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ASSAT is heading to SW QLD flood region!
Hope Well Institute is proud to partner with RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) as we begin the Rotary Advancing Community Wellbeing - SW QLD Flood Relief project - 1st of August 2026.

Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

We collect de-identified information from community members through the following means –

  • Registration of interest in a Hope Well Institute Project;
  • Meetings
  • Needs analyses and ASSAT Questionnaire completion
  • Training participation and
  • Awareness raising sessions.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you and/or your staff may be used in one of the following ways:

  • To help us determine the appropriateness of your participation in the current ASSAT Project
  • To inform recommendations following the completion of the questionnaire regarding ways that connectedness and cohesion may be enhanced and suicide safety may be increased
  • To provide feedback to funding providers regarding details of the progress of the current ASSAT Project
  • To provide our research partner the necessary information to evaluate the efficacy of the current ASSAT Project
  • To report the evaluation outcomes to the provider of the funding and the wider community


The email address you provide
(if requested) will be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your participation in the current ASSAT Project.

Access to your information

You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address given below:

  • See what data we have about you and/or your workplace/school etc, if any.
  • Notify us if you believe any data we have about you, your staff/ students etc, is incorrect.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. We use cookies (small data files that are stored on your computer) to collect anonymous traffic data and to improve your Website user experience. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your web browser, but this may impact your ability to use the Website.
We may also collect and store information about your visit to the Website, including:

  • the name of the domain from which you accessed the internet;
  • the date and time you accessed the Website;
  • the internet address of the website from which you linked directly to the Website;
  • the pages you accessed while visiting the Website;
  • the type of device from which you accessed the Website; and
  • the location from which you accessed the Website.

All of the information we collect is aggregated and cannot be used to identify you individually. This information is used to measure visitor numbers and to assess how the Website was used in order to maintain its effectiveness.

We do not collect this information for any type of online advertising.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who are to become a member of the local key stakeholder organization network developed/enhanced for your community’s benefit so long as those third parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our organisation’s policies, or to protect others’ or our rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising or other uses.

Your consent

By agreeing to participate in this current ASSAT Project, you consent to our privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our website www.hopewellinstitute.com

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:

Debra Croft
dcroft@hopewellinstitute.com