From your regular fitness club to your favourite e-commerce page
(or even your local law firm!) most organisations can be observed
to be complying with the Federal legislation that governs the
handling of personal information within Australia.
In complying with these frameworks, organisations are required
to publish their privacy policies in a clearly expressed manner.
This is usually the hyper-link located at the very bottom of an
organisation's landing page labelled "Privacy".
But why do these organisations even bother with publishing this
(frequently overlooked) material? Are they even required to do so?
And what does it mean for us as individuals?
This article will explore the Federal privacy legislation,
explain the circumstances in which a privacy policy is required,
and provide a summary of privacy policy frameworks that operate
within Australia.
