The Blue Room Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to relevant business dealings of the Performing Arts Centre Society Inc. (ABN 26 252 073 745), trading as The Blue Room.
The Blue Room is committed to preserving your privacy, and this Privacy Statement reflects our firm commitment to you. It sets out our policies in relation to the way we collect and handle personal information. We collect personal information from a variety of sources, such as when you:
- access our website, or
- voluntarily provide us with your personal information, or
- purchase tickets and/or attend any of our venues (such as The Blue Room Theatre, Blue Room Studio or Rechabites' Hall)
How we collect and use information
We collect personal information from or about you in a variety of circumstances. For example, when you:
- apply for a membership with us
- book a ticket online, through the telephone or at one of our venues
- subscribe to a Blue Room season
- request information from us
- make a donation to us
- get in contact with you, or
- send you information which you have requested.
We collect financial information (such as credit card information) from you in order to receive payment from you for products and services that you order.
We also collect information about your preferences and other demographic and profile data (optional), so that we can tailor the information we provide to you according to your preferences. We sometimes provide this information to Government in performance management reports, our sponsors and supporters on an aggregated basis (that is, without identifying any individual).
Sensitive information
We do not collect any information about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions or membership, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade association or union membership, sexual preferences or criminal record, unless:
- you have given us consent to do so, or
- where we are required by law to do so, or
- it is necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of a person, or
- it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim.
Other use and disclosure of information
Treatment as confidential information
We treat personal information that we collect from you in the same way that we treat our other confidential information.
We will not sell to anyone the information that we collect about you.
We will not disclose to a third party, the information which we collect about you, except where it is necessary to conduct our business, and then only if the third party:
- first enters into appropriate confidentiality undertakings with us, or
- has a privacy policy which is similar to ours.
Secondary use of information
We may use or disclose personal information which we collect from you for a purpose (the "secondary purpose") which is different from the primary purpose of collection, if:
- the secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose, and
- you would reasonably expect us to so use or disclose such information.
For example, if we collect information about your attendance at a particular theatre performances, we may use that information to provide you with promotional materials about a similar event in the future. However, if we do this, we will always give you an opportunity to 'opt-out' (that is, to request not to receive any such promotional materials in the future).
We can also use or disclose personal information for a secondary purpose if it is permitted under the Information Privacy Principles (of the Information Privacy Act 2000). For example:
- where you have given us specific consent to do so, or
- where we are required by law to do so, or
- it is necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of a person, or
- as a necessary part of an investigation of unlawful activity.
Security of information
We will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information that we hold from misuse and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
The inherent nature of the Internet means that the security of any transmission of information to us using the Internet cannot be guaranteed.
However, once the information reaches our control, the information is protected by our computer network's firewall. Our firewall is designed to protect information held within our computer network, by preventing unauthorised access to our computer network. We also have systems in place within our organisation to ensure that personal information is handled in a way that is consistent with our privacy policy.
Your right to access and correct information
Integrity of information
We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information which we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up to date.
Your right of access
You have the right to access the personal information that we hold about you. If the information we hold about you is not accurate, complete and up to date, you can ask us to modify our records.
You can make a request to access the information we keep about you by writing to:
Attn: Privacy Officer
The Blue Room
PO Box 8369
Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other sites. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and their operators.
This Privacy Statement relates only to our website at: http://www.blueroom.org.au
Consent and changes to policy
By:
- using our website, or
- voluntarily providing us with your personal information,
you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Statement.
We encourage you to check our privacy statement regularly as this Privacy Statement may change from time to time.
This statement is also available by request at The Blue Room administration office and by requesting in writing to the Privacy Officer, The Blue Room.
Compliance and contact details
If you have any questions or comments about our Privacy Statement, or if you feel that we are not following our stated privacy policy, please write to:
Attn: Privacy Officer
The Blue Room
PO Box 8369
Perth Business Centre WA 6849
