The Information Rights Project (tIRP) is committed to protecting your privacy.

Collection, retention, use and protection of your data
We collect information when you visit our website or contact us via email. We strive to require only the bare minimum of information necessary for the particular function or activity we are carrying out.

If you contact us via email, we retain the information you provide to handle related requests and complaints, communicate responses, provide updates regarding our policies and services, to accept donations, and to assess suitable candidates for career opportunities within TIRP. This includes your name, email address, street address, state, suburb, postcode, and phone number.

We collect information regarding visits to our website. We use the open source analytics platform Matamo to track visitor usage. With Matamo, we log IP addresses, browser, operating system, visiting time, session, actions per visit, page views per visit, returning visitors, and referring site information. The data we collect through Matamo is stored on our own servers, and will never be shared with others. If your web browser has Do Not Track enabled, Matamo will not track your visit.

We are committed to safeguarding personal information in our possession from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure, as well as from misuse, interference, and loss. We take reasonable measures to protect it. When personal information is no longer necessary, we will either securely destroy or de-identify it.

We do not sell our email list. We do not share or distribute your contact information unless specifically stated so, and never without your explicit consent.

Anonymity
Where possible, we will allow you to interact with us anonymously or using a pseudonym. For example, if you contact us via email with a general question, we will not ask for your name unless we need it to adequately handle your question.

However, for most of our functions and activities we usually need your name and contact information and enough information about the particular matter to enable us to fairly and efficiently handle your inquiry, request, complaint or application, or to act on your information.

Control of your data
You retain the right to view and request copies, deletion, and modification of the personal data we collect from you. You may contact us at any time and request access to the information that we hold on you, as well as subsequent amendments and/or deletion of the data we hold on you. We will ask you to verify your identity before we give you access to your information or correct it, and we will try to make the process as simple as possible. Please contact website@informationrights.org if you have any inquiries relating to your data.

If you no longer wish to receive updates from us via email, please contact website@informationrights.org.

Partners and third parties
To conduct our business or operate our website, we occasionally use third-party tools or services, which may involve sharing information with their operators for that purpose. Some of these providers may operate or be situated outside of Australia, but we endeavour to use locally-based providers wherever possible.

Cookies
Websites may transfer small data files known as cookies to computers or devices to improve website functionality and for record-keeping purposes. Browsers generally provide an option to accept or reject cookies. If you do not want cookies to be placed on your device while accessing our website, please adjust your browser settings to reject all cookies. The cookies from our website are generally created by Matamo and start with pkref, pkses or pkid.

Meta Pixel
We use Meta Pixel on our site to help measure the effectiveness of our outreach and advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. Meta Pixel collects information such as the pages you visit, actions you take (e.g., clicks on links or buttons), and basic device data (IP address, browser type, operating system). This data is processed by Meta Platforms, Inc. and may be used for ad‑targeting and analytics purposes. You can manage or opt out of Meta Pixel tracking through your Facebook/Instagram ad preferences or by using a browser‑based ad‑blocking extension.

Compliance with law enforcement
We will inform you beforehand, if legally permissible (unless prevented or unfeasible), if we are obligated by law to reveal any information you have supplied, giving you the chance to object to the disclosure. Your failure to challenge the disclosure request may result in us being required by law to turn over your information. We will publicly announce all legal requests we get to disclose the personal information of our members, supporters, and donors, unless we are specifically prohibited from doing so.

Security of our systems
We have enacted HTTPS as a default across our website. We encourage users to secure themselves online by making use of services such as EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere.

Privacy complaints
If you wish to make a privacy complaint related to the operations of The Information Rights Project, please contact website@informationrights.org. You should also lodge a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner, and our regulating body the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission.

Compliance with regulations and legal frameworks
The Information Rights Project complies with the Australian Privacy Act, the Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme.