Our Privacy Policy

The WAITOC - Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council - Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Council. As a governing board, it guides and directs the Council, sets performance goals, ensures corporate compliance and management accountability, endorses strategic plans and approves operating budgets. The Board ensures that WAITOC has the resources necessary to achieve goals and outcomes on behalf of its members.

Please Note:

In some parts of Aboriginal Western Australia it is considered offensive to publish names or photos of Aboriginal people who have recently passed away. While WAITOC takes every care to avoid such publication, users of the website are warned that this site may inadvertently contain such information.

Introduction

This web site is maintained and administered by WAITOC. This privacy statement sets out the manner in which WAITOC will deal with information submitted to it through this web site by members of the public.

WAITOC’s privacy policy is based on, and is consistent with, the National Principles of the Fair Handling of Personal Information, published by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. The National Principles may be viewed on the Australian Privacy Commissioner’s web site at www.privacy.gov.au.

General

When you visit this web site, a record of your visit is kept for statistical and research purposes. Similar records may be kept when you use any of the interactive features found in this web site.

The information kept for these purposes is:

  • Your server address
  • Your top level domain name (e.g. .com, .gov, .au, .uk, etc.)
  • The date and time you visited this site
  • The pages of this site you accessed, and the documents you downloaded
  • The previous site you visited
  • The type of web browser you used

Some of the interactive features found in this web site may require you to enter personal information, such as your name and address. WAITOC stores this information in encrypted form, and disposes of it once the purpose for which it was collected has been achieved. The length of time for which such information is stored may vary according to the purpose for which it has been collected. No such information will be released to any third party without your prior consent, unless WAITOC is compelled to do so by law.

Cookies, Spotlight Technology and Pixels or Transparent GIF Files

WAITOC and technology partners employ Spotlight technology Cookies and Pixels or Transparent GIF files to help:

  • Collect the information referred to under the heading “General” in this policy statement
  • Save any preferences you may record whilst visiting this web site.
  • Manage online advertising
  • Create permission-based email marketing communications

A cookie is a small string of text data that a web site can send to your web browser. A cookie cannot extract information from your computer, transmit computer viruses, or capture and transmit your email address.

Pixels or Transparent GIF files are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies.

WAITOC uses Google Analytics to record page views and traffic data. Google Analytics does not allow an opt-out feature.

Important Note

If you delete cookies from your computer’s web browser, you may remove the opt-out preference that you have set for the company’s listed above. The opt-out cookies set may also expire and may need to be refreshed by using the information set out on this page.

Access to Information

Any person or organisation, whether or not a registered user of this web site, who believes that we have gathered and stored personal information relating to them, whether through this web site or otherwise, may contact us and request to view that information. They may also request the alteration of that information or its removal from our records.

Any such request or request for further details of our privacy statement should be directed to us by email to ceo@waitoc.com or via the Contact Us form.