{"id":14650,"date":"2026-04-06T04:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fortude.co\/?page_id=14650"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:22:34","slug":"local-country-addendum-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fortude.co\/local-country-addendum-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Country Addendum &#8211; Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14650\" class=\"elementor elementor-14650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#091421\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef7929c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ef7929c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb3a7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bb3a7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73de0526 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73de0526\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a87cea4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a87cea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919a367 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"919a367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d176cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d176cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local 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bindClicks(){\r\n\r\nstate.navItems.forEach((item,i)=>{\r\n\r\nitem.addEventListener(\"click\",e=>{\r\n\r\ne.preventDefault();\r\n\r\nscrollToIndex(i);\r\n\r\n});\r\n\r\n});\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* RECALC *\/\r\nfunction scheduleRecalc(){\r\n\r\nif(state.rafRecalc) return;\r\n\r\nstate.rafRecalc=requestAnimationFrame(()=>{\r\n\r\nstate.rafRecalc=0;\r\n\r\nrecalcTops();\r\nupdateActive();\r\n\r\n});\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* INIT *\/\r\nfunction init(){\r\n\r\nbuildNav();\r\n\r\nif(!state.sections.length) return;\r\n\r\nbindClicks();\r\n\r\nrecalcTops();\r\nupdateActive();\r\n\r\nsetTimeout(scheduleRecalc,250);\r\nsetTimeout(scheduleRecalc,800);\r\nsetTimeout(scheduleRecalc,1500);\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* SCROLL LISTENER *\/\r\nwindow.addEventListener(\"scroll\",()=>{\r\n\r\nif(state.rafScroll) return;\r\n\r\nstate.rafScroll=requestAnimationFrame(()=>{\r\n\r\nstate.rafScroll=0;\r\n\r\nupdateActive();\r\n\r\n});\r\n\r\n},{passive:true});\r\n\r\nwindow.addEventListener(\"resize\",scheduleRecalc,{passive:true});\r\nwindow.addEventListener(\"load\",scheduleRecalc,{passive:true});\r\n\r\ninit();\r\n\r\n});\r\n\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c48de e-con-full privacy_nav_list e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94c48de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f06055d e-con-full privacy-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f06055d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6d6be3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f6d6be3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712d184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"712d184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Local Country Addendum for Australia (\u201c<strong>Australia<\/strong><strong>Addendum<\/strong>\u201d) applies in relation to the collection, management, use and processing of personal data by Fortude Pty Ltd (\u201c<strong>Fortude Australia<\/strong>\u201d) which falls within the scope of the\u00a0<em>Privacy Act 1988\u00a0<\/em>(\u201c<strong>PA<\/strong>\u201d).\u00a0<\/p><p>Fortude Australia shall comply with the PA when processing your personal data and shall not use your personal data for any purposes which are not in this Privacy Policy. Detailed information on the PA and the Australia Privacy Principles set out in the PA can be found at: https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/privacy\/australian-privacy-principles\/read-the-australian-privacy-principles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fae370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fae370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collection of your sensitive information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a23569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51a23569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under certain circumstances, we may need to collect sensitive information about you. This might include any information or opinion about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, sexual preferences, criminal record, or health information.<\/p><p>If we collect your sensitive information, we will do so only with your consent, if it is necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to life or health, or as otherwise required or authorised by law, and we take appropriate measure to protect the security of your sensitive information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3965d4fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3965d4fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f72c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f72c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use and disclosure of personal data<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c894d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c894d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to using and disclosing personal data to provide you with our services an supply our products to you, your business or your company, Fortude may also collect, hold, use and disclose personal data:<\/p><ol><li>for other purposes which we explain to you at the time of collection;<\/li><li>where you have provided consent; or<\/li><li>where we are required to do so by law.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206a12f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206a12f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe754e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe754e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use or disclose personal data for a Secondary Purpose<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a66b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a66b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fortude will not use or disclose personal data for a purpose other than the primary purpose of collection unless\u00a0both of the following apply:<\/p><ol><li>The secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose of collection and, if the personal data is sensitive information, directly related to the primary purpose of collection; 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These entities are located outside Australia, including in Sri Lanka, the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition, some of the third-party service providers we disclose personal data to may be based in or have services located outside Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>For electronic data storage, we may use public cloud systems managed by third-party service providers.\u00a0 You acknowledge that, having regard to the nature of cloud-computing, your personal data may be replicated to locations other than the physical location of a service provider, and that your information may be stored or accessed outside Australia.\u00a0<\/p><p>Where we disclose your personal data to third parties overseas (including entities which form part of the Fortude Group), we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties:<\/p><ol><li>in accordance with this Privacy Policy;<\/li><li>if you have given us your consent;<\/li><li>if we reasonably believe that the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the Australian Privacy Principles and the law or binding scheme can be enforced;<\/li><li>if the transfer is for your benefit, it is impracticable to obtain your consent, and if it were practicable to obtain such consent, you would be likely to give it;<\/li><li>if it is necessary in order to perform any contractual obligations or meet any other obligations between Fortude and you, or between you and a third party;<\/li><li>if the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or order of an Australian court or tribunal.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec09e58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec09e58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d14e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d14e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Right to access personal data<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e5c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e5c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We may ask you to verify your identity before granting access to your personal data and you may be asked to put your request in writing. Information that may be required from you includes your name and contact information, the information you wish to access, and the format in which you would like the information provided to you.<\/p><p>Only you or a person who you have authorised to act on your behalf will be able to make a request for access.<\/p><p>There may be some circumstances where your access to personal data may be denied under the PA or other laws (for example if access would impact the privacy of others).<\/p><p>We aim to ensure that the personal data we hold about you is accurate, complete, and up to date.\u00a0 If your personal data requires any updates, or you believe that the information we hold is incorrect or incomplete, please inform us to enable us to update our records.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ce61a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1ce61a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f6d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f6d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fees<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b93406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b93406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Requesting your personal data is free, however we may charge a fee for providing access. A fee may be payable for locating, retrieving, and reproducing the personal data or for postage or any other materials involved which carry a fee for providing access.\u00a0 If we intend to charge you an access fee, you will be provided with the fees associated along with the reasons as to why a fee is payable in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3ae65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf3ae65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4177895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4177895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complaints Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565bc13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565bc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you believe there has been a breach of the PA, or have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DPO@fortude.wpenginepowered.com\">DPO@fortude.wpenginepowered.com<\/a><\/p><p>If you have a complaint, we may ask that you put it in writing and provide further details as necessary.\u00a0 We will handle your complaint fairly, and in a timely manner, having regard to the nature of the matter and the relevant circumstances.\u00a0 If the matter is complex and it is anticipated that the investigation will take longer than 30 days, we will notify you and keep you informed on the progress of our investigations.<\/p><p>If you are not satisfied with the response, you can refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner:<\/p><p>Phone: 1300 363 992<br \/>Online:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/privacy\/privacy-complaints\/lodge-a-privacy-complaint-with-us\">https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/privacy\/privacy-complaints\/lodge-a-privacy-complaint-with-us<\/a><br \/>Post: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74e389 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a74e389\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9dcf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a9dcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amendments to Australia Addendum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dc916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38dc916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fortude Australia reserves the right at any time to add to, change, update or modify this Australia Addendum.\u00a0 These changes will be notified on the website and will be effective immediately upon posting. If we make material changes to the Australia Addendum, we may also let you know\u00a0<em>via<\/em>\u00a0email.<\/p><p>This Australia Addendum was last updated on 1 September 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1098d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d1098d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3486643e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3486643e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebfb91d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ebfb91d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de82199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3de82199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Digital solutions are a priority for you to move forward and into the future. 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