Privacy Policy

We understand that when accessing our website or interacting with us online, the privacy and confidentiality of personal information is important. That’s why we are committed to safeguarding the details you provide us.

The following explains what information we gather from you when you go to our website, how we use that information and how you can contact us for more information.

The information we collect

Each time someone visits our site, our web server collects the following types of information:

The number of users who visit; the date and time of visits; the number of pages viewed; how users navigate through the site.

No attempts are made to identify anyone browsing our site. The data is captured so that we can accurately evaluate the quality of our content and make improvements for you.

We do not collect personal information from you unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide it to us. We do not provide or sell information about our members or site visitors to vendors.

How we capture information

We use technology called cookies when you visit our site. Cookies are small pieces of information which can be stored on your hard drive (persistent cookies) or in memory (session cookies). They can record information about your visit to the site, allowing it to remember you next time you visit and provide a more meaningful experience.

We use cookies to offer you increased security. Despite common myths, the cookies we send to your PC cannot read your hard drive, obtain any information from your browser or command your computer to perform any action. They are designed so that they cannot be sent to another site or be retrieved by any site other than Sydney Jewish Museum.

Linked websites

This Privacy Statement applies to the Sydney Jewish Museum site. The Sydney Jewish Museum is only responsible for the privacy practices, privacy statements, or content of websites linked to the Sydney Jewish Museum’s domains: sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au and sjm.com.au

Internet risks

To ensure security, the Sydney Jewish Museum uses a highly secure internet connection to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of any information we receive from you. However, as with any transmission over the Internet, there is always some element of risk involved in sending personal information.

Submission to Chai-Lights collecting platform

By submitting materials to the Sydney Jewish Museum via the Chai-Lights collecting platform, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. The Donor is the unencumbered owner or agent of this item/s.
2. The property listed in your submission to the Sydney Jewish Museum is an unconditional gift.
3. It is recognised that the donation will cause a legal transfer of ownership to the Sydney Jewish Museum.
4. The Donor does not retain the right of revocation. The Sydney Jewish Museum will grant supervised access to the item/s for the Donor and family members if requested and notice is provided.
5. The Sydney Jewish Museum will have the right to display, loan or otherwise deal with the item/s at its discretion.
6. It is understood that display depends upon exhibition requirements and it not guaranteed.
7. The Donor grants permission for the item/s and its associated story and provenance to be digitised and reproduced for exhibition, study, research, publication and promotion on the Museum’s website, and other digital and social media platforms.
8. The Donor will be acknowledged in all Museum use of the material in the standard format: Sydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by donor name.
9. Following assessment of the material upon accession or otherwise, items determined to be outside of the Museum’s collecting criteria will be returned to the Donor or deaccessioned in accordance with the Museum’s Collection policy.