Privacy Policy

The Abundant Nest Privacy Policy


This Policy was last reviewed and updated on: 11th June 2024 Privacy Policy The Abundant Nest values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. The Abundant Nest is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information.

What is personal information? “Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly. What personal information do we collect? The personal information we collect about you depends on the nature of your dealings with us or what you choose to share with us. The personal information we collect about you may include: ●  name; 
 

 ●  email address; 


How do we collect your personal information? We collect your personal information directly from you when you: ●  interact with us online; 
 ●  participate in surveys or questionnaires; 
 ●  attend an Abundant Nest event; 
 ●  subscribe to our mailing list; 



How do we use your personal information? We use personal information for many purposes in connection with our functions and activities, including the following purposes: ●  provide you with information or services that you request from us; 
 ●  deliver to you a more personalised experience and service offering; 
 ●  improve the quality of the services we offer; 
 ●  internal administrative purposes; 
 ●  marketing and research purposes; 
 Disclosure of personal information to third parties 
We will not disclose your personal information to third parties.


How do we protect your personal information? 
 The Abundant Nest will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by: 

 ●  taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you; 
 ●  having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software, fire walls)
 Online activity
[Cookies The Abundant Nest website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognise when your device has visited our website before, so we can distinguish you from other users of the website. This improves your experience and the Abundant Nest website. We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website. If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.

[Website analytics Our website uses Hostinger to help us better understand visitor traffic, so we can improve our services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that under certain circumstances, we may connect it to you.

[Direct marketing We may send you direct marketing communications and information about our services, opportunities, or events that we consider may be of interest to you if you have requested or consented to receive such communications. These communications may be sent via email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws, such as the Australian Spam Act 2003 (Cth). You consent to us sending you those direct marketing communications. If you indicate a preference for a method of communication, we will endeavour to use that method whenever practical to do so. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the instructions to “unsubscribe'' set out in the relevant communication.

Retention of personal information We will not keep your personal information for longer than we need to. In most cases, this means that we will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example record-keeping obligations.

How to access and correct your personal information The Abundant Nest will endeavour to keep your personal information accurate, complete and up to date. If you wish to make a request to access and / or correct the personal information we hold about you, you should make a request by contacting us and we will usually respond within five days.

We will deal with such a request by following the procedure outlined below: ● The Abundant Nest will reply to your email and correct or amend your details.

Links to third party sites The Abundant Nest website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through our website(s), personal information may be collected by that third party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers / websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Inquiries and complaints For complaints about how The Abundant Nest handles, processes or manages your personal information, please contact Jane Hide. Note we may require proof of your identity and full details of your request before we can process your complaint. Please allow up to five days for The Abundant Nest to respond to your complaint. It will not always be possible to resolve a complaint to everyone’s satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with The Abundant Nest’s response to a complaint, you have the right to contact the Office of Australian Information Commissioner

(at www.oaic.gov.au/) to lodge a complaint.  

How to contact us If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows: Email [email protected] Post Attention: The Abundant Nest, Jane Hide, Address: 11 St Ives Drive, Yanchep, 6035