Privacy

This Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Privacy Policy was approved by the ALIA CEO and came into effect on 12 March 2014. 

This privacy notice sets out what information ALIA collects and why and how that information is used.

This Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Privacy Policy was approved by the ALIA CEO and came into effect on 18 September 2018. 

ALIA has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. This privacy notice sets out what information we collect and why and how we use that information.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) recognises that many Australian libraries are developing, or have developed, a privacy policy, which they publicise to their user community. These guidelines are intended to assist libraries to develop policies and practices which will enable them to comply with privacy codes, principles and related legislation. It is not intended that they should replace the obtaining of formal legal advice.

This guideline is intended to provide library and information professionals with guidance on negotiating third party digital licensing or agreements and the appropriate management and security practices in respect to library customers’ personal information.

We welcome this opportunity to respond to the Productivity Commission Data Availability and Use Issues Paper. Library and information professionals work with data every day: we capture data; we help store data and make it accessible; we help make data discoverable; we help others find the data they need; we contribute to data policy discussions.