Privacy notice
What we collect
When you sign the membership petition, we collect your full legal name, date of birth, residential address and postcode, mobile number, and email address. This information is necessary to verify your eligibility and to lodge a membership list with the relevant electoral authority for party registration.
Sensitive information
Your party membership reveals a political opinion, which is sensitive information under the Australian Privacy Act 1988. We collect this with your explicit consent, given when you sign the petition. We handle it with heightened care.
How we use your data
- To verify your identity and electoral roll eligibility.
- To lodge membership lists with electoral authorities for party registration.
- To enable you to participate in binding votes once the party is registered.
- To contact you about party matters (meetings, votes, important updates).
Data minimisation
Mobile numbers are stored as hashes where the raw value is not needed. Verification data is retained only as long as needed for the registration application. We do not collect or store any information from the taster quiz.
Self-hosted infrastructure
All membership data is stored on servers we own and operate. We do not use third-party database services or cloud platforms to store your personal information. The only external service is the SMS verification provider (used solely to send verification codes).
Who sees your data
Your details are shared only with the relevant electoral authority as part of the registration process. Authorities keep membership lists confidential and destroy/return them after verification. Your membership is private by default; you may optionally choose to appear on a public member register.
Your rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us. You may withdraw your membership by written notice.
Contact
For privacy inquiries, contact the Party Secretary, Timothy Yang, at Balgowlah Heights NSW 2093, or email secretary@directdemocracy.com.au.