Survey privacy statement

Festival survey and prize draw: how we handle your information.

Berry Writers Inc. (ABN 63 903 506 341), which runs the Berry Writers’ Festival (“we”, “us”), runs the 2026 Festival feedback survey and a separate prize draw. This statement explains what we collect, why, and what we do with it.

The survey is anonymous

We don’t ask for your name, email address, phone number, or ticket or order number.
Our website is set up so it doesn’t record your IP address, your browser details, the web address you came from, or whether you’re logged in. We record the date you responded, but not the time.
We collect only your answers. Some questions ask about you (your age group, gender and postcode). Like every question except the first, they’re optional.
Please don’t include names or other identifying details in your written answers.

How we use survey answers

To plan future festivals and improve the experience for audiences, authors, workshop participants and volunteers.
To report to our patrons, sponsors and donors.
To support applications for grants and other funding.

We only ever share results as group totals. We don’t report on any group of fewer than five people. We may quote short written comments, but only after removing anything that could identify you or anyone else. We never match survey answers with ticket, booking or author records.

Because your answers are anonymous, we can’t find, change or delete an individual response once it’s submitted.

We keep survey answers for five years so we can compare results between festivals, then delete them.

The prize draw

The prize draw is a separate form. Entering it doesn’t link you to your survey answers: the two are stored separately and we won’t link them.

What we collect: your name, email address and, if you choose to give it, your phone number.
Why: to run the draw, confirm the winner is eligible, contact them and deliver the prize.
Publishing the winner: we may publish the winner’s first name, surname initial and suburb. No other details are published.
How long we keep it: we securely delete draw entries within 90 days after the prize is delivered and any related questions are resolved.
Mailing list: only if you tick the box, we’ll add your name and email address to our mailing list. We use Mailchimp, which stores data on servers outside Australia, mainly in the United States. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to remove you at any time.

We don’t sell or give your details to anyone else, except where needed to deliver the prize (for example, a courier).

Full details are in the prize draw terms and conditions.

Keeping information secure

Survey answers and draw entries are stored securely on our website’s server, and only a small number of authorised Festival volunteers and staff can see them.

Questions, access and complaints

If you entered the prize draw or joined our mailing list, you can ask to see, correct or delete your details. For questions or complaints, email info@berrywritersfestival.org.au. We’ll reply within 30 days. If you’re not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.

Last updated: 6 November 2026.