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Privacy

The Privacy Act 1988 regulates the way that businesses can collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. When you are using the internet for business you must ensure that you abide by these laws.

What to do...

Find out if your business is covered by the Privacy Act.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner provides information on IT and internet issues.
Read the information sheet Overview of private sector provisions (Word, 0.04MB) of the Privacy Act 1988.
Read the Australian Guidelines for Electronic Commerce to help you understand your online privacy obligations.
Read the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's Business Guidelines to the National Privacy Principles and find out how to opt-in to Privacy Act coverage.
Read the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 10 Steps Guides to Protecting Personal Information.

Find out how the Privacy Act 1988 applies to e-business.
Get a Snapshot of the Privacy Act for Small Business or download the Guide to Privacy for Small Business.
Complete the Privacy Checklist for Small Business.
Check the Oz NetLaw website for the privacy law limits on the use of customer information.
Complete the Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry's Privacy and information management quiz to find out how to legally collect, store and use customers information.