Why are we collecting your personal information?
The NSW Small Business Commission is collecting your personal information through this online survey. For the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, the NSW Small Business Commission is part of the Department of Customer Service.
The purpose of this collection is to help the NSW Small Business Commissioner advocate for an improved operating environment for small business by regularly engaging with small businesses across New South Wales.
What personal information do we collect?
We collect email addresses from the Australian Government Australian Business Register to contact small businesses to participate in the survey.
As part of the survey, we collect the following information which may comprise personal information:
- Email addresses (optional: survey question does not require a further email address to be given)
- Postcode
- Industry classification
- Annual turnover (optional: respondents may select “Prefer not to say”)
- Business size
- Other survey responses.
How will we use and disclose this information?
The NSW Small Business Commission may share overall research findings with other parties. Where this occurs, it will be done in a way that does not identify you or any organisation you represent (unless your permission is provided).
The NSW Small Business Commission will only use the personal information we collect about you to contact you to complete future surveys, to invite you to provide more detailed feedback or send you our newsletter, if you have opted in for these communications.
We will not disclose your personal information to any other party, unless you provide your consent or we are required or authorised to do so by law.
Are you required by law to provide us with this information?
Survey participation and providing this information is voluntary. However, if you choose not to provide us with the requested information, we won’t be able to contact you per your communication preferences.
Further information
You have a legal right to access and update your personal information. To access or amend your personal information, please contact the NSW Small Business Privacy Co-ordinator via commission@smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au or at 1300 795 534.
For all other privacy enquiries, you can contact the Department of Customer Service’s Privacy Officer by email at privacy@customerservice.nsw.gov.au, by phone at 13 77 88 or by mail at Level 14, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney NSW 2000.