Privacy Act 1988 compliance for a SaaS
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. This page applies it to one kind of product (SaaS), so you get the obligations that are actually yours instead of a summary of the whole statute.
Does it apply to you?
Businesses with A$3M+ turnover, plus certain small businesses handling sensitive data.
What a SaaS typically processes
- account creation and authentication
- subscription billing through a payment processor
- product analytics and session tracking
- transactional and marketing email
Each of these is processing you have to disclose. Adding an SDK later adds to this list — which is why a policy written once goes stale.
Documents you need
The intersection of what Privacy Act 1988 requires and what a SaaS actually does:
- Privacy policy
Rights you must honour
Privacy Act 1988 gives people in Australia the right to:
- Access a copy of their data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Object to certain processing
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Primary sources
- Privacy Act 1988 — Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles · official text · Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
- APP 1 — Open and transparent management: you must have a privacy policy
- APP 5 — Notify the individual when you collect their data
- APP 6 — Limits on use and disclosure
- APP 12 — Give the individual access to their data
Privacy Act 1988 for other kinds of product
Other frameworks for a SaaS
This page is an engineering summary of publicly available regulatory requirements, generated from LexVibe's framework registry — not legal advice. Every framework links to its official text so you can check it yourself. For decisions about your own compliance posture, consult the primary sources and a lawyer qualified in the relevant jurisdiction.