Privacy

This page includes information about mandatory reporting processes and our privacy policy. 

Mandatory reporting – what does it mean and what can trigger it?

Mandatory reporting is a legal requirement under state and territory criminal and child protection laws. It means that certain people must report to law enforcement or child protection authorities if they have a reasonable belief that a child or young person is being abused, neglected, or is at risk of significant harm, and/or a child sexual abuse offence has been committed.

Although the helpline is anonymous, and we only have the information that you choose to disclose, Stop It Now! Australia adheres to all mandatory reporting requirements.

If we form a reasonable belief that an offence has occurred, or that a child is at risk of significant harm, including any online offending, we make a report to relevant authorities, including police and/or child protection.

Website privacy policy

Your privacy is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Stop It Now! Australia (a program of Jesuit Social Services) complies with and aims to exceed the requirements of this Act. We’ve written this Website Privacy Policy to inform you about what data we collect on this website and what we do with it.

By continuing to use the Stop It Now! Australia website (www.stopitnow.org.au) you agree to the terms of this Web Privacy Policy, as set out below.

Overview:

• Your privacy is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). We will not release information about you to anyone except under the limited exemptions as permitted under these laws.
• You are not required to provide personal information to use this service.
• If you do provide us with personal information, it is stored securely.
• Information you provide is predominantly used for the purpose of providing the service to you.
• De-identified information may be used for program development and research purposes.
• Helpline calls may be monitored by qualified practitioners for training and coaching purposes.
• Helpline calls are never recorded.
• We collect some browsing data (including using cookies) to help us to improve the user experience. We do not collect IP addresses.
• You can contact us if you have any questions about this policy, or any information that you have provided that we may hold.

Your personal information

We recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of all personally identifiable information.

Under this Web Privacy Policy, “personal information” has the same meaning as under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Personal information includes your name, contact details, location, occupation, etc.

No personally identifiable information will be collected without your consent. Should you wish to remain anonymous, it is important that you do not disclose any identifiable information.

How we use your personal information

Stop It Now! Australia will only ever use your personal information submitted through this website solely for its intended purpose, which is to provide you the support available through our program.

De-identified information may be used for other purposes, such as program improvement purposes and research. Your data will not be sold or shared for marketing purposes.

Security of your personal information

Stop It Now! Australia strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable information submitted via this website. Stop It Now! Australia periodically reviews and updates security measures as required.

When you send information to us, please bear in mind that Stop It Now! Australia cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information in transit because no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. Stop It Now! Australia does not accept email contact from participants.

Strict security procedures are used to protect the information we receive on our systems.

Collection of website browsing information

When visiting this website, the Stop It Now! Australia site server makes a record of that visit and logs the information for statistical and administrative purposes. Your IP address will not be collected. Information collected is purely for the purposes of site administration and will not be used for any other purpose. A third-party analytics service is also used to help us understand how the website is used and improve its performance in a de-identified and aggregated way.

The browsing data and personal information that is collected using these methods may include:

• The date of the visit to the site – this assists us when assessing things such as the website’s busy times to ensure maintenance on the site is conducted outside these periods.
• Pages accessed – this indicates to Stop It Now! Australia which pages or documents are most important to users, and also aids improvements in the site’s structure so that important information is not missed.
• Duration of the visit – this helps us establish how engaging the Stop It Now! Australia website is to its visitors and allows us to differentiate genuine visits from other types of web traffic.
• The type of browser, operating system, and screen size used – this informs us about the range of systems and devices that visitors use to visit the site and helps ensure that the site is built to be as functional, readable and visually engaging as possible.

Web cookies

A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet website sends to your browser when you access information at that site. Cookies are either stored in memory (session cookies) or placed on your hard disk (persistent cookies).

The Stop It Now! Australia website may use both types of cookies, depending on your use of the site. These cookies do not identify you personally. You remain completely anonymous while using the website and no personal information is collected (e.g. IP address).

We may use some cookies to collect basic, anonymous information that helps us understand how people use the website. You can turn these cookies off in your browser settings, and the website will still work normally.

Changes to these terms

Stop It Now! Australia will review this Web Privacy Policy periodically and reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check back occasionally for changes to the policy.

Disclaimer

The information provided throughout this website is intended for information, self-exploration, and self-help only. It is designed to increase awareness among people who may feel that they have a problem with sexual thoughts about children or have thought about acting on these thoughts but have not already done so, those who have offended and want to avoid repeating this behaviour, and people who are concerned about someone else’s thoughts or behaviour towards children.

The information contained in this website is not, and should not be taken as, a substitute for on-going professional advice and/or treatment.

Although the self-help exercises are based on existing research, this research is ongoing, and the authors do not make any claims about its effectiveness.

The Stop It Now! Australia team accepts no liability for claims by, or damages of any kind whatsoever, to users of this website. This also applies to decisions or actions taken by any individuals based on the information provided on this website.

Unless stated otherwise, all information and materials are copyrighted by Stop It Now! Australia and intended solely for the user’s personal use.

The contents, design and format of this website are under the ownership of Stop It Now! Australia and must not be reproduced or distributed without prior permission.

By using this website, you agree to the provisions of this disclaimer.

Further information

All requests to view or change your information require that your identity can be verified to the satisfaction of Stop It Now! Australia. Due to the service being anonymous and all participants data stored under a pseudonym, the verification of your identity may be impossible, in which case we would be unable to grant you access to your information. If you have feedback concerning your information please visit Jesuit Social Services’ feedback and complaints page for more information or to send us an enquiry.

Information about links on this website

Links to other websites are inserted for convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.