The Churchill Trust's privacy policy complies with the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) embodied within the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. Your privacy is respected by the Trust and personal information will be handled in a sensitive manner.

Information collected on the Application and Referee Report Forms will be used for the purpose of selecting Churchill Fellows and will be provided to Trust Staff Members, Selection Panel and Committee Members, the Board of Directors and Fellowship sponsors.

PUBLICATION OF DETAILS

A successful applicant's name, contact details, employment details and the subject of the Fellowship will be provided to the media as part of a media release at the time the annual Fellowship Awards are announced. These details will also be published in the Trust's Annual Report and may be used to promote the Fellowship Awards with the media.

Successful applicants' details will also be provided to the Trust’s travel consultants for the purpose of arranging travel.

A successful applicant's details may also be provided to overseas organisations for the purpose of arranging courses, tuition or conference bookings on behalf of that applicant.

A Churchill Fellow's name, subject area and Fellowship Report will also be published on the Trust's website so that the community can easily access the Reports and benefit from the Fellowship experience.

If you do not provide all the information requested on the forms, the Trust will be unable to process your application.

ACCESSING YOUR INFORMATION

You are able to access and update the personal information that we hold about you at any time.

If you have any privacy concerns or would like to vary information held about you please contact the Privacy Officer, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, GPO Box 1536 CANBERRA ACT 2601 in writing or send an email to info@churchilltrust.com.au

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has created this privacy statement to demonstrate its commitment to protecting personal privacy.

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site.

This privacy statement applies to all users who access this website.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

When you browse this website, our system automatically makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

• your server address;
• top level domain name (e.g.: .com, .net, .gov, .au, etc);
• the type of browser and operating system you used;
• date and time of your visit;
• the previous website visited;
• which pages are accessed;
• the time spent on individual pages and the website overall;
• which files were downloaded. 

This information is analysed to determine this website's usage statistics. No attempt will be made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except, in the event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency (e.g. the Australian Federal Police) exercises a warrant to inspect our service provider's log files.

We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily choose to participate in an activity through this website that involves the provision of personal information, such as:

• sending electronic mail to this website;
• participating in a survey on this website;
• undertaking a payment or other transaction through this website;
• suggesting a link from this web site to an external website. 

If you choose not to participate in these activities, your choice will in no way affect your ability to use this website.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

Any personal information you choose to provide will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be disclosed to other persons or organisations without your prior consent or if required by law.

The internet is an insecure medium and users should be aware that there are inherent risks with transmitting information across the internet.

Information submitted unencrypted via electronic mail or web forms may be at risk of being intercepted, read or modified. This website contains links to external websites and this privacy statement does not extend to external websites. The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites.