Privacy Policy
Who we are
We Are is the student run media site for William Clarke College. Our website address is: https://weare.wcc.nsw.edu.au.
Introduction
At We Are, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal data by We Are, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and the content providers and advertisers that we work with. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through the We Are website and not to information collected offline.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following information:
IP addresses: We collect IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website. We will also collect the IP addresses of submissions to our “Contact Us” and “Submissions” forms as well as comments on articles.
Names, email addresses, and year groups: When users submit articles or contact the site via the online forms, they may be asked to provide their name, email address, and year group.
Cookies: Our website uses cookies to keep track of user preferences and to allow users to access their accounts.
Use of Information
The information we collect from you is used to:
- Provide you with a customized experience on our website;
- Respond to your requests for information;
- Communicate with you regarding your account and our services;
- Improve the quality of our website and services;
- Perform research and analysis in order to improve our products and services;
- Detect and prevent fraud and other illegal activities.
Disclosure of Information
We may disclose your personal data:
- To comply with legal requirements, such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order;
- To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements;
- If we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law;
Security of Information
We take the security of your personal data very seriously. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at weare@wcc.nsw.edu.au
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on our website, and the changes will be effective when they are posted. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean that you accept those changes.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 23rd March 2022
