When you are answering the Privacy Policy questionnaire, you will be asked whether you want to provide Australia Privacy Act of 1988 rights to Australia residents only or to everyone that visits your website or application, regardless of location. Australia Privacy Act of 1988 provides the following privacy rights to residents of Australia:
- The right to access their personal information that has been collected by the website or application;
- The right to request amendments or correction of their personal information;
- The right to not identify oneself or use a pseudonym in certain circumstances;
- The right to stop unwanted direct marketing; and
- The right to lodge a complaint regarding the collection, sharing, and processing of their personal information with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
By law, these rights are provided to residents of Australia only. However, some businesses may want to provide these rights to every website visitor as doing so can:
- Prevent the work inherent in confirming the individual's place of residence when they request to exercise their privacy rights;
- Reduce the confusion of individuals as to what privacy rights apply to them;
- Help reduce the length of your Privacy Policy, especially if you have to comply with multiple privacy laws.
To answer this question, select whether you'd like to offer the above privacy rights to Australia residents only or to everyone that visits your website or application, regardless of location.