Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out how we, the Australian Accounting and Assurance Public Policy Committee, collect, use and disclose Personal Information about you when you use or interact with our website and where we otherwise obtain or collect Personal Information about you.

References to the “AAAPPC” “we,” “our,” and “us” in this Privacy Policy refer to the Australian Accounting and Assurance Public Policy Committee, which is a committee comprised of representatives of BDO, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The AAAPPC focuses on public policy issues for the accounting profession.

“Personal Information” is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether true or not and whether recorded in material form or not.

How we collect or obtain Personal Information about you:

• When you visit our Website and register your details
• From messages or information you send to us
• When you contact us by any method, such as telephone, email, post, facsimile or in person

Or otherwise as notified to you from time to time.

The personal information you provide to us may vary depending on the nature of your interaction with us, but may for example include your name, contact details and any communications you send to us.

There may be occasions when we collect information about you from a third party. In such instances, we will determine whether we would have been entitled to collect such information from you and to the extent we would not have been entitled to do so, we will destroy or de-identify such information as soon as reasonably practicable.

You are not under a statutory or contractual obligation to provide Personal Information to us. Where possible, we will allow you to interact with us anonymously or using a pseudonym. For example, if you contact us with a general enquiry, we will not ask for your name unless we need it to adequately handle your enquiry. However, for most of our functions and activities we usually need your name and contact information.

Personal Information we may collect:

• Personal Information you provide to us if you input your details in the ‘Contact Us’ form on our Website or if you contact us through any other method, including your name, email address and company, and any information in messages you send to us.

How we use your Personal Information:

The Personal Information that we collect is generally used to respond to your messages and for administrative and business purposes, and, if you use our Website, to track your usage, to evaluate performance of our Website, and to keep track of your account settings. Personal Information collected by us may also be used for the following purposes:

1. to provide you with information in relation to the functions we perform;
2. to respond to your questions or suggestions;
3. to improve the quality of our functions; or
4. to improve the quality of your visit to our Website.

We may obtain your consent to collect and use certain types of Personal Information where we are required to do so by law (for example, sensitive information).

We may use and disclose your Personal Information in order to comply with legal, regulatory, or professional standards obligations to which we are subject. For example, we may need to disclose your personal information pursuant to a court order or subpoena if we receive one in relation to such information.

Disclosure of your information to third parties:

We may use service providers to operate our Website or to otherwise provide business support (e.g. to host our Website, support messaging services and analyse information). We may disclose your Personal Information to our service providers who help us manage and maintain the Website or where required by law, or to enforce our legal rights.

Disclosure to other Members of the Australian Accounting and Assurance Public Policy Committee (AAAPPC):

Statistical information about the use of the Website, and potentially the name and contact information of individuals submitting messages to the Website, may be shared among members of the AAAPPC. For more information on how individual members of the AAAPPC handle Personal Information, please refer to the privacy policies that can be found on the respective Australian Websites of our members.

The cookies that are categorised as “essential” are stored on your browser as they are necessary for enabling the basic functionalities of our Website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use our Website. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent. When analysing cookies, we will ensure that any Personal Information collected is de-identified in compliance with the Australian Privacy Act and Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) guidance.