Investment Innovation Institute [i3] Privacy Policy

The Investment Innovation Institute [i3] is committed to the protection of any Personal Information provided by you to [i3] operated and owned websites and including through all associated outlets such as, tablets and smart phones editions [Other Platforms].

This policy outlines how [i3] collect, process, use, and protect your Personal Data.

Please read this Privacy Policy together with our Terms and Conditions.

Words and phrases defined in the Terms and Conditions have the same meaning in this Privacy Policy. The provisions in the Terms and Conditions prevail over provisions in this Privacy Policy but only to the extent of any inconsistency.

Access to the content of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. By accessing and using the Website you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy you will not have access to the Website.

[i3] reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. Please periodically check this Privacy Policy for such changes. Your continued use of the Website, following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean that you accept those changes. Any amendments made to the Privacy Policy may be retrospectively applied to the date of collection of the Personal Information.

[i3] has developed this Privacy Policy in line with the National Principles in Schedule 3 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
 

Types of Data We Collect and Process

We collect and process the following types of Personal Data:

  • Contact Details: e.g., name, address, job title, telephone number, and email address.
  • Website Usage Data: IP address, login information, browser details, time zone, geolocation, operating system, and unique device identifiers (MAC addresses).
  • Information You Provide: Including data shared through email, social media interactions, messages (such as WhatsApp), and applications for services.
  • Marketing Preferences: Data you provide when opting into marketing messages.
  • Platform Interaction Data: Clickstream data, products or services viewed, response times, and browsing behaviours on the Website and Other Platforms.
  • Third-Party Sources: Information from business partners, sub-contractors, and analytics providers

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect Personal Data through:

  • Direct Input: Information you provide through the Website, social media, or other communication.
  • Automated Technologies: Data collected from your interactions with the Website.
  • Third-Party Sources: Data provided by partners and service providers

Why We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect and process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • Service Provision: To fulfil our obligations and provide the services you request including our insights newsletter, events update and editorial content (including Podcasts).
  • Regulatory Compliance: Including “Know Your Customer” (KYC) checks and database audits on request.
  • Marketing: To inform you about services like those you’ve previously used or enquired about (with your consent where required).
  • User Experience: To improve Website functionality and ensure the content is effective for your device.
  • Analysis & Research: For non-marketing purposes, such as data analysis, testing, and research.

 How We Use Your Personal Data

The purposes for which we may process your Personal Data include:

  • Fulfilment: To deliver the services you requested
  • Marketing: If consented, we may contact you by telephone, email, or text message to offer services of interest.
  • Website Functionality: Administering and improving the Website’s performance, safety, and user experience.
  • Data Analysis: Using anonymised data for testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes.

 Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your Personal Data with:

  • Regulatory Authorities: To comply with legal obligations.
  • Service Providers: Third-party providers who assist in delivering our services including marketing platforms and event organisation platforms.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of your Personal Data.
  • Correction: Ask for inaccuracies to be corrected.
  • Deletion: Request data deletion (under certain conditions).
  • Restriction: Restrict how we process your data (under certain conditions).
  • Objection: Object to data processing (under certain conditions).
  • Data Portability: Request your Personal Data in a machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw Consent: At any time, for marketing communications.

To exercise these rights, contact us at the details below.

 Security of Your Data

We use industry-standard security measures, including encryption and secure protocols (e.g., HTTPS), to protect your data. However, no transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted via the Website.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies help us track how users navigate the Website and personalise content.

A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers that web servers can store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or device when you use a website (unless you adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies). Cookies enable users to navigate around websites, record which areas of the website have been visited and for how long and (where appropriate) enable the content of the website to be tailored to fit the needs of users who have accessed the website.

What cookies we use

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. For the operation of our Website and/or Platform strictly necessary cookies are required. These include for example cookies that enable you to log into the Platform, i.e. the secure area of our Website, but these cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes or where you have been on the Internet.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. These types of cookies enable us to collect information on how you use our Website and/or Platform and for example whether you have encountered any errors. These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors we have and how these visitors move around our Website and/or Platform. This data helps us to improve the way our Website and/or Platform works, for example, by ensuring that visitors easily find what they are looking for. Analytical/performance cookies do not collect any information that could identify you. The information collected is anonymous and is used to help us improve use experience and our Website and/or Platform.
  • Functionality cookies. These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our Website and/or Platform. Functionality cookies allow us to personalise the content on our Website and/or Platform, for example greeting you by name and remembering your preferences.
  • Targeting cookies. Targeting cookies record your visit to our Website and/or Platform, including the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. These cookies are linked to services provided by third parties. The third party provides these services in return for recognising that you have visited our Website and/or Platform.

All browsers enable you to manage cookies. Generally, this can be done via the ‘preferences’ or ‘options’ menu of the browser you are using.

You can accept, reject or delete cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to disable, reject or block cookies (including essential cookies), certain parts of our Website and/or Platform will not function fully. In some cases, our Website and/or Platform may not be accessible at all. Please note that where third parties use cookies we have no control over how those third parties use those cookies.

If you are unsure as to how to manage your cookies or require more information, we have provided the following links to the settings pages for the most commonly used web browsers:

 

Social Media and Public Forums

Any posts or comments made on social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, X) or public forums are subject to the privacy policies of those platforms. Be mindful that information you share on these platforms could be made public.

Monitoring of Communications

We may monitor and/or record communications for quality control, training, or regulatory purposes, and these will be retained in line with our retention policy.

 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Your continued use of the Website indicates your acceptance of these changes. Please check this page periodically for updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

Suite 903, Level 9
84 Pitt Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

+61 (0)2 9231 6992

[email protected]

If we are unable to address your concerns, you may also contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

OAIC

Last Updated: December 2024