Privacy and Data Use Policy
For the Councillor Zamprogno website generally
Personal data collected through your interaction with this site, my email, or my social media may be used to provide you with information and updates relevant to elected political representation.
If you’ve ever emailed me, or been copied in on (CC:) an email sent to me, or joined a Facebook page I maintain, or appeared in a public register of community organisations or businesses then that may be why you’re on my list.
Such data is safeguarded and is never used or shared for any commercial purpose.
If you do not wish to receive contact from me, unsubscribe requests are always honoured and are processed immediately.
Emails to you will conform to the relevant guidelines issued by ACMA for the sending of non-commercial material.
All content on this page, and associated social media pages remains the intellectual property of Nathan Zamprogno.
‘Fair Use‘ rights apply.
For the H.A.I.K.U Council Search Engine Project
Commencing July 2026, the HAIKU project available at https://ai.councillorzamprogno.info uses publicly available data to create a search engine with a conversational interface to answer factual questions. Use of the system is contingent on users registering an account including providing name and email address. Questions asked are not shared publicly unless the user uses the “Share this chat” feature. User data is held privately and only used to improve the accuracy of the project. Your contact information will never be shared with outside parties. By using HAIKU, you give permission for your email address to be sent occasional (no more than a few times a year) updates from Councillor Nathan Zamprogno.
All data, including user data is warehoused in Australia and the project adheres to the Australian Privacy Principles.
A word about Council’s Media Policy
Hawkesbury Council have adopted updated versions of both its Media Policy and Code of Conduct in July 2019.
Section 3.13 of the Code of Conduct, states, in relation to the Media:
“Where a situation arises where a Councillor’s comment is sought on an issue of community interest, the Councillor must clearly state that their expressed view is a personal view, and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council on a particular issue.”
All commentary on this website is the personal opinion of the author, Nathan Zamprogno.
I seek to make a clear distinction between the stated policies of Hawkesbury City Council, and my opinion as an individual or elected Councillor.
On matters of Council policy, the Mayor and the General Manager remain the official spokespersons, and no material on this site or on my social media platforms purports to “speak for” Council.
I will, however, continue to speak out clearly and fairly on matters of interest and concern to the community.
Statement concerning Data Use and conformance to Council Policy and Copyright Law.
Public access to information about government is essential to democratic accountability. Residents should be able to discover what their Council has considered, understand the reasons advanced for decisions, and examine how their elected representatives have contributed. HAIKU and the meeting transcript archive help make that scrutiny practical.
The projects draw on Council documents and recordings that have already been made publicly available. They make this material easier to search, understand and compare across meetings and over time. They do not obtain their source material through unauthorised access to Council systems, confidential councillor papers or private constituent correspondence.
Source citations link readers to the original documents and recordings on Council’s website. This allows readers to verify information, examine its context and distinguish original Council material from the project’s summaries, analysis and unofficial transcripts. Council remains the source of its published records.
We regard accurate reporting, informed discussion and scrutiny of public proceedings as legitimate and valuable uses of public information. This approach is consistent with Australian open-government principles, which recognise government information as a public resource and encourage its accessibility and responsible reuse for community benefit. Making a lengthy document or recording searchable helps more people participate in public affairs. See the NSW Information Commissioner’s open-data guidance.
We respect copyright in Council documents, recordings and third-party contributions. Copyright protects original expression; it does not confer ownership of the underlying facts or prevent lawful reporting and discussion of public affairs. Australian law also permits fair dealing for specified purposes, including reporting news, criticism or review, and research or study, where the applicable requirements are met. Council’s own copyright notice expressly recognises uses permitted under the Copyright Act. The project relies on applicable permissions and statutory exceptions according to the material and the particular use. See the Copyright Act 1968 and Council’s copyright statement.
The transcript archive follows the public-access tradition associated with parliamentary Hansard: making spoken deliberations available in a searchable written form while seeking to preserve their substance and context. Naming speakers enables readers to distinguish individual contributions from collective Council decisions. Council’s meeting announcement advises participants that proceedings are recorded, broadcast and published. Our transcripts document those public proceedings; they do not purport to be official Council minutes or to carry parliamentary privilege.
AI-assisted transcription and summarisation can contain errors. Readers should consult the original recording when checking spoken words and Council’s adopted minutes when confirming formal resolutions. Reporting that a statement was made does not establish that the statement itself is true.
Public accountability also requires responsible handling of personal information. Public availability is not treated as a reason to republish every personal detail without consideration. We welcome specific concerns about inaccurate transcription, speaker attribution, missing context, unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information or copyright. Requests will be assessed on their merits, with correction, clarification, redaction or removal considered as appropriate.
These are independent projects operated by Councillor Nathan Zamprogno. Attribution and links to Council material identify the sources and do not imply Council endorsement of the projects or their commentary.