Privacy Statement

Introduction

This website is maintained and administered by Australia's North West Tourism (ANWT). This privacy statement sets out the manner in which ANWT will deal with information submitted to it through this website by members of the public.

ANW'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 website at www.privacy.gov.au.

General

When you visit this website, 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 website. The information kept for these purposes is:

  • Your server address
  • Your top level domain name (eg .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. ANWT 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 ANW is compelled to do so by law.

Cookies, spotlight technology and pixels or transparent GIF files

ANW 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, and
  • Save any preferences you may record whilst visiting this website.
  • 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.

ANWT uses Google Analytics to analyse usage statistics on our websites. This analysis is performed using data collected from the www.australiasnorthwest.com website and is used to improve the web experience of our users. No personally identifiable information is collected by this website by the use of cookies, but if you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics anonymous user profiling, you can do so.

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 or companies 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.

Opt-In Information

Some of the interactive features found in this website may require you to enter personal information, such as your name, country of residence and email address. If you consent to provide data by choosing to opt-in to receiving further information or services from us ANWT may use the data you provide to update, analyse the accuracy of our records, identify new customers, and provide information and services that may be of interest to you based on your agreement to opt in to receive this information.

By submitting information to us, you consent to its collection and use by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 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 ANWT is compelled to do so by law. Subscribers have the option to op-out of receiving such correspondence at any time.’

Third party share of information

ANWT may share general demographic information with third parties, but this information is not linked to any personal information that can identify you or another individual person. No personal information is disclosed in this manner.

ANWT may occasionally provide your contact information to our partners and affiliates who may, in turn, send you information by, for example, mail or email about their products and services.

On occasion, ANWT may offer a special promotion on the website in conjunction with a third-party service provider, sponsor or promotional partner. ANWT will inform you of the identity of the third-party partner and should the third party provider request your personal information, ANWT will ensure that you have the opportunity to opt-in or grant permission to share personal information with the third party provider. 

Access to information

Any person or organisation, whether or not a registered user of this website, who believes that we have gathered and stored personal information relating to them, whether through this website 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 or via the Contact Us form. Alternatively you can call us on +61 8 9193 6660.