Wimmera CMA aims to ensure that data provided by individuals, via the website, is compliant with the following privacy policies.

Also see WCMA Apps Privacy Statement

Anonymous Access to the Site

You can access Wimmera CMA’s home page and browse the website anonymously without disclosing your personal information.

Collection & Use of Personal data

Wimmera CMA’s site does not collect or record personal information, other than information you choose to provide through the enquiries e-mail. E-mail addresses, and any other contact details you provide, will not be added to a mailing list without your consent. 

The following non-personal information is automatically recorded by this site’s web server for statistical and system administration purposes only:

• your server address
• your top level domain name (e.g. .com, .au, .gov)
• the date and the time of your visit to the site
• the pages you accessed and downloaded
• the address of the last site you visited
• your operating system
• the type of browser you are using.

To the extent that this data could make you identifiable, Wimmera CMA will not attempt to identify individuals from the records the server automatically generates unless that is necessary to investigate a breach of law or regulation.

Use of Google Analytics

In addition to information recorded by the web server, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help analyse how visitors use the site and to improve website performance, accessibility, and content.

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website usage. The information collected is aggregated and does not identify individual users.

Information collected via Google Analytics

Google Analytics may collect the following types of non‑personal and aggregated information about visits to this website:

• Usage information, including pages visited, time spent on pages, navigation paths, referring websites, search terms, and the date and time of visits
• Device and technical information, including browser type and version, operating system, and device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile)
• Location information, limited to approximate geographic location such as city, region, or country
• Demographic and interest information (where available), such as age range, gender, and general interest categories

This demographic and interest information is provided by Google in summary form only and cannot be used by Wimmera CMA to identify individual users.

IP addresses

Google Analytics uses IP addresses solely to derive coarse location information (such as city or region). IP addresses are not made available to Wimmera CMA and are not used to identify individuals.

Purpose and use of analytics data

Information collected through Google Analytics is used by Wimmera CMA for statistical and reporting purposes only, including to:

• Monitor and evaluate website usage and performance
• Understand how visitors interact with website content
• Improve website usability, accessibility, and services

Wimmera CMA does not use Google Analytics data for advertising, remarketing, or profiling of individual users.

Overseas data handling

Information generated by Google Analytics may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers located outside Australia.

Wimmera CMA takes reasonable steps to ensure that any overseas handling of analytics information is consistent with the Information Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

Further information about how Google handles information collected through Google Analytics is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Cookies and user choice

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about website usage. You may choose to disable cookies through your web browser settings; however, this may affect the functionality or experience of the website.

Disclosure

Wimmera CMA will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your consent, unless required or authorised to do so by law or other regulation. In the event of an investigation into suspected unlawful or improper activity, a law enforcement agency or government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect the web server’s records (e.g. in relation to hacking or abusive messages.)

Security of your personal data

The Privacy Commissioner and all employees of Wimmera CMA have a statutory duty to deal with your personal information confidentially (Information Privacy Act, section 67.)

This website does not provide facilities that guarantee secure transmission of information over the Internet. You should be aware that there are risks in transmitting information across the Internet. If you are concerned about conveying sensitive material to Wimmera CMA over the Internet, you might prefer to contact us by telephone or mail.

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Note that the website privacy policy does not apply to linked websites; however, Wimmera CMA do not link knowingly to sites that are privacy-invasive. When you link to another site, it is recommended you read the privacy statement of that site to familiarise yourself with its privacy policy.