Privacy Policies

This site is owned and operated by Tamworth Regional Council using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how Tamworth Regional Council collects and protects your personal information, refer to their Privacy Policy below. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.

TAMWORTH REGIONAL COUNCIL PRIVACY POLICY

The privacy of our website visitors is important to Tamworth Regional Council(TRC). The information we collect is used to facilitate the services we provide to you. This statement outlines how we collect personal information on the TRC website. By using the TRC website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as outlined in this statement.

Recording your visit

When you visit the TRC website,the following information is recorded for statistical purposes:

• server address
• domain name
• date and time of your visit
• pages,directories and files accessed
• type of browser used
• previous site you visited

No attempt will be made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the logs.

Use of 'cookies'

The TRC website uses'cookies'to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your viewing device by a Web page server.

Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the TRC website.

This website provides links to other websites that visitors may find useful. These external links are provided to assist the website visitor, however are not under the control of TRC.TRC is therefore not responsible and accepts no liability for the privacy policy or content on the linked websites. Before disclosing any personal information on linked websites, TRC encourages users to read the privacy statement of the visiting website.

Collecting Personal Information

Any personal information that TRC collects from you on your visit to our website may be recorded by TRC. If TRC does so, you have the right to access and amend this information to ensure that it is correct.Only TRC and its members, employees and agents will use personal information collected on TRC’s website.

From time to time we will use electronic forms on this site to gather personal information for purposes directly related to a function or activity of TRC. In these instances, TRC only collects personal information that you voluntarily divulge. Personal information collected in this manner will only be used for lawful functions and purposes.

Personal information collected from you is held and used by TRC under the provisions of thePrivacyand Personal Information Protection Act1998.

Furthermore, TRC has aPrivacy Management Plan to to inform the community about how their personal information will be used, stored and accessed after it is collected by Council, and Council staff of their obligations in relation to handling personal information and when they can and cannot disclose,use or collect it.

TRC will store personal information collected from its website on secure servers protected in controlled facilities and/or in other internal controlled facilities.

If you would like to know the information recorded, or to update, correct or complete your personal information held by TRC, please contact us.

Updates to this statement

TRC will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect TRC policies and customer feedback. TRC encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how TRC is protecting your information.

Should you have any questions about TRC, this Privacy Statement or anything on the TRC website, please contact us.

Terms of Use

The following Terms and Conditions govern the use of MyTRC Online Community (“the site”). The platform is owned and operated by us, Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd, on behalf of Tamworth Regional Council.

By accessing and using this site, you are choosing to accept and comply with the Terms presented throughout this agreement as well as the Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors and users of this site. Linked sites, affiliated services or third party content or software have their own Terms that you must comply with. If you disagree with any of the Terms presented in this agreement, you may discontinue using the site immediately.

If you are under 18 years old, please ensure that your parent or guardian understands and accepts these Terms and Conditions (including the Privacy Policy and Moderation Policy).

What are the conditions with a user’s account?

While using the site, you must not violate any applicable laws and regulations. It is our duty to protect the confidentiality of content you provide on our site in accordance with our Privacy Policy. When you create an account with us, you must always provide us with accurate information. Failure to provide accurate information violates the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our service. You are responsible for protecting your own password you use for this site and for any activities done under that password. Unauthorised use of your password or account must be immediately reported to Social Pinpoint. In some cases, we or our agents may require access to your user accounts to respond to technical issues.

We are not responsible for the content on the site that has been provided by the users of the site. Any content posted by you is subject to the rules of our Moderation Policy. Your contribution to the site may be edited, removed or not published if we consider it inappropriate (refer to Moderation Policy). Contributors should also be aware that their posts may remain online indefinitely. Where practical, you may choose not to identify yourself, deal with us on an anonymous basis or use a pseudonym.

What does Social Pinpoint require from their users?

You must understand and agree that, without limitation:

all information, data, images and other materials are the sole responsibility of the person from whom the content originated;

you are prohibited from advertising or offering to sell or buy any goods and services

you cannot transmit Content that contains software viruses or programs designed to change or destroy the functionality of any computer software or hardware; or

you cannot collect or store personal data about other users of the site

you cannot impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation to a Social Pinpoint representative

you cannot interrupt or interfere with the site or servers or networks connected to the site

you cannot attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or other use accounts

Can your account be suspended or terminated?

We may terminate or suspend access to your site and/or account immediately, without prior notice, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all the related files and information in your account. After your account has been terminated, the content you have posted may also remain indefinitely on the site.

If you want to terminate your own account, please send an email to info@socialpinpoint.com.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia, without regards to its conflict of law provisions.

Indemnification

Social Pinpoint, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, licensors and other partners are not responsible for any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising from a breach of this agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.

What content does Social Pinpoint own?

Your Say website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“Intellectual Property”) of Social Pinpoint and its suppliers and licensors. Social Pinpoint owns and retain all proprietary rights in the intellectual property. All intellectual property in the content of this site including without limitation to text, software, source code, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, sounds, audio, video and other interactive features are owned by or licensed to us.

Any original content that you submit or post on our site may be made available to the public and allows users to share your content (with the end user acknowledging your contribution) under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Australian License.

Except for Intellectual Property which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, alter, transmit, sell, distribute any of the Intellectual Property.

We are not responsible for your communications or dealings, including payment and delivery of goods or services, with a third party found via our website. Any loss or damage incurred from those communications or dealings are solely between the user and the third party.

Disclaimer and Warranties

Users must agree that you use of the site is at your own risk. We make no warranty that the site will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted or error-free. Any material that the user downloads through the site is done at their own risk and are responsible for any damages to their computer system or loss of data.

What happens if these Terms change?

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time without notice. The most recent version of the Terms can be seen on this page. By continuing to access or use our site after those revisions become effective, you agree and will comply to the revised terms. If you do not agree to the revised terms, please discontinue using our site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at info@socialpinpoint.com