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ISA Student Advocates - Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by ISA (Victoria) Pty Ltd (ACN 087 438 819) ("We", "Us") due to the customers and clients accessing and using our Safe Student App ("App") and our websites.

How to contact us about privacy

Your privacy is very important to us. For that reason, please read the following details carefully and get in contact with us if you have any questions. You can contact us at:

info@studentguardians.com

Australian legislation

We comply with the Privacy Act (1988), The 13 Australian Privacy Principles and the Spam Act (2003). Your information will not be held outside Australia.

Not collected information

We do not collect any personal information about: racial or ethnic origins, political opinions or memberships, religious beliefs or sexual preferences, union membership or health or genetic information.

Collection and purpose

We may collect personal information from you in the course of your usage of our App or our websites if you input any personal information into our websites or our App. This includes all personal information and contacts that you enter into the App.

In addition, we also collect cookies from your device, which enables us to tell when you use our websites or the App and also to help customise your website and the App experience.

The purpose for which we collect personal information is to provide you with the best service experience possible on our websites and the App, and to enable educational institutions to fulfil their duty of care obligations.

Some provision of personal information is optional. However, if you do not provide us with certain types of personal information, including location data, you may be unable to enjoy the full functionality of the App or the websites.

Location data

The Safe Student App accesses, collects and uses your device's location data. Location is a core feature of the App, and the App will only access your location after you have granted location permission on your device.

What location data we collect

  • Precise location (latitude and longitude coordinates from GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile network signals)
  • The date and time each location was recorded
  • A device identifier linking the location to your App account

When we collect location data, including in the background

While you are logged in to the App, it collects your location in the foreground and in the background, including when the App is closed, not in use, or after your device restarts. Location is recorded when you move a significant distance and periodically (approximately every 15 minutes). While background location is active, your device will show a persistent notification from the App. Location collection stops when you log out of the App.

Why we use location data

We use your location data to:

  • Monitor your safety and allow your educational institution and designated guardians to locate you in an emergency
  • Share your current location and address with emergency contacts and emergency services when you use the App's emergency features
  • Show your current location on a map within the App
  • Enable educational institutions to fulfil their duty of care and compliance obligations

We do not use your location data for advertising, and we do not sell your location data.

Who we share location data with

  • Your educational institution and your designated guardians
  • Your emergency contacts and emergency services, when you use the App's emergency features
  • Map and address lookup services provided by your device platform (Google on Android, Apple on iOS), which receive your coordinates in order to display a map and convert coordinates into a street address

How to control location access

You can stop location collection at any time by logging out of the App, or by turning off location permission for the App in your device settings. If you do so, the App's safety monitoring and emergency location features will not work.

Disclosure

We customarily disclose personal information only to our service providers who assist us in operating the websites and the App. We will also disclose location data and related information to your educational institution for safety and compliance monitoring. We will only disclose personal information to other unrelated third parties with your consent.

Access and correction

The Australian Privacy Principles under the Australian Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) allow you to get access to, and correct, the personal information we hold about you in certain circumstances. If you would like to obtain such access, please contact us on the details set out above.

Security

We have processes in place to ensure the security of your personal information, including encryption of all data when it is transferred to our service providers and limitations on access to personal information within our organisation.

Changes to this policy

We may change these policies at any time, with immediate effect upon the changes being published on our websites.

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