Privacy Statement

This site is owned and operated by the City of Melbourne using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how Positive Change for Marine Life (PCFML) collects and protects your personal information in the course of your engagement with the Brunswick River Community Hub, refer to its Privacy Statement below. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.

Positive Change for Marine Life (PCFML) takes the privacy of the participants using this site very seriously.

Our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information is regulated by the Victorian Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. You can find more information about your privacy rights at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.

This Privacy Statement applies to Participate Melbourne. For information about the broader collection and use of personal information by the City of Melbourne, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

How will we use and disclose your information?

We use the personal information about you to:

  • administer the site and manage your account
  • identify when you sign into your account
  • send you newsletters and information, but only when you have agreed to us sending you this information or when the information is necessary to assist with the administration of the site
  • respond to queries that you have contacted us about
  • attribute content that you post on the site to you
  • analyse use of the site to inform ongoing improvements and enhancements
  • for any other purposes that we indicate to you when we request your personal information.

Content that you post on the site publicly will be able to be viewed by everyone who uses the site. Each post will contain your username and any publicly available reports from consultations and may include quotes from participants in forums, surveys and other consultation tools.

Your feedback, including all demographic details you choose to submit, will be forwarded in the first instance to the relevant work area with responsibility for administering the subject matter or project to which your feedback relates.

When will we contact you?

We may send you information and announcements from time to time by email, but only when you have agreed to us sending you this information or when the information is necessary to assist with the administration of our website.

You can choose to receive newsletters and other updates from us by email. If you choose this but then change your mind, you can unsubscribe at any time by following the process set out in the emails and newsletters that we send you.

Moderation

By monitoring this additional information that you provide, we are able to protect the integrity of the discussions from individuals and groups who may attempt to unduly influence the outcomes of a consultation process. For example, we check to ensure each user has a single email account. We also review the site to protect it from spam or trolls.

Access and correction

If you wish to access, correct or delete any of the personal information you have supplied to the City of Melbourne, please send your request to Council via email to brunshub@pcfml.org.au

Updated June 2024

This privacy statement applies to the Brunswick River Community Hub Website.