PRINCIPLES FOR THE FAIR HANDLING
OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

(Recognizing requirements of National Privacy Principles)

1.  COLLECTION OF DATA

  • We will only collect information that is necessary for what we do.
  • We will be fair in the way we collect information about you.
  • We will tell you who we are and what we intend to do with information about you.
  • Where practicable, we will collect personal information directly from you.
  • If we collect information about you from someone else, we will make sure you know we have done this.

2. USE AND DISCLOSURE

  • We will only use or disclose information about you in ways that are consistent with your expectations or are required in the public interest.

3. DATA QUALITY

  • We will ensure that information about you is accurate when we collect or use it.

4. DATA SECURITY

  • We will keep information about you secure.
5. OPENNESS
  • We will be open with you about what kind of personal information we hold and what we do with it.

6. ACCESS & CORRECTION

  • Wherever possible we will let you see the information we hold about you and correct it if it is wrong.

7. IDENTIFIERS

  • We will limit the use of identifiers that government agencies have assigned to you.

8. ANONYMITY

  • If we can (and you want to) we will deal with you anonymously.


9.ONWARD TRANSFERS OF  PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • We will take steps to protect your privacy if we send personal information about you to a third party.

10. SENSITIVE INFORMATION

  • We will limit the collection of highly sensitive information about you.

 


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