This privacy policy applies to personal information collected by the NSW Minerals Council.
We usually collect personal information about individuals directly from those people or their authorised representative. We sometimes collect personal information from a third party, but only if the individual has consented to such collection or would reasonably expect us to collect their personal information in this way.
When you look at our website, we make a record of your visit and log the following information for statistical purposes:
No attempt will be made to identify you or your browsing activity, except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may produce a warrant to inspect our website server logs.
Your details will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided them and will never be added to any mailing list (other than ours). We will not use or disclose them to anyone without your consent.
We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures, including restricting physical access to our offices, and firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure. The internet is not a secure environment. If you use the internet to send us any information, including your email address, it is sent at your own risk.
Our Privacy Policy and our approach to privacy adhere to the Australian Government's National Privacy Principles contained within the Privacy Act. Our Privacy Policy is updated as necessary and the latest version always available on our site. You can obtain more information on Australia's approach to privacy from the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner.
If you have a question about our Privacy Policy or would like to gain access to the information we might hold about you, please contact info@nswmining.com.au.
The NSW Minerals Council uses social media to promote its work, communicate the benefits of mining and to listen to concerns.
Please note the following guidelines for using our Facebook page. These rules are aimed to ensure that this page is positive and productive. We reserve the right to remove posts from our page that:
Be aware that, as per the Federal Court and Advertising Standards Bureau decisions, any comments posted on our Facebook page that breach the above terms will be removed within twenty-four hours.
While discussion is welcomed, and we will endeavour to respond to queries and criticism, we aim for constructive discussion and offensive posts will be removed. We will endeavour to respond to comments directed at NSW Mining during office hours, but we may not be able to individually respond to each message.
Please note that by ‘liking’ our page, you are also agreeing to comply with Facebook's Terms of Use and that any user is able to mark a post or comment as ‘spam’, bringing it up for review with Facebook administrators.
We cannot engage on issues relating to individual mining or mineral exploration projects or proposals. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us.
DISCLAIMER: comments posted by fans of the NSW Mining Facebook page do not represent the views of the NSW Minerals Council.
Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
The NSW Minerals Council Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts are managed by the Director - Communications.
NSW Minerals Council may occasionally use some automation (such as tools which generate posts from RSS feeds) but don’t intend for these to dominate the messages posted.
If you follow us, you can expect content covering some or all of the following:
Following: Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind.
Availability: We will update and monitor our Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts during office hours, Monday to Friday. These websites may occasionally be unavailable and we accept no responsibility for lack of service due to downtime.
Replies and Direct Messages: We welcome feedback and ideas from all our followers and endeavour to join the conversation where possible. But we are not able to reply individually to all the messages we receive via our social channels.
The Director - Communications reads all Replies and Direct Messages and ensures any emerging themes or suggestions are brought to the attention of the relevant people within NSW Minerals Council or our membership.
We cannot engage on issues relating to individual mining or mineral exploration projects or proposals. Any questions should be sent to info@nswmining.com.au.