Privacy Policy

We value your privacy very highly. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the https://madfig.com.au as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.

Your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including, but not limited to: visitors, users, and others, who wish to access or use the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the Privacy Policy, then you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

Collection of Personal Information

We usually collect your personal information (including sensitive information) for purposes which are reasonably necessary for, or directly related to our functions and activities. 

We sometimes collect personal information from a third party or a publicly available source, so we can carry out assessments of applications for funding or for a particular research and development project.

We also collect personal information through our website and social media platforms. We use this information to improve our services and receive feedback.

Disclosure

We only use and disclose personal information for the purposes for which it was given to us, or for purposes which are reasonably necessary for or directly related to one of our functions or activities.

We don’t disclose sensitive information about you unless you agree or would reasonably expect us to.

How we protect your personal information

We have implemented the following measures to protect and safeguard your personal information:

• Limiting the amount of personal information that we collect to strictly necessary only;
• Using ssl or other secure connection technologies when receiving or sending personal information beyond internal networks;
• Encrypting laptops, usbs and other portable media;
• Maintaining up-to-date software and safeguards.

Accessing and correcting your personal information

If you ask, in most cases we must give you access to the personal information that we hold about you. We will take reasonable steps to correct the information if we consider it is incorrect.

You also have the right under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to request access to:

• documents that we hold and ask for
• information that we hold about you, to be changed or annotated if it is incomplete, incorrect, out-of-date or misleading.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your device by your browser. This Website collects cookies. Please visit our Cookie Policy to learn more about what cookies we collect, why we collect them, and how to change your cookie settings.

Analytics programs

This Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

Information retention

We retain all of the information that we collect until we no longer need the information to contact them.

Your rights

All visitors or users of this website have the following rights with regard to their personal information:

1. The right to access the personal information that we have collected about you.
2. The right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you.
3. The right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you to another provider (where technically feasible).
4. The right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected about you.
5. The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data.
6. The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
7. The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing and processing of data with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
8. The right to not have to identify yourself, or of using a pseudonym in certain circumstances.
9. The right to stop receiving unwanted direct marketing.
10. The right to receive the personal information that we hold about you in a portable and, to the extent feasible, a readily usable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity.

Exercising your rights

You may exercise the rights specified above by submitting a consumer request to:

Exeuctive Officer
eo@madfig.com.au

Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, use and sharing of your personal information by contacting us at the following contact information:

Exeuctive Officer
eo@madfig.com.au

Any such complaints must first be addressed to us in writing as required by Australia Privacy Act 1988 S 40(1A). We will respond to all complaints within a reasonable time (usually 30 days). If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you may then lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by following the steps on this page.

Location of data processing

All data processing activities undertaken by us take place in Western Australia.

Third-party websites

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. It is up to you to read and fully understand their Privacy Policies. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at eo@madfig.com.au.