Who We Are

It's Your Shout, Gas is a campaign for fair taxation and cost of living in Australia.

This policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you sign the petition at itsyourshoutgas.com.au.

For questions about this policy, contact:

• Email: privacy@itsyourshoutgas.com.au

What Information We Collect

When You Sign the Petition

To sign the petition, we collect:

• Your name (as you wish it to appear)

• Your email address

• Your postcode (to show geographic support)

• Your state/territory (Australian locations only)

• Optional: Your occupation or role (e.g., tradie, nurse, bar worker)

Automatically Collected Information

We also collect limited technical data:

• Your IP address (to prevent duplicate signatures)

• Browser type and device type

• Referring website or campaign source

• Date and time of signature

What We Don't Collect

We do not collect:

• Credit card or payment information

• Phone numbers (unless you voluntarily provide one)

• Tracking cookies or behavioural data

• Location data beyond postcode

How We Use Your Information

Primary Uses

Your information is used to:

• Register your signature on the petition and verify it is genuine

• Prevent duplicate signatures from the same individual

• Show campaign momentum — public petition totals are displayed by state and occupation

• Contact you about campaign updates if you opt in to email communications

Secondary Uses

Petition data may be used to:

• Produce campaign reports showing public support by geography and demographic

• Feed evidence for policy advocacy — petition numbers and geographic breakdowns are used to demonstrate public support in submissions to government, media, and parliamentary inquiries relating to gas taxation policy

• Identify campaign volunteers or spokespeople — if you indicate a profession (e.g., nurse, tradie), we may contact you to ask if you would be willing to speak publicly as a representative of your profession

• Analyse campaign performance — to understand which messaging and sources drive support

Be aware: We are not a confidential service. By signing the petition, you are making a public statement of support for this campaign. Your name, postcode, and state will be visible as part of the public petition list. Your email address and occupation will not be publicly displayed unless you give us explicit permission.

What We Won't Do

We will not:

• Share or sell your data to commercial advertisers or data brokers

• Use your information for purposes unrelated to this campaign

• Contact you for purposes other than campaign updates and volunteering opportunities (if opted in)

• Add you to email lists for other campaigns without your explicit consent

Who Receives Your Information

Internal Use

Your petition data is accessible to:

• Authorised campaign staff

• Authorised contractors managing petition technology and compliance

External Sharing

Your data may be shared with:

• Media outlets (as aggregated campaign statistics only — never individual names)

• Government representatives and agencies (as part of policy submissions and evidence packs showing public support)

• Partner organisations in the broader gas tax and cost-of-living advocacy ecosystem, with your consent

• Lawyers or compliance advisors as required by law

If you provide your permission, we may also share petition data with:

• Partner organisations (e.g., independent breweries, climate advocacy networks) for follow-up communications about gas taxation and cost-of-living campaigns

Aggregate dataWhen we report "1,247 signatories from Queensland" or "342 nurse signatories nationally," this is aggregate data — it does not identify you personally and cannot be used to identify you.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We keep petition data for:

• Active petition phase: For as long as the petition is live and actively promoted

• Post-petition: For 2 years after the petition closes, for reporting and evidence purposes

• Volunteer contacts: Until you ask us to delete your information, or 5 years from signature date (whichever is sooner)

You can request deletion at any time — see "Your Rights" below.

Your Rights

Right of Access

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. We will provide this within 10 business days.

Right to Correct

If your information is inaccurate or incomplete, you can ask us to correct it. We will do this within 5 business days.

Right to Deletion

You can request that we delete your information at any time. Once deleted, your name will be removed from the public petition list (if displayed), and your email will be removed from all communication lists. However, historical petition counts and state-level data may remain in published reports.

Right to Unsubscribe

You can unsubscribe from campaign emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email, or by contacting us directly. Unsubscribing does not delete your petition signature — it only removes you from communications.

Right to Withdraw Consent

If you consented to your contact details being shared with partner organisations, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To access, correct, delete, or manage your information, email:

privacy@breakthroughstrategies.com.au

Include "IYSG Privacy Request" in the subject line and specify which right you are exercising. We will respond within 10 business days.

Security and Data Protection

How We Protect Your Data

• All petition data is stored on secure servers with encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest

• Access is restricted to authorised campaign staff with signed confidentiality agreements

• We do not store payment information (this is not a donations platform)

• IP addresses used for duplicate detection are not permanently retained

Data Breaches

If we become aware of a security breach that affects your personal information, we will:

• Notify you without unreasonable delay

• Describe the nature of the breach and the information affected

• Advise steps you can take to protect yourself

International Data Transfers

Petition data is stored and processed in Australia. We do not transfer personal information outside Australia without explicit consent.

Contact Us

For privacy enquiries, complaints, or to exercise your rights:

• Email: privacy@breakthroughstrategies.com.au

• Subject line: "IYSG Privacy Request" or "IYSG Privacy Complaint"

• Response time: 10 business days

If you are not satisfied with our response, you can lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC):

• Phone: 1300 363 992

• Website: www.oaic.gov.au

• Online complaint form: www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/our-functions/complaints

Legal Basis

This campaign and privacy practices comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify all signatories via email. The "effective date" at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.