SGA Privacy Policy

The socialgolfaustralia.com.au website is an online information service provided by Social Golf Australia, subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below.

Please read this document carefully before accessing or using the site. By accessing or using the site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use the site. Social Golf Australia may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement on the site. You agree to review the agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of the site shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified agreement.

Restrictions On Use

Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws protect the entire contents of the Site. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute, in any manner, the material on the site, including text, graphics, code and/or software. Material from socialgolfaustralia.com.au and any other World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Social Golf Australia, or any of its related, affiliated, or subsidiary companies may not be copied or distributed, or republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of Social Golf Australia. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Social Golf Australia for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications with Social Golf Australia .

Restriction Of Liability

Social Golf Australia will not be liable for any damages or injury caused by, including but not limited to, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation of transmission, computer virus, or line failure. Social Golf Australia will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site. The above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you to the extent that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages.

Submissions

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to Social Golf Australia through this site (together, the "Submission") will forever be the property of Social Golf Australia . Social Golf Australia will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product, or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future Social Golf Australia operations. Without limitation, Social Golf Australia will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. Except as noted below in this paragraph, Social Golf Australia will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. Personally identifiable information that may be received at this site is provided voluntarily by a visitor to this site. This information is for internal purposes only and is not sold or otherwise transferred to third parties of Social Golf Australia or to other entities who are not involved in the operation of this site. Therefore, the above right to use Submissions is subject to this limited use of this information and excludes non-retained information. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

Disclaimer

The material in this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Social Golf Australia may make changes or improvements at any time. The materials in this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied, to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law. Social Golf Australia disclaims all warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Social Golf Australia does not warrant that the functions contained in the material will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Social Golf Australia does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of or the result of the use of the material in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. The above exclusion may not apply to you, to the extent that applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties.

Indemnification and Reservation of Rights

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Social Golf Australia , its officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the Site.

Social Golf Australia reserves the right to release current or past member or Web site user information if Social Golf Australia believes that a member's account is being used to commit unlawful acts, if the information is subpoenaed and/or if Social Golf Australia deems it necessary and/or appropriate.

Third Party Rights

The provisions of paragraphs 3 (Use of the Site), and 8 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of Social Golf Australia and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

Special Admonitions for International Use

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, or privacy. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside.

Dealings with Third Parties

Your participation, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through the Site, regarding the payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that Social Golf Australia shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage or other matters of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.

Links

The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to Internet World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Social Golf Australia has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Social Golf Australia is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Social Golf Australia shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of Australia, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site. Social Golf Australia can revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. Social Golf Australia products and services are available in many parts of the world. However, the Social Golf Australia site may describe products and services that are not available worldwide. This site may be linked to other sites which are not maintained by Social Golf Australia . Social Golf Australia is not responsible for the content of those sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by Social Golf Australia of the sites.

SGA Privacy Policy - Social Golf Australia Privacy Notice

Our Commitment To Privacy

Social Golf Australia uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

The Information We Collect, and How We Use It:

We collect no personally identifiable information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide that information to us. Also, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described below without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. By pressing the "submit" button on a form, or by submitting an email to our site, a visitor give consent to use the information for purposes stated in this policy.

Web Forms: On some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:

Name
DOB
Address
Email address
Phone number

We use this information only to complete the order or answer the request. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

How email is handled: By sending us an electronic mail message, you may be sending us personally-identifying information. In these cases, we may retain the information as long as necessary to respond to your request or otherwise resolve the subject matter of your e-mail. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. Social Golf Australia does not send email communications to individuals other than those visitors who specifically request email, or who have placed an online order requiring email confirmation. Please be aware that email is not necessarily secure from interception or misdirection. For your own protection you may wish to communicate sensitive information using a method other than email.

Web Page Visits: For each HTTP request received, we collect and store only the following information:

the date and time
the originating IP address
the URL of the referring page (if provided by the browser)
the object requested (such as a graphic image)
completion status of the request
pages visited by that IP address/identifier

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different areas of our sites, and to help us make our sites more useful to visitors. This includes analyzing these logs periodically to determine the traffic through our servers, the number of pages served, and the level of demand for pages and topics of interest. This information is never used for any other purpose.

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by contacting us. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.

To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

In Addition, SGA Follows the Privacy Policy as recommended by Golf Australia

Introduction

The protection of personal information is important to Social Golf Australia (the Club). The Club is committed to respecting the right to privacy and the protection of personal information.

This document sets out how the Club may collect, hold and use personal information. By providing your personal information to the Club, you consent to its use, storage and disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Why does the Club collect personal information?

“Personal information” is information or an opinion (including information forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in material form or not, about an individual whose identity is reasonably apparent, or can be reasonably ascertained, from the information or opinion.

The Club collects personal information in order to properly and efficiently carry out its functions. Specifically, to do all things of or incidental to Club membership and otherwise necessary to facilitate and disseminate information relating to Club membership, Constitution rights and obligations, and all Club and golf related activities, operations and functions. Such use includes but is not limited to keeping and maintaining membership and golf records, issuing and maintaining membership accounts; facilitating the provision of products and services, and related marketing and promotion services.

The Club uses personal information only for the purposes for which it was provided and for directly related purposes (unless otherwise required by or authorised under law). We may state a more specific purpose at the point we collect your information.

If you do not provide us with the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with our products or services.

What personal and sensitive information does the Club collect?

Personal Information

“Personal information is information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database) from which it is possible to determine someone’s identity.

The information collected by the Club about a particular person will vary depending on the circumstances of collection. It may include, but is not limited to, a person’s contact details (name, email and/or postal address, phone number), date of birth, place of birth, gender, driver’s licence number, passport number, insurance details, bank account or credit card details, employment history, school or education institution attended, professional memberships and accreditations, working with children check, parent or guardian contact information, languages spoken, qualifications or communication history with the Club.

Sensitive Information

If it is reasonably necessary in the circumstances, the Club may also collect sensitive information (which is a type of personal information) such as your medical history (including details of any health conditions or any allergies you may have), nationality/ethnicity or disability backgrounds.

Sensitive information is afforded a higher level of privacy protection than other personal information. Where you provide sensitive information to the Club, you also provide consent to the Club collecting it in accordance with this Privacy Policy, unless you tell us otherwise.

How does the Club collect personal and sensitive information?

Information may be collected when you:

apply to and/or become a member of the Club;
participate in any golf game or activity, by recording scores or performance;
join or register for a program of the Club;
enter personal information into, or agree to having your personal information entered into, one of the Club’s online systems or by completing any form provided or made available to you by the Club;
subscribe to any publication of the Club, including electronic publications;
provide details to the Club in an application, consent form, survey or feedback form;
access the Club’s website;
contact the Club via email, telephone or mail or engage with the Club via social media or other form of electronic communication;
participate in any program, activity, competition or event run, administered or sanctioned by the Club (which may include participants submitting photos or videos);
purchase tickets to a Club or other sporting event from the Club or an authorised agent;
purchase merchandise, products or services from the Club or an authorised agent or licensee;
are elected or appointed to the Board, Committee or a Subcommittee of the Club; or
apply for employment or a volunteer position with the Club.

Personal information may also be collected where the Club is required to do so by law (for child protection obligations, work health and safety laws, equal opportunity, charitable collections, medical treatment or other legislation in Australia).

Providing Information

Depending on the circumstances, some types of information will be required, and others might be optional. If you do not provide some or all of the information requested, this may affect the Club’s ability to communicate with you or provide the requested products or services.

By not providing requested information, you may jeopardise your ability to participate in programs or competitions or apply for employment or volunteer positions with the Club. If it is impracticable for the Club to deal with you as a result of you not providing the requested information or consent, the Club may refuse to do so.

Collection from third parties

The Club may collect personal information regarding a child from the parent or other responsible person associated with that child.

In many circumstances, the Club collects information from third parties.

Examples of such third parties could include, without limitation, Golf Australia, Golf NSW, other golf clubs throughout Australia, other members of the Club, schools and other education institutions, Australian Sports Commission, Sport Integrity Australia, non-affiliated organisations or government and law enforcement bodies.

Information storage and protection

The Club stores information in different ways, including in paper and electronic form.

Much of the information we collect from and about our members and from or about people who register their interest in the Club is added to the Club’s database. When your information is entered into the Club’s database, the information may be combined or linked with other information held about you.

Security of personal information is important to the Club. The Club has taken steps to protect the information we hold from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Some of the security measures the Club uses include strict confidentiality requirements of our employees, volunteers and service providers, security measures for system access and security measures for our website.

We seek to protect your personal information from any unauthorised loss, disclosure or access. However, if a serious data breach occurs, we must notify you if required under the Privacy Act regarding the circumstances of the breach and may also need to advise the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

How does the Club use personal and sensitive information?

The Club, and third parties to whom we may disclose personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, may use your personal information to do all things of or incidental to Club membership and otherwise necessary to facilitate and disseminate information relating to Club membership, Constitution rights and obligations, and all Club and golf related activities, operations and functions. Such use includes but is not limited to keeping and maintaining membership and golf records, issuing and maintaining membership accounts; facilitating the provision of products and services, and related marketing and promotion services and:

consider your application for membership;
verify your identity;
complete background checks;
manage and administer your membership;
adhere to corporate governance requirements;
research, develop, run, administer, conduct and market events, competitions, programs, activities and other events related to the Club;
tell you about Club products or services that may interest you;
research, develop and market products, services, merchandise and special offers made available by us and third parties including but not limited to our licensees, preferred suppliers or sponsors; see Direct marketing;
enable us, corporate partners, preferred suppliers and sponsors, as well as their related bodies corporate, to market and promote their products and services to you;
respond to emergency situations involving or requiring medical treatment;
administer, manage and provide you with access to the Club’s website and social media channels;
administer the Club’s member and customer relationship database;
prepare and distribute the Club’s member handbook and newsletters;
provide you with news and information about the Club and its products and services;
manage and enhance the Club’s products and services;
investigate your activity that we suspect to be a breach of any of the Club’s terms and conditions; and
keep you informed of news and information relating to various events and golf events and activities of the Club, activities and opportunities via various mediums.

We may use de-identified health information and other sensitive information to carry out research, to prepare submissions to government, or to plan events and activities.

How does the Club disclose personal and sensitive information?

In order to effectively and properly perform its obligations to you as a member of the Club, the Club may disclose your personal information to a range of organisations and individuals which include, but are not limited to:

Golf Australia and other bodies that the Club affiliates to;
our GA-Licensed Service Provider;
companies we work with in staging events;
companies we engage to carry out functions and activities on the Club’s behalf, including direct marketing; see Direct marketing.
our third-party service providers in connection with any of the categories of use identified above;
our professional advisers, including our accountants, auditors and lawyers;
our insurers;
other members through the member handbook and newsletters, including your name and phone number in the member handbook unless you advise us otherwise;
relevant sporting bodies such as Australian Sports Commission, Sport Integrity Australia, and other state sporting bodies; and
in other circumstances permitted by law; see Other Disclosures.

In some circumstances, personal information may also be disclosed outside of Australia. In such circumstances, the Club will use its best endeavours to ensure such parties are subject to a law, binding scheme or contract which effectively upholds principles for fair handling of the information that are suitably similar to the Australian Privacy Principles.

Direct marketing

The Club may use non-sensitive personal information to provide better services and for marketing purposes (including disclosure of such information to service providers acting on our behalf).

If you do not wish to receive email, SMS or posted offers from the Club, you may opt-out by using the link provided. Alternatively, you may advise us at any time by contacting the Club via the contact details set out in this policy.

Other disclosures

In addition, the Club may also disclose personal information:

with your express or implied consent;
when required or authorised by law;
to an enforcement body when reasonably necessary; or
to lessen or prevent a threat to an individual or public health or safety.

The Club’s website

When users visit the Club’s website, our systems may record certain information about their use of the site, including the web pages visited and the time and date of their visit. The Club uses this information to help analyse and improve the performance of the Club’s website.

In addition, we may use “cookies” on the Club’s website. Cookies are small text files that help a website to remember the preferences of users to improve the experience of using that website. In some cases, the cookies that we use may collect some personal information. The Club will treat this information in the same way as other personal information we collect. You are free to disable cookies on your internet browser to prevent this information being collected; however, you will lose the benefit of the enhanced website experience that the use of cookies may offer.

Websites linked to the Club’s website are not subject to the Club’s privacy standards, policies or procedures. The Club cannot take any responsibility for the collection, use, disclosure or security of any personal information that you provide to a third-party website.

Accessing and seeking correction of information held by the Club

The Club will take all reasonable steps to ensure the personal information it collects, uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, we rely on the accuracy of personal information as provided to us both directly and indirectly.

We encourage all users to regularly review and update their personal information. If you would like to access personal information that we hold about you, we require you to put your request in writing. If we do not allow you access to any part of the personal information we hold about you, we will tell you why.

Individuals may also request access to their personal information held by us by making a request via the contact details set out below. We will respond to your request for access within 14 days and endeavour to provide the requested information within 30 days. If you find that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date, please contact us immediately and we will see that it is corrected.

Resolving privacy issues and complaints

Any issues or complaints in relation to the collection, use, disclosure, quality, security of and access to your personal information may be made to the Club in one of the following ways:

PO Box 143, Northcote, Victoria, 3070, Australia
https://socialgolfaustralia.com.au/contact-us/

We will respond to your complaint within a reasonable period and try to resolve your complaint for you. If we are unable to resolve your complaint or you are unhappy with the outcome, you can contact the Office of Australian Information Commissioner via its enquiries line 1300 363 992 or website http://www.oaic.gov.au/ to lodge a complaint.

For further information on the Club’s management of personal information, please contact the Club.

The Club may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time.