Privacy Policy

1. Introduction
Environment Essentials is committed to the responsible handling of personal information, and to protecting an individual's right to privacy. This policy is based on the Information Privacy Principles contained within the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic).

If you would like to speak to someone in Environment Essentials about the way we handle your personal information please contact us.

2. Cookies, Clickstream Data and Web Beacons
Environment Essentials will only collect personal information that is necessary to fulfill its functions, such as contact details of our clients.

We use cookies to identify users when they access our directories. A cookie is a block of data that is shared between a web server and a user’s browser. These cookies do not collect any information about users’ visiting pattern and preferences other than the login time. We use this information to protect your licence and to assist you in maximizing the use of our directories. This assistance could involve training in the use of the directory.

You can choose not to allow these cookies to remain on your browser by selecting the ‘remove autologin’ option on our directory start up page. However, removing the cookie will necessitate you to logon every time you wish to access the directory.

We do not use clickstream data or web beacons to collect information about the users of our website.

3. Links to External Sites
This website privacy statement only applies to Environment Essentials websites and does not apply to linked web sites. We do not knowingly link to sites that are privacy invasive. When you link to another site, we recommend that you read that site’s privacy statement and familiarise yourself with their privacy policy.

4. Security
Environment Essentials will take reasonable steps to ensure that any personal information it holds is kept securely. We will dispose of personal information where it is no longer necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law.

When using Environment Essentials’ websites you should be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Although we strive to protect such information, 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 electronic information that you have given us, including your e-mail address is kept on a secure server.

5. Meaning of Personal Information
This policy applies to personal information held by Environment Essentials. Personal information means recorded information that can be linked to an identifiable individual such as name, address, sex, age, financial details, education or employment history.

6. Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Environment Essentials will only use personal information within the company for the purpose for which it was collected. Disclosure of personal information outside the company will only take place with your consent or if it is required by law.

7. Quality of Recorded Personal Information
Environment Essentials will try to ensure that any personal information it holds is kept accurate, complete and up to date.

8. Openness
Environment Essentials will tell you why we are collecting your personal information and how you can get access to it. Due to the importance of your privacy, our Privacy Policy will be reviewed and monitored regularly and will be available on our website.

9. Unique Identifiers
Environment Essentials does not use identifiers from other organisations, such as Medicare or the Australian Tax Office, to identify people when fulfilling its functions.

10. Anonymity
When seeking general information from Environment Essentials, you do not have to identify yourself. Your personal information will only be requested when absolutely necessary to fulfil Environment Essentials’ functions. We will try to answer most general enquiries anonymously.

11. Transborder Data Flows
Except for the use by interstate or overseas staff engaged by Environment Essentials, we will not send your personal information to other organizations that are interstate or overseas.

12. Sensitive Information
Environment Essentials does not ask for sensitive information about people, such as country of birth, ethnic origin, religious beliefs, sexual preferences or criminal record.