Australians for Gambling Reform respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you visit our website, sign up as a supporter, subscribe to campaign updates, participate in our activities or contact us.

We handle personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:

Contact details: your name, email address, telephone number and postcode.

Supporter information: your campaign preferences, areas of interest and how you would like to be involved.

Communications: information you provide when contacting us, responding to surveys or sharing feedback.

Volunteering and participation: information relevant to volunteering, campaign activities or other involvement, where applicable.

Donations: information necessary to administer donations or contributions, where applicable.

Website information: technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information and website usage data, where collected through cookies or similar technologies.

You are generally free to choose what information you provide. However, if you do not provide certain information, we may be unable to provide particular services or opportunities.

We do not ask supporters to disclose personal experiences of gambling harm as a condition of joining our movement.

3. How We Collect Information

We may collect personal information directly from you when you:

Complete a sign-up or contact form on our website.

Subscribe to campaign emails or other communications.

Register for an event or volunteering opportunity.

Make a donation or express interest in supporting our activities.

Respond to a survey or contact us through email or social media.

We may also collect limited technical information automatically when you use our website.

Where we receive personal information from another source, we will handle it in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

4. How We Use Your Information

We collect and use personal information for purposes including:

Registering and managing supporters of Australians for Gambling Reform.

Sending campaign updates, newsletters and information about gambling reform.

Advising supporters about opportunities to participate in campaigns, events and volunteering.

Understanding supporter interests and improving our campaign activities.

Responding to enquiries and communicating with supporters.

Administering donations and other campaign activities, where applicable.

Maintaining website security, analysing website performance and improving our services.

Meeting legal, regulatory and administrative obligations.

We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes unless permitted by law or you have provided the necessary consent.

5. Campaign Communications

If you subscribe to campaign updates, we may contact you by email, and through other channels where you have provided the relevant details and consent where required.

You can opt out of campaign emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our messages or contacting us directly.

We will respect your communication preferences and comply with applicable laws governing electronic communications.

6. Disclosure of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may disclose personal information to trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our campaign and website. These may include:

Website hosting and website management providers.

Supporter database and campaign management platforms.

Email distribution and communications providers.

Payment processing providers, where applicable.

Professional advisers and other service providers engaged to support our activities.

These providers may process or store information on our behalf, including outside Australia.

We may also disclose information where required or authorised by law, or where necessary to protect our legal rights and interests.

We will not publicly identify you as a supporter or publish your personal details without your permission, unless disclosure is required or authorised by law.

7. Political Opinions and Sensitive Information

We recognise that information about a person's political opinions, affiliations or experiences of gambling harm may be sensitive.

We do not require you to disclose your political affiliations, personal gambling history or experiences of gambling harm to become a supporter.

If you voluntarily provide sensitive information, we will handle it carefully and only collect, use or disclose it where permitted by applicable law, including where the necessary consent has been obtained.

We will not knowingly use personal information to infer sensitive personal characteristics for unrelated purposes.

8. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website or its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor activity and improve the user experience.

These technologies may collect information about how visitors use our website.

You can adjust your browser settings to manage or block cookies. However, some website features may not function as intended if cookies are disabled.

Where applicable, additional consent may be requested for analytics or advertising technologies.

9. Storage and Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Depending on the information and systems involved, these steps may include access controls, password protection, secure service providers and appropriate administrative safeguards.

Personal information may be stored electronically by us or by third-party service providers, including providers located overseas.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely destroy or de-identify it.

No method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may request access to personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.

To make a request, please contact us using the details provided below.

We will respond in accordance with applicable legal requirements. In some circumstances, we may be unable to provide access or make a requested correction, in which case we will explain our reasons where required by law.

11. Privacy Complaints

If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, you may contact us and explain your concerns.

We will review your complaint and take reasonable steps to respond and resolve the issue.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), subject to its requirements.

Website: https://www.oaic.gov.au/

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services before providing them with personal information.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, technology or legal obligations.

The latest version will be published on our website, together with the date it was last updated.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to access or correct your personal information, or want to make a privacy complaint, please contact:

Australians for Gambling Reform

Email: privacy@gamblingreformnow.com

Website: gamblingreformnow.com

Postal address: Level 11, 458 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006