About the study

Patternmakers is undertaking an evaluation study to understand the impact of the National Gallery of Australia’s (“National Gallery”) exhibition touring program, and identify opportunities for improving the program in future.

This survey is for past attendees of the galleries around Australia (including National Gallery and participating focus venues), including those who haven’t attended an exhibition recently. We want to hear from people from all backgrounds.

This survey is being delivered by the National Gallery’s research partner for this study, Patternmakers Pty Ltd (Australia, ABN 97 627 469 649). Patternmakers is a research agency based in Sydney, Australia. It specialises in research related to culture, creativity and community. You can read more about its work here.

Participating is completely optional. Your survey responses will be anonymous and confidential. If you elect to share your email address as part of the prize draw, this will not be linked to your responses in any way.

Below, you can read the detailed privacy collection statement for the study.

Privacy collection statement

Introduction

Patternmakers respects and upholds your rights under the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ("Privacy Act"). As an Australian research organisation, Patternmakers also adheres to the Privacy (Market and Social Research) Code 2014 (“Code”). For more information about the Privacy Act, the Australian Privacy Principles and the Code click here.

On the first page of the survey, you will be presented with a privacy statement. By clicking ‘Next’ to Start the survey, you are indicating that you acknowledge the statement and consent to this Privacy Collection Statement.

The survey will ask about your views on attending art exhibitions, as well as your general behaviours and level of interest in attending arts and culture events. To help interpret responses, the survey will also as you some questions about your demographic information, however it will not as for any personally-identifiable information like your name or email address.

Your survey responses will be anonymous. This is ensured via survey settings which prevent IP addresses being stored.

This anonymous data will be collected and stored offshore via Alchemer (formerly SurveyGizmo) at www.alchemer.com, a respected survey software platform based in the USA. Alchemer LLC is committed to complying with international regulations including GDPR. You can read more about Alchemers’ Privacy Policy here www.alchemer.com/privacy.

At no point, will Alchemer ask for your name, phone number or email address or any personally identifiable information. Please take care in your written answers that you don’t provide personalised information.

The survey is set up to stop the storage of any type of identifying information like Geodata, IP address, and contact details.

If the survey is anonymous, how will I enter the prize draw?

At the end of the survey, you will be given the option to go in the draw to win a prize. Running a prize helps us motivate participation and hear from a range of people.

If you click next, you will be taken to a separate, and secure platform Checkbox Survey at www.checkbox.com, where you will have the option to enter the draw by providing your email address. Your email address will be stored separately from your survey response, so your responses will remain anonymous and confidential. This is being administered via Checkbox Survey (Australia), which complies with the Australian Privacy Act. Once the prize draw is complete, we dispose of the email addresses that were opted into the draw.

Checkbox Survey data is stored securely on servers hosted in Australia. You can read more about Checkbox Privacy Policy here: www.checkbox.com/privacy_policy/ and their data hosting in AWS centres here.

You may also be asked if you are open to participating in further research on this topic, as the researchers, Patternmakers, maintain a Research Participant Database, which you can join to participate in future audience research projects. Communications will be sent to your email via Sendinblue (EU) or MailChimp (US) who uphold your privacy rights and comply with international privacy regulations including GDPR. You can read more about the privacy policies here; Checkbox Survey (Australia), Sendinblue (EU) and MailChimp (US). Your email address will only ever be used for research, and will never be used, or sold, for any other purpose.

What are the purposes for which Patternmakers use, handle and disclose your personal information?

We will only use and disclose your personal information for the purpose of conducting our research and administering the prize draw in accordance with our company’s overall Privacy Policy and the Prize Draw terms and conditions. We will not use or disclose your personally identifiable information provided for research for the purpose of advertising, promotions or direct marketing activities.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Collection Statement or our Privacy Policy then we ask that you contact us immediately using the following email: info@thepatternmakers.com.au

 

Prize draw terms & conditions:

Eligibility

  • Entry is open to anyone over 16 who has completed the National Gallery of Australia Exhibition Touring Impact Evaluation audience survey in June 2024

  • Employees or immediate family members of employees, associated with the National Gallery of Australia, participating regional galleries or Patternmakers are ineligible to enter. 

Entry

  • The Promotion commences at 01:00AM AEDT 1/6/2024 and entries close at 11:59PM AEDT 30/6/2024 (Promotion Period).

  • To enter, Eligible Entrants must provide their email address at the end of the survey during the Promotion Period.

  • Only one entry per person.

Winning and prize conditions

  • The total value of the prize draw is AUD$600. This includes 3 x $200 Mastercard e-gift cards.

  • The winner will be randomly selected at 12:00pm AEDT on 15/07/2024 at 223 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010.

  • The winner will be notified by phone/email within two (2) business days of the draw and prizes must be claimed within seven days after notification.

  • If there are any unclaimed or unwanted prizes within seven days, a subsequent prize draw will be conducted seven days later, at the same time and place as the original draw. Draws will be repeated as needed until a winner accepts the prize.

Further information:

For any further questions, please contact the research organisation at info@thepatternmakers.com.au