Privacy and Policy

Who we are

Autobiography PTY LTD is a leading construction organisation based in Sydney, Australia.

Autobiography PTY LTD values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information and how we maintain its quality and security.

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.

What personal information do we collect?

The personal information we collect depends on your interactions with us. It may include:

• Name
• Email
• Phone number
• Mailing or street address
• Date of Birth

If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Under certain circumstances, Autobiography PTY LTD may need to collect sensitive information, including but not limited to:

• Racial or ethnic origin
• Political opinions or associations
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Trade union or professional memberships
• Sexual preferences
• Criminal record
• Health information

We will only collect sensitive information with your explicit consent or where required by law.

You are not required to provide personal information, but if you choose not to, we may not be able to provide services or engage with you.

How do we collect your personal information?

We collect your personal information directly when you:

• Interact with us over the phone, in person, or online
• Participate in surveys or questionnaires
• Attend an event hosted by Autobiography PTY LTD
• Subscribe to our mailing list
• Apply for a position as an employee, contractor, or volunteer

How do we use your personal information?

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• Providing information or services you request
• Delivering a personalised experience
• Improving our services
• Internal administrative purposes
• Marketing and research

Direct Marketing

We may send you direct marketing communications about our services, opportunities, or events via mail, SMS, fax, or email in accordance with the Australian Spam Act 2003 (Cth).

You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications at any time by contacting accounts@autobiography.net.au.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login cookies last two days, and screen display options cookies last one year.
• If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
• If you log out, login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. If you access these, your personal information may be collected by the third party.

We do not control or take responsibility for the privacy practices of external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
• For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for usernames).
• Website administrators can also see and edit user information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data.

You can also request that we erase your personal data, except for any information we are legally required to retain.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Inquiries and complaints

For complaints about how Autobiography PTY LTD handles, processes, or manages your personal information, please contact:

📩 accounts@autobiography.net.au

We may require proof of identity and full details of your request before processing it.

Please allow up to 30 days for a response. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at:
🔗 www.oaic.gov.au