When you start creating your Privacy Policy, the first set of questions will be used to determine what privacy laws apply to you, and thus what disclosures your Privacy Policy needs to contain. The question of "do you collect the personal information of Australians or residents of any of the Australian external territories" will help determine whether Australia Privacy Act 1988 applies to you. "Personal information" is generally defined as any data that could be used to identify a particular person. Examples of personal information include:
- Name;
- Email;
- Phone number;
- Physical address; and
- IP address.
If your website or application collects the personal information of residents of Australia or any of the Australian external territories through, for example, a contact form or a newsletter sign up form, you should select "yes" to this question.