Country Arts SA respects the privacy of all its customers and is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how Country Arts SA (“Country Arts SA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and it’s business divisions (including SA Tix, Chaffey Theatre, Hopgood Theatre, Middleback Arts Centre, Northern Festival Centre, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre) use and disclose personal information, which we hold about you and the privacy rights you have in relation to that information.
Personal information we may collect, or which may be held by us about you, may include:
We collect personal information in a number of ways, including:
• When you purchase a ticket from us;
• When you request information from us;
• When you subscribe to our newsletters and mailing lists;
• When you visit any of our venues, or when you attend events at our venues;
• When you make a donation to us;
• When you apply for a membership;
• When you apply for a grant or opportunity;
• From third parties selling tickets on our behalf, or on behalf of people staging events at our venues;
• From publicly available sources of information; and
• When you otherwise provide information to us, including: in writing, in person, by phone or from your use of our website.
We use your personal information to:
When you create an account with us, including through our website, or when you otherwise provide us with your contact details, we will ask you whether you wish to receive information relating to us and to events that we think may be of interest to you. If you agree, we may use your personal information to provide you with information relating to us and to events that we think may be of interest to you.
If you later decide that you do not wish to receive marketing information from us, please let us know by updating your details online through our website, at our Box Office or by contacting us at the address set out below.
When you buy tickets from us, we will also seek your consent to our providing your contact details, and the details of that transaction, to the presenter of the event to whom the ticket relates. The presenter will then use that information in accordance with its own privacy policy. If you do not consent to that disclosure, we will provide the presenter only with anonymised details of your ticket purchase transaction. We do not send data to any overseas or international third parties.
Country Arts SA will not, however, be responsible for managing the presenter’s subsequent use of that information. Therefore, if you later decide that you do not wish to receive marketing information from a presenter, you will need to contact the relevant presenter, who will deal with your request in accordance with the terms of its own privacy policy.
If information is disclosed to a presenter we take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient:
• Handles the information in accordance with the Privacy Act;
• Only uses the information for the specific purpose(s) for which it is provided to them;
• Does not disclose the information to any person or organisation except in accordance with directions from Country Arts SA;
• Stores the information securely, and either destroys it or returns it to Country Arts SA when no longer required.
Country Arts SA protects the personal information it collects in a secure database, which cannot be accessed by outside parties. Country Arts SA employees are required, as a condition of their employment, to treat personal information held as confidential, and to maintain the confidentiality of that personal information.
It is possible to transact with Country Arts SA venues anonymously. Customers wishing to purchase tickets without providing personal information can make cash transactions in person at our Box Office. If we do not collect personal information about you at the point of sale, we will not be able to contact you in the case of an event cancellation or changes to event details.
Country Arts SA strives to keep all recorded personal information accurate. Under the Privacy Act, you have a right to seek access to information that Country Arts SA venues hold about you and correct any parts that are inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If you wish to access the personal information that we hold about you, please set out your request in writing and forward to the Privacy Officer at the address below.
In the interests of protecting the privacy of individuals about whom we hold personal information, we will require that you verify your identity. This can be done by enclosing a copy of a form of identification such as a current driver’s licence or passport with your written request (this will be returned to you after you identity has been verified). Ordinarily, Country Arts SA will not charge you for the cost of providing this type of access to these records. However, if we do propose to charge you, we will advise you of the relevant charge before we provide you with access.
If you wish to discuss our method of providing access, please contact our Privacy Officer/Data Controller with your query. If you wish to change personal information that is inaccurate or out of date, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact details below with your request for correction. Our policy is to consider any requests for access.
Privacy Officer/Data Controller:
Sussan Baldwin
Arts Centres Leader
PO Box 747
Noarlunga Centre SA 5168
[email protected]
Country Arts SA pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognises their continuing connection and spiritual relationship to these lands, waters and skies. We are committed to listening and helping care for Country, and to safeguard, share and celebrate First Nations’ living cultures.