Privacy Notice.

AI in Finance Association (AFA) is an independent, not-for-profit association. We are based in Australia and our website and membership activities are operated from Australia.

For privacy matters, we act as the organisation responsible for the personal information we collect. You can contact us using the details at the end of this notice.

We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to manage expressions of interest in AFA membership and to communicate with you.

This may include:

• your name (first and last);
• email address and phone number;
• country of residence;
• LinkedIn profile URL, if you choose to provide it;
• your reasons for joining AFA; and
• your consent preferences for communications.

We do not collect sensitive information (such as health information, racial or ethnic origin, or political opinions) through our website or membership form unless you voluntarily provide it.

We collect personal information to:

• assess and respond to expressions of interest in AFA membership;
• communicate with you about AFA activities, events and updates;
• understand the composition and interests of our community;
• plan working groups, roundtables and educational programs; and
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to process your expression of interest or keep you informed about AFA.

We use personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected, or as permitted by law.

We may disclose personal information to:

• AFA staff, directors, volunteers and authorised advisors;
• service providers who help us operate our website, database, email and analytics (for example, hosting and email service providers);
• regulators or government bodies where required by law; and
• other parties with your consent.

We do not sell personal information. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes without your consent.

Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside Australia (for example, cloud hosting or email services). Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the overseas recipient handles the information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles, or we rely on an exception under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

By submitting your personal information, you consent to this overseas disclosure where it is reasonably necessary for the operation of AFA.

We store personal information in secure cloud environments. We use a range of technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

If we become aware of a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to you, we will notify you and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in accordance with the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, understand how visitors use it, and improve the experience.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not work as intended.

Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), you have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.

To request access or correction, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within a reasonable time, usually 30 days.

If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the matter.

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

• Website: www.oaic.gov.au
• Phone: 1300 363 992
• Post: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology or legal requirements. The current version will always be published on this page.

Last updated: 22 July 2026.

For privacy questions, access or correction requests, or complaints, please contact us:

• Email: support@ai-in-finance.org
• Website: ai-in-finance.org

We will respond to privacy-related enquiries as promptly as practicable.