privacy policy

A general note – it’s a legal requirement to have a privacy policy and they’re important, but we know they can be quite legalistic and kinda scary. The basic thing to know about us is we’re trying hard not to collect your information in the first place, unless we really need it. That’s why we only ask for first names, and only ask for your phone number if you’re volunteering. We’re not interested in harvesting your data – we just want to make our democracy better!

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This privacy policy applies to the website of community-based not for profit Citizens' Assembly for the ACT - actcitizensassembly.org (and related URLs).

We may make changes to this policy from time to time – updates will be posted here, on our website.

Last updated: 10 April 2026

1. Who we are

Citizens' Assembly for the ACT is a not-for-profit, apolitical community group that promotes more inclusive and democratic political representation in the Australian Capital Territory. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Citizens' Assembly for the ACT.

2. What personal information we collect

We may collect the following personal information from you:

contact information, such as your name, email address, and phone number.
demographic information, such as your age, gender, and location.
information about your interests and activities.
information about your interactions with our website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click.
information about your participation in our surveys, such as your answers to the survey questions.
with your permission, images of you.

3. How we collect your personal information

We collect your personal information in the following ways:

when you contact us through our website or email.
when you participate in a survey or promotion.
when you use our website, such as by clicking on links or filling out forms.
when you attend an event.
when you interact with us via our stalls or doorknocking activities.

4. How we use your personal information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

to provide you with the services you have requested, such as sending you our email updates or responding to your queries.
to improve our website and services.
to contact you about our activities and events.
to promote our services to you.
to comply with legal requirements.
to analyze your survey responses and improve our surveys.
to demonstrate support for our services to government and illustrate improvements government can make to their services and support.

We will not collect or use your personal information for any other purpose without your consent.

5. Who we share your personal information with

We may share your personal information with the following third parties:

our website provider, Wix.
(in an anonymised form only) the ACT or Commonwealth governments, to gain support for our initiatives
other third parties provide services to us, such as data analysis and marketing.

We will only share your personal information with third parties who have agreed to protect it in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988.

6. How we protect your personal information

We take steps to protect your personal information, such as:

using secure servers to store your information.
using encryption to protect information when it is transmitted over the internet.
limiting access to your information to authorized personnel.

Each of our platform providers have their own privacy policies which you can read here, these are:

Wix: Privacy Policy

7. Your rights

You have the rights to:

access your personal information
correct your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete
have your personal information deleted
object to the processing of your personal information
restrict the processing of your personal information
the right to data portability

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@actcitizensassembly.org