Yachting Victoria is committed to the protection of your personal information. Any personal information you provide to Yachting Australia will be used for those purposes which the information was gathered for as stated and related purposes which can be reasonably expected.

Yachting Victoria will not disclose any personally identifiable information obtained from you to other parties or for purposes other than those stated above, unless you provide your written consent to us, with the following exceptions:

• where there are grounds to believe that disclosure is required in order to prevent a threat to health or life
• where Yachting Victoria suspects that unlawful activity is or has been engaged in, such personal information may be used to investigate the suspected unlawful activity or
• the use is authorised by law or reasonably necessary to enforce the law.

Information that you provide through various means will be kept safe and secure within Yachting Victoria.

Yachting Victoria may also use your personal information for the purposes of direct marketing in relation to promotional activities where it is impracticable for us to obtain your prior written consent.

However, when Yachting Victoria does this, we will provide an express option for you to decline receiving any further marketing communications from Yachting Australia, via an opt out mechanism. Yachting Victoria will only send you emails if you have elected to receive such emails or if they are in response to an email we have received from you.

At anytime, you may also notify us if you do not wish to receive marketing materials or other communications from Yachting Victoria. Please put this request in writing and send to the address below or telephone Yachting Victoria on (03) 9597 0066

Should your contact details or address change, please inform us. If you have any queries or concerns about your personal information which Yachting Victoria maintains, please send the details of your query or concern in writing to:

Ross Kilborn

Suite 2/77 Beach Road,
SANDRINGHAM VIC 3191

Thank you for taking the time to read this important statement.