Privacy Policy
What this policy covers
The City of Busselton manages personal information in accordance with the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024.
This policy explains how personal information is collected, used and managed through the YourSay Busselton platform.
For more information about how the City collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information, please refer to the City’s Privacy Statement.
The software platform this website runs on and associated technology operations are provided by Granicus Pty Ltd. Click this link for the Privacy Policy governing their service.(External link)
What personal information we collect
Profile Information
We collect information from you when you register to use this site. This includes your email address and additional demographic information as provided by you on the registration form.
Please note that you are able to browse any publicly accessible sections of this website completely anonymously without signing up.
Engagement Information
- The content you create as part of your interactions with this website. These can include responses to surveys, comments on discussion forums, or any of the other engagement opportunities available here.
Usage Information
- We collect information about your usage of the site, such as pages visited, documents downloaded, etc.
How we use the information we collect
Personal information collected through this platform is used to support community engagement and consultation activities.
- analyse and interpret it to help meet our objectives and obligations;
- communicate information to you about engagement opportunities and other initiatives; and
- respond to enquiries and otherwise engage with stakeholders.
Information will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected, or as otherwise authorised by law.
Publicly available information
- Publicly available information is limited to your name and any comments you leave under that name in the forums or other feedback tools on Your Say Busselton.
- You can use your first name or an anonymous username if you do not want your full name attached to forum and guestbook comments, stories or questions.
- Feedback (including overall results of polls and surveys, and in some instances, quotes from forums and surveys) may be published in publicly available reports at the end of the consultation period but will not include associated usernames.
Feedback may be published in reports or summaries of consultation outcomes.
Where this occurs:
- information will generally be de-identified
- usernames or identifiable details will not be published unless you have chosen to make them public
External links
- Our website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked websites and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.
Access, correction and further information
For information about how to access or correct your personal information, or how the City manages personal information more broadly, please refer to the City’s Privacy Statement.
Contact Us
Questions or concerns about privacy can be directed to the City’s Privacy Officer at privacy@busselton.wa.gov.au.
Complaints regarding the handling of your personal information can be directed to complaints@busselton.wa.gov.au.