Friends of the National Art School (Friends or FONAS) respects the information you supply to us about yourself.

Friends asks you to supply limited and non-sensitive information about yourself for the following reasons:

• So that we may contact you regarding specific matters of interest to Friends members such as Notice of Annual General Meeting or matters concerning the National Art School;
• To send you our official Newsletter periodically by email or mail; and
• To advise you of any other matters related to your membership.

We do not release individual names or details to any third party except to the National Art School when they wish to invite you to School events and activities. We do not rent or sell your name and details to any third parties but will sometimes act for third parties if we believe their promotion is of genuine art related interest to members. The only other organisation to see your name and address is Australia Post who may deliver your correspondence.

Internet Sites: We do not collect your details when you use any of our Internet sites except where expressly and clearly indicated (a competition for example). Any names we do use are used expressly for the purpose indicated, these names are never passed to a third party except for a competition sponsor (for example) again this is clearly and expressly indicated. Although ‘cookies' and/or similar technology is built into our systems we do not use this technology to collect personal details. However, we may, but currently do not, keep unidentified statistics on how many visitors read specific pages and details on times and dates of visits and time taken to view pages to enable us to improve the quality and interest of our web site content.

Database: Freinds utilises a database to maintain the membership. Access to this database is limited to the Administration Manager and other Committee members who may assist the Administration Manager in particluar tasks from time to time. Access to the database is revoked once committee members resign their posts. Data is backed up regularly and held securely. No credit card details are held on the database. Transactions are condcuted using current best practice data security controls.

Access to Information: You may ask to see the details we hold about you but we require twenty-four hours notice. You will be required to identify yourself with acceptable I.D. and may take away a photocopy or print-out of your information without charge during normal office hours or we can email your details. Interstate or international readers, after suitable identification, you can receive details by email. We will not send information to generic email addresses like admin@, contact@ etc, you must have a personal email address. Under the Privacy Act we are within our rights to refuse to supply information if it is sought in a vexatious manner or is a matter that may be subject to legal jurisdiction or information that is exchanged or collected during the normal activities of business to business transactions.

All our address, personnel, committee and business details can be found in any of our Newsletter or on our Internet site www.fonas.com.au

At all times you may opt out of receiving any or all material from Friends by contacting the Administration Manager of Friends of the National Art School ph (02) 9339 8635.

If you would like further information on the various Australian Privacy Acts go to www.privacy.gov.au