Privacy Policy

The Australian Academy of Natural Sciences Incorporated ("the Academy", "we", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide to us directly, such as your name, email address and any message you send when contacting the Academy. We do not collect personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for our functions or activities.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to respond to enquiries, to communicate with members and interested parties, and to administer the Academy's activities. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Disclosure

We may disclose personal information where required or authorised by law, or with your consent. We take reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties who handle your information do so in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Access and Correction

You may request access to, or correction of, the personal information we hold about you by contacting us using the details on our Contact page.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page.

Last updated: June 2026