1.  We Keep Your Details Private, No Exceptions 

Whenever the Empowering Women Network collects, holds, uses, discloses or otherwise deals with personal information, we are bound and must comply with Australia’s national privacy laws. These are mainly found in the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) as amended from time to time, and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) in the Privacy Act. Our privacy policy details the practices and information that we collect so that you can be confident about how we manage the personal information that is provided to us.

This privacy policy applies to this website and all products and services offered by the Empowering Women Network. By visiting and/or using this site you agree to the terms of this policy and you consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance what is set out below. This site is owned by the Empowering Women Network, and may be accessed in Australia and overseas.

2.  Pixels

We have installed a Facebook pixel on this website, so if you have clicked on an advert on Facebook then land on this website Facebook will let us know their advertising has been successful, they will not disclose your personal details or identifiers to us. They measure the number of visitors to this site that have come directly from a Facebook or Instagram advertisement.

3.  Why We Collect Personal Information

We collect personal information for our business functions and activities including for providing our services to you, understanding your needs and requirements, providing you with information about our services and products and managing and running our website and social media platforms. When you subscribe to submit an enquiry, newsletter, arrange a meeting or book for an event to comply with our legal obligations. With this information we will provide information and communicate with our clients and contacts to keep our clients and contacts informed and to responsibly market our services.

We will generally collect your personal information directly from you. We may do this when you meet with one of our employees, communicate with us by telephone, mail, email, or subscribe to our publications, fill out a form, participate in our promotions, workshops or events, or submit information via our website or social media. You can choose not to supply personal information, we may be unable to provide the information you request, or allow you to participate in our events and promotions if we are not given the personal information we request.

4.  What is Personal Information?

Personal Information is information which can identify you and includes but is not limited to name, address, telephone number and email address.

5.  Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information

The personal information provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which you provided it and for other activities that directly relate to that primary purpose. By filling in your personal information you agree to be contacted by the Empowering Women Network, including via email, so that we can provide you with further information on our products and services.

You may opt-out of receiving mailings from us at any time by clicking on the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in the email. We may also use or disclose your personal information where you have consented to the use, either expressly or by implication.

6.  Sharing of Your Personal Information

We will not sell, rent or trade your personal information to or with any third parties. We may disclose your personal information to external service providers in the circumstances discussed below. We may share your personal information with external service providers who perform services on our behalf.

For example, information technology service providers, social media platforms, marketing and communications agencies, mailing houses, courier services, debt collectors etc. We may use their services to handle the processing of payments, to provide data storage, to host websites, to fulfil orders and shipments, to assist in direct marketing, to conduct audits, to assist in analysing and helping us measure the effectiveness of our advertising etc. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to provide the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.

We will take all reasonable steps to make sure they comply with the same privacy principles that govern our collection of your personal information. Some of these service providers may be overseas. While we will do our best to make sure that overseas service providers to whom we give your personal information will comply with the same privacy principles as us we cannot guarantee it. By giving us your personal nformation you consent to the disclosure of personal information to overseas service providers who may not comply. Your information will be disclosed when we are obliged or permitted by law.

Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to the Empowering Women Network website or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour, the Empowering Women Network can use whatever information is available to it about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing relevant third parties such as your employer, internet provider and law enforcement agencies.

7.  Automatic Collection of Information

We may collect information and other data from you by use of a cookie or other automated means including server logs. A cookie is a packet of data that a website puts on your computer’s hard disk to identify you as a visitor to that website. Use of cookies allows a website to tailor its configuration to your needs and preferences.

Cookies do not access information stored on your computer or any personal information (e.g. name, address, email address or telephone number). Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

Our website uses cookies to analyse website traffic and help us provide a better website visitor experience. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of our sites and services that depend on cookies.

In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies, including single-pixel gifs (also known as web beacons) on our websites and in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters. These tiny electronic images assist us in determining how many users have visited certain pages or opened emails, messages or newsletters. We do not use these images to collect personal information.