published by JAYDAN J. DUCK (ABN 35 281 874 474) (the Publisher).

For the purpose of this policy:

  • “we” “us” and “our” means The Junee Bulletin and Jaydan J. Duck.
  • “services” means any website, digital publication, subscription or online service that is owned, operated and/or offered by the Publisher.

This Privacy Policy provides a clear and concise outline of how the Publisher collects, uses, and manages personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act) and applies to this Site and any other website, digital publication, subscription or online service that is owned, operated and/or provided by the Publisher (“Services”).

The Publisher is committed to protecting your privacy and undertakes to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (“APPs”) contained in the Act, which regulates the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information, regarding the manner in which we handle your personal information.

By accessing and using this Site, you acknowledge and accept that the Publisher uses your personal information and other data as set out in this Privacy Policy.

EXEMPTIONS

This Privacy Policy does NOT apply to personal information collected by the Publisher for the purpose of gathering news.

As a media group involved in the collection, preparation and dissemination of news, current affairs and information, our journalistic activities and practices are exempt from the APPs. Where these exemptions apply, our Editorial Standards will take precedence over this Privacy Policy.

The Publisher handles the information collected in the course of journalism in accordance with its Editorial Standards, which is modelled on the Australian Press Council’s Standards of Practice.

WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Personal information is any information that can be used to personally identify you. This may include but is not limited to your, name, age, gender, postcode and contact details, including phone numbers, email and postal addresses. If the information we collect personally identifies you, or you are reasonably identifiable from it, the information will be considered personal information.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Depending on the circumstances, we may collect your:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Contact details (postal address, email, phone number etc)
  • Profession, occupation or job title;
  • Any other identifiable information relating to you that you provide

NON-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect some information about you automatically when you visit our website, including your:

  • IP Address
  • Device type;
  • Browsing activity;
  • Internet service provider and browser details
  • Computer’s operating system
  • Geographical location
  • Anonymous viewing data collected via cookies and third party measurement software such as Google Analytics.
  • Information you provide to us through customer surveys.

This information helps us gauge a better understanding of our audience and how they use our Website and Services so that we can provide the best experience possible. It also allows us to display targeted advertisements or content on our website.

For more information on what cookies we use and for what purpose, and how to opt out of such activities, see our Cookies Notice.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION: Information about your race, ethnicity, membership of political bodies, sexual preferences or activities, criminal record, state of health, or medical history is subject to additional legal protections. We will only collect your sensitive information with your consent or when permitted under Australian law.

UNSOLICITED INFORMATION: We may receive your personal information from a third party without having asked you for it. If this occurs, then within a reasonable time, we will determine whether we could have collected it in the ways outlined below. If we determine that it could not have been collected in one of those ways and it is legal and reasonable to do so, then as soon as practicable we will destroy the information.

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect your personal information in a number of ways, including through:

  • Your direct interactions with us (website forms, electronic messages, emails, phone calls)
  • Your access and use of our Website and Services
  • Social media
  • Automated tracking technologies (e.g. cookies, analytics tools).
  • Third-party sources, where applicable.

If you don’t want to provide us with personal information, you don’t have to, but it might mean that you can’t use some parts of our website or services.

WHY WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for the purposes of delivering and/or improving the content and services we provide (including but not limited to production, broadcasting and publishing), any purposes that you may reasonably expect, for any other purpose authorised by law, or for any other purposes disclosed to or authorised by you. This includes information about how you use our Website and Services.

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to us using your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To develop, deliver, manage and enhance the quality of our Website and Services
  • To provide you with news and information;
  • To communicate with you
  • To ensure website security, and detect and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity
  • For administrative, marketing, promotional, planning, quality control and research purposes.
  • To investigate any complaints about or made by you
  • To comply with legal obligations

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We do not commercialise (sell or rent) the information that we collect. However, to operate our Website and Services, fulfil requests by you, and otherwise provide services to you, we may need to share your information with:

  • Trusted third-party service providers (e.g. IT support, hosting services) for the operation of our Website and Services.
  • Law enforcement or regulatory bodies if required by law.
  • Our sponsors, or promoters of any competition that we conduct or promote via our services;
  • An actual or potential buyer in connection with an actual or proposed purchased, merger or acquisition of any part of our business or Website and Services.
  • Other parties with your consent.

Where possible, we will use reasonable endeavours to de-identify your personal information before using it. We will also, wherever possible, keep your personal information strictly confidential.

COOKIES & TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

When you visit our website, we use cookies to improve your experience, keep track of the pages you visit, analyse trends, measure traffic and search patterns, administer our website, diagnose problems, test and improve the quality of our Website and Services, gather broad demographic information, and enable us to conduct targeted online advertising. You can manage and disable cookies on your computer or mobile device via your browser settings, but this may affect the functionality of our Website and Services. For more information, see our Cookies Notice.

ACCESSING & DELETING YOUR INFORMATION

You can request access to, or correction of, your personal information by contacting us. All requests must be made in writing and addressed to the Privacy Officer. We will acknowledge your request within 14 working days and endeavour to grant access within 30 working days. Where this is not possible, we will contact you with an estimated timeframe. You will also be given the opportunity to correct any personal information that is no longer accurate.

NOTE: A fee may apply to such access in the event that a request for access is onerous or time consuming.

Some requests may also be denied based on legal exemptions. Such circumstances include the following:

  • Access would create a serious threat to safety
  • Providing access will have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of other individuals
  • Denying access is required or authorised by law
  • The request is frivolous or vexatious
  • Legal proceedings are underway or anticipated, and the information would not be accessible through the process of discovery in the proceedings.
  • Negotiations may be prejudiced by such access
  • Providing access is likely to prejudice law enforcement.
  • Providing access is likely to prejudice action being taken or to be taken with respect to suspected unlawful activity or serious misconduct relating to our functions or activities
  • Access would reveal a commercially sensitive decision making process

If we deny access to your personal information, we will provide you with reasons in writing. You may also request we delete the information you have provided to us. In certain cases, we may be unable to fulfil your request due to legal or business obligations.

DATA SECURITY

The Publisher treats the handling of your personal information very seriously, and takes all reasonable steps to protect your data from misuse, loss or unauthorised access, including (but not limited to) encryption, firewalls, and secure cloud storage. If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please contact us immediately.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Our Website and Services may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party website. Third party websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to amend our Privacy Policy at any time without notice to you. Any updated versions of this privacy policy will be published on our website, with any changes effective on the date of publication.

COMPLAINTS

If you believe your privacy has been breached by us or have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us using the contact information below and provide details of the incident so that we can investigate it. All complaints must be in writing and directed to the Privacy Officer. We will acknowledge your complaint within 14 working days and endeavour to resolve the issue within 30 working days. Where this is not possible, we will contact you with an estimated timeframe. We look at editorial complaints against the terms of our editorial standards. Please select the editorial standard you think we have breached and state the nature of your complaint. In your complaint, please state the article headline, URL, and the date it was published.

CONTACT US

Please address all written correspondence to:

PRIVACY OFFICER
The Junee Bulletin
60 Regent Street Junee, NSW2663
Email: privacy@juneebulletin.com.au