Privacy Policy

Effective: 22nd September 2020

In this Privacy Policy, 'us' 'we' or 'our' means the Science & Technology Law Association (SATLA) of Melbourne Law School. 

We are committed to respecting your privacy. Our Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use, store and disclose your personal information. 

By providing personal information to us, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any other arrangements that apply between us. We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time by publishing changes to it on our website. We encourage you to check our website periodically to ensure that you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.

Personal information includes information or an opinion about an individual that is reasonably identifiable. For example, this may include your name, age, gender, postcode and contact details. It may also include your email address and student number.

What personal information do we collect?

We may collect the following types of personal information:

  • name;

  • email address;

  • telephone number and other contact details;

  • student number;

  • Juris Doctor year level e.g. “JD2”;

  • any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through our website or email communication;

  • information you provide to us through surveys that we may conduct from time to time; 

  • any other personal information that may be required in order to facilitate your dealings with us.

How do we collect personal information?

We may collect these types of personal information either directly from you, or from third parties. We may collect this information when you: 

  • join SATLA through our website;

  • submit an inquiry to us through our website;

  • register online for an event that we are hosting; 

  • communicate with us through correspondence, email, or when you share information with us through any of our social media accounts; 

In addition, when you apply for a position on the SATLA committee we may collect certain information from you including your name, contact details, working history and any other personal information contained in your resume or other documents you submit to us as part of the recruitment process.

Why do we collect, use and disclose personal information?

We may collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes:

  • to enable you to access and use our website;

  • to operate, protect, improve and optimise what SATLA offers to the student cohort;

  • to send you our newsletter, other notifications relating to SATLA’s activities, event promotions, and any information requested by you;

  • to send you promotional messages and other information that may be of interest to you, including information sent to us by potential employers of JD students, our sponsor firms, any other businesses affiliated with us, and other organisations with which SATLA may co-host events;

  • to comply with our legal obligations, resolve any disputes that we may have with any of our members, and enforce our agreements with third parties; and

  • to consider your application to join the SATLA committee.  

To whom do we disclose your personal information?

We may disclose personal information for the purposes described in this privacy policy to:

  • other organisations that SATLA co-hosts events with;

  • individual members of the SATLA committee

  • Melbourne Law School;

  • our current and future sponsorship firms; 

  • our sponsors or promoters of any competition that we conduct;

  • specific third parties authorised by you to receive information held by us; and/or

  • other persons, including government agencies, regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies, or as required, authorised or permitted by law.

Using our website and cookies

We may collect personal information about you when you use and access our website.

While we do not use browsing information to identify you personally, we may record certain information about your use of our website, such as which pages you visit, the time and date of your visit and the internet protocol address assigned to your computer. 

We may also use 'cookies' or other similar tracking technologies on our website that help us track your website usage and remember your preferences. Cookies are small files that store information on your computer, TV, mobile phone or other device. They enable the entity that put the cookie on your device to recognise you across different websites, services, devices and/or browsing sessions. You can disable cookies through your internet browser but our websites may not work as intended for you if you do so.

Security

We may hold your personal information in either electronic or hard copy form. We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference and loss, as well as unauthorised access, modification or disclosure and we use a number of physical, administrative, and technical measures to protect your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. 

Links

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. In particular, we may include links the websites of our sponsor firms, which may change from time to time. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of, or any content on, those linked websites, and have no control over or rights in those linked websites. The privacy policies that apply to those other websites may differ substantially from our Privacy Policy, so we encourage individuals to read them before using those websites.

Accessing or correcting your personal information

You can access the personal information we hold about you by contacting us through our website or through connect@satla.net. Sometimes, we may not be able to provide you with access to all of your personal information and, where this is the case, we will tell you why. We may also need to verify your identity when you request your personal information.

If you think that any personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is corrected.

Making a complaint

If you think we have breached the Privacy Act, or you wish to make a complaint about the way we have handled your personal information, you can contact us through our website or at connect@satla.net. Please include your name, email address and/or telephone number and clearly describe your complaint. We will acknowledge your complaint and respond to you regarding your complaint within a reasonable period of time. If you think that we have failed to resolve the complaint satisfactorily, we will provide you with information about the further steps you can take. 

Contact Us

For further information about our Privacy Policy or practices, or to access or correct your personal information, or make a complaint, please contact us using the details set out below:

Email (general): connect@satla.net 

Email (President): president@satla.net

Mailing address: 185 Pelham St, Carlton VIC 3053