Effective date: 21 December 2021
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.aca.sa.gov.au// website (the “Service”).
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority is a statutory authority established by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 (SA) (‘the Authority’).
The Authority complies with the South Australian Premier & Cabinet Circular PC 012 – Information Privacy Principles.
This statement explains how the Authority collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Principles.
We use information to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this statement. Unless otherwise defined in this statement, terms used have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from https://www.aca.sa.gov.au//terms-conditions
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
While using our Service, we may collect personal information, including, but not limited to:
We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used. This may include information such as browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, if you do not accept cookies some website features may not function as intended or at all.
Examples of Cookies we use:
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority website uses the collected information for various purposes, including to:
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority website will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this statement.
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority website may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority website https://www.aca.sa.gov.au// is hosted on a secure server located in Australia.
The security of information is important to us, but you should be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related activities or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about your interaction with our website. The sole purpose of collecting information in this way is to improve your experience when using our site. The types of information we collect with these tools include:
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy or statement of every site you visit.
Under the Information Privacy Principles, you have the right to ask for access to records of personal information that we hold about you under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (SA).
If we hold information about you which is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask us to correct that personal information.
We may require your request in each case to be in writing and it may be necessary that you satisfy us as to your identity before we can action any request.
We will comply with and rely upon the Freedom of Information Act in relation to the access to personal information and any correction of personal information.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
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