We will usually store your personal information on computer or cloud-based servers located in Australia. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold is accurate and complete, and that it is protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access or disclosure. We collect, maintain and use personal information for the purpose of undertaking our animal welfare and management, customer service, veterinary, educational, community engagement and fundraising operations.Īccess to your personal information for the above purposes will be limited to relevant authorised staff within the Lost Dogs’ Home and our affiliated entities (such as contracted service providers and local municipal authorities) to the extent reasonably necessary for us to undertake the above functions. Where this is the case, we will seek to obtain your personal information from a publicly available source such as social media or from a third party such as a local municipal authority or your veterinary provider, where this is necessary for us to undertake our operations described below.

Sometimes it will be impracticable or unreasonable to collect your personal information directly from you. In most instances, we collect personally identifiable information directly from the individual concerned, for example, as part of a registration or subscription process, in connection with content submissions or fundraising activities, and in our customer service and other transactional areas. The Lost Dogs’ Home is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

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