Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the services offered by Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce NSW ("Company").

About this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the activities of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce New South Wales Division ("Company").

The Company is one of a number of affiliated Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (“AICC”) entities in Australia. The Company and other AICC entities may share personal information with each other and may use and disclose that information as described in this Privacy Policy.

The Company is committed to safeguarding personal privacy. It recognizes that individuals have important rights in relation to their personal information. Providing personal information is an act of trust and it is taken seriously. Unless given consent to do otherwise, the Company will only collect and use personal information as set out below or in accordance with applicable law.

Personal information

Personal information means information about an individual where the individual is identified or reasonably identifiable. The types of personal information collected by the Company include:

  • Name and contact details – e.g. address, phone number and email address.
  • Demographic information – e.g. gender.
  • Work details – e.g. occupation, role, organisation, work capabilities, CV information.
  • Login details – e.g. username, password, etc for accessing Company services.
  • Interests, opinions and preferences – e.g. professional interests, contact preferences, feedback on Company events.
  • Interactions and activities – e.g. transactions and communications with the Company (which may be recorded), participation in Company events, activity at Company premises, use of Company online content and IT/communications resources, other activities relating to the Company’s business.
  • Payment details – e.g. information used for payment transactions between the Company and individuals.
  • Device information – e.g. cookies, IP address, device identifier, device type, operating system. Note that this information will not always be personal information as the Company will not always be able to reasonably identify an individual from the information.
  • Registration, forms and application information – information submitted to the Company through these methods.
  • Human resources information – e.g. work conduct, payroll details, training records, background checks.
  • Other personal information provided to the Company voluntarily by individuals.
  • New information derived from other information the Company holds – e.g. information generated as a result of any review, calculation or analysis.
  • Information from third parties, such as the third parties described under ‘Sharing personal information’.
  • Publicly available information.

Some of the personal information the Company collects about staff is collected under applicable laws such as the Fair Work Act, Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act, the Income Tax Assessment Act and other tax laws, Corporations Act, occupational health and safety acts and workers compensation acts.

Personal information

The Company collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information to provide its services and conduct its operations. The Company’s mission is to encourage business-to-business networking within Australia and bilateral trade between Australia and Israel.

  • For example, the purposes for which the Company collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information include to:
  • arrange and conduct conferences, workshops and other events
  • develop and improve the Company’s events and other services
  • facilitate business networking and opportunities for collaboration
  • communicate with individuals about events, offers and other activities
  • understand and respond to the interests, preferences and needs of individuals and other stakeholders
  • protect the safety and security of staff, members, event attendees, third parties and facilities
  • comply with legal obligations and defend and exercise legal rights
  • recruit, train and manage staff
  • maintain and update records held by the Company.

The Company may be limited in its ability to do these things without personal information, for example we may not be able to communicate with individuals or provide the full range of the Company’s services or website features.

Any individual that does not want their personal information to be used or disclosed for the purposes of business opportunities and promotional communications may contact the Company with their request.

Sharing personal information

For the purpose described above, personal information may be shared with:

  • other AICC entities
  • service providers – e.g. providers of IT, event support, human resources, delivery, information broking, research, marketing, payment, investigation and insurance services
  • professional advisers – e.g. lawyers, accountants and consultants
  • partner organisations that collaborate with the Company in relation to events and other activities
  • other individuals and businesses for networking purposes – e.g. where the Company considers there is a reasonable opportunity for a business relationship
  • government and law enforcement agencies – e.g. in connection with lawful information requests
  • representatives of the individual.

Third parties that personal information is shared with may be located in Israel and other countries. These parties will often be subject to obligations to protect the personal information they have access too, but the Company will not necessarily ensure that they meet the specific requirements of Australian privacy laws.

The Company’s website and online services

The Company uses tracking technologies such as cookies or web beacons to make use of the website and services as convenient as possible. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to a computer's hard disk for record keeping purposes. Most web browsers are set to accept tracking technologies such as cookies or web beacons. These tracking technologies do not by themselves personally identify users, although they do identify a user's browser, and can in some cases be combined with other personal information which may allow a user to be identified.

The Company’s website may contain links to third party websites. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties and individuals should review their privacy policies.

The Company’s website may use Google services such as Google Analytics from time to time. For more about how Google collects and processes data, and individuals’ privacy choices with Google, please see Google’s privacy policy and their information at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Storing and protecting personal information

The Company stores personal information in hard copy and electronic formats, both using its own facilities and with the assistance of service providers. In either case, the Company takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the security of that information. The measures we adopt in different circumstances include system access controls, encryption, contractual protections and secure premises.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to guarantee complete data security, and the Company recommends that individuals familiarise themselves with steps they can take to protect the security of their own personal information, for example using strong passwords.

Individuals’ rights of access and updating

Individuals can contact the Company to request to access or review the personal information that may be recorded about them by the Company. Please contact the Company using the details under ‘Further queries’ below. Providing specific details about the information sought can help the Company to fulfil these requests. Where the Company has a lawful basis to decline a request, it will communicate this to the applicant.

The Company and links to other web sites

The Company provides links to web sites outside of the Company site. These linked sites are not under the control of Company, and the Company is not responsible for the conduct of companies linked to the Company web site, nor for the performance or otherwise of any content and/or software contained in such external websites.

Further queries

Queries relating to the Privacy Policy, or any problems or complaints may be directed to the Administration Manager by calling the customer enquiry number 02 9326 1700 or emailing sydney@aicc.org.au.