Your Privacy and Alumni

Your Privacy and Alumni

The Office of Alumni is committed to providing the highest level of integrity in dealing with all those who interact with us. We collect, store, use and disclose information about graduates of Sydney Institute of Interpreting and Translating and its preceding institutions in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).

There are some additional matters specific to how the Office of Alumni manages your personal information which are not covered by SIIT’s policies, which is set out below.

The Office of Alumni provides graduates of SIIT and its preceding institutions opportunities to remain associated with the Institute in a variety of ways that include, but may not be restricted to:

• Informing you about the college through its electronic and print publications
• Informing you about the program of activities for graduates, and the activities of graduate chapters
• Informing you of opportunities to be actively involved with the college and graduate chapters
• Providing you with information about our latest courses and life-long learning opportunities for future study at the University
• Providing you with information about commercial products and services with exclusive or preferential advantage for graduates
• Seeking your support for the Institute's mission through volunteering and giving

To remain in touch, the Office of Advancement and Alumni collects personally identifiable information when you update your contact details, notify us of a change of address, register for an event, subscribe to a service, or register for a graduate chapter, building on central college records from your time as a student.

The information that the Office of Alumni holds is stored in a secure database operated by the college, remains confidential at all times and will be stored and destroyed securely.

The provision of the information is voluntary. However if you do not provide any updated contact information the college may be unable to provide you with the opportunities available to graduates as members of the alumni community, including but not limited to:

• Benefits and discounts
• Volunteering opportunities
• Networking and professional connections with fellow alumni
• Invitations to events
• and other opportunities that may be relevant and of interest to you.

SIIT relies on the accuracy of the information provided by you and is not responsible or liable for any errors arising out of inaccurate information provided by you.

Your information may be disclosed to a third party to enable the Office of Alumni to continue to provide you with opportunities to remain associated with the college. If you do not want your details disclosed in this way, please contact us.

Contact us

You are entitled to access and correct any information we hold about you by updating your alumni profile either by completing our web-based form available here or contacting the Office of Alumni.