NatureMapr Data Management and Privacy Policy update

Hi everyone,

We've updated our Data Management and Privacy Policy to include the fact that NatureMapr may provide a secure data feed to approved ecological consultant firms.

Why are we making this change?

One of the primary services provided by many ecological consultant firms are environmental impact assessment reports.

Ensuring these reports contain up to the minute, high quality biodiversity information is of critical importance in ensuring these reports present a complete and accurate picture of the surveyed area.

Going forward, NatureMapr seeks to establish partnerships with professional ecological consultant firms who recognise the importance of including high quality, expert verified biodiversity records in their environmental impact assessment reports.

This move supports and builds upon our mission to empower anybody to report plant or animal information anywhere in Australia and ensure the information gets to the people that need to know about it.

The specific changes are:

Disclosure to approved ecological consultants

We may periodically provide a secure feed of all sighting information to approved ecological consultants under a data usage agreeent.

This will include any records that you report using this service. Approved ecological consultants may use this information to assist with biological surveys, retain important species records, ensure critically endangered specimens are adequately protected and to help inform important development decisions which may potentially threaten particular species of flora or fauna.