In December 2020, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) published its recommendations for the Privacy Act review in a 150-page document (PDF). It wants Australia to be more in line with the rest of the world’s regulations, such as the EU’s General Data Protection ...
Australia's Privacy Act establishes a mandatory requirement to notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of data breaches. It took effect on February 22, 2018. Thales’s Vormetric Data Security Platform provides the tools you need to protect your organization through: Data-at-rest encr...
privacy regulationsbiometricspersonal informationAustraliaThis paper aims to provide an analysis of the current regulatory environment, at the federal level, of privacy protection concerning biometrics in Australia. The study only focuses on the federal Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Biometrics Institute ...
The Australia Privacy Act 1988 covers the processing and or use of the personal information of Australians. An APP entity is a broad umbrella term referring to an organization that can include an individual, a body corporate, a partnership, any other uni
In this Australia Addendum and in the Privacy Policy as it relates to the processing of Personal Data in Australia, “Personal Data” has the same meaning as “personal information” as defined in the Australian Privacy Act. “Sensitive information” is a type of “personal information” and ha...
Information that we collect may be retained for as long as needed to fulfil the purposes outlined in the “use of your personal information” section above, or for a period of time specifically required by applicable regulations or laws such as retaining the information for tax and accounting pu...
In Australia, the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) set out the guidelines that organizations must follow to protect the personal information of their clients and customers. These principles form part of the Privacy Act 1988 and apply to businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profit organiza...
the need to comply with binding legal obligations imposed on us by applicable laws and regulations; or any other ground, as required or permitted by law. When we rely on legitimate interests as a lawful basis of processing, you have the right to ask us more about how we decided to choose...
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying regulations protect the privacy of children using the internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect information from persons...
The reporting information required by the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations § 999.317 is availablehere. We may need to collect your personal information in order to offer you the benefits and rewards you request. For example, we may need your email address in order to verify your accou...