When used in this privacy statement, the term “personal information” has the meaning given to it in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). In general terms, it is any information that can be used to personally identify a person and may include “sensitive information”, such as information about your health, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, association memberships, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, criminal history, genetic or biometric information.
VCET may collect an individual’s information directly, for example:
In the event VCET collects information from a third party, VCET will ensure the information is collected in accordance with its obligations under applicable law. When collecting information from a minor, parent/guardian consent will be obtained.
Cookies – MCEC’s and Nyaal Banyul’s websites may use ‘cookies’ which are an industry standard and used by most major websites. Cookies may be used for a variety of purposes, for example, to recognise a computer that has previously visited the website and to understand preferences and site behaviour.
Online activity – MCEC and Nyaal Banyul may use Google Analytics and other web server applications to track visits to its website. MCEC’s and Nyaal Banyul’s websites use this information to track the effectiveness of its website such as visits, lengths of visits, viewed pages. This data is mainly anonymous.
Personal Information is only collected as is necessary to enable VCET to carry out its functions or activities. These could include:
When collecting information, VCET will take reasonable steps to inform the individual from whom information is collected of what information is being sought, for what purpose, whether any law requires the collection of the information and the main consequences, if any, of not providing the information.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate our venues in Narrm and Djilang; the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Wadawurrung peoples. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and seek to honour the long-standing tradition of building community and exchanging ideas on these lands. We extend that respect to the broader Kulin Nations and the Traditional Owners of all First Nations communities across Victoria and Australia.
