Your Privacy
This privacy policy will outline how we collect, use and protect
your personal information when visiting, and interacting with our
website.
An overview of this privacy policy:
- We collect your personal information to assist us to serve
you in the best possible way.
- We will only use your personal information in ways that you
might expect it to be used in the course of our business.
- We will not pass your personal information on without asking
for your permission, unless required to by law.
- Upon request, we will give you the chance to see any
information we hold about you.
- We protect your information with internet facilities as well
as internal procedures.
- Upon request, we will provide you with information on how we
handle personal information.
- We will listen to any complaints regarding the way we handle
your personal information, and investigate this in accordance
with the National Privacy Principles (NPP)
1. The collection of your information:
1 (a) ISP Details:
When you look at this web site, our Internet Service Provider
makes a record of your visit and logs the following information
for statistical purposes:
- your server address
- your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk
etc)
- the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
- the previous site you have visited
- the type of browser you are using.
We will not make an attempt to identify you or your browsing
activities. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, a
law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its
legal authority to inspect our Internet Service Provider's logs.
1 (b) Collection of information through our forms: (In
adherence with NPP1)
We only collect your personal information that is necessary for us
to provide you with our services through our functions and
activities.
We will only collect information in a manner which is fair and
lawful. We will only collect information from you through the
feedback forms on this website. We will not collect information
directly from your computer or internet connection
(however, see the section above "ISP Details" for information
about your personal information that is logged by our Internet
Service Provider).
We will only collect your information from you. No information
about other parties will be requested, unless in the case of you
recommending this web site and/or products to a known party. In
this case, the other party will be notified immediately, and their
information will not be collected by us, it will only be used to
direct your message (much like you sending them an email).
Each form you complete will consist of details explaining why this
information is to be sent. If your information is to be given to
another party, this will also be made known on the form.
2. Use and Disclosure (In adherence with NPP 2)
The use and disclosure of your information is for the primary
purpose of collection (as per 1. Collection)
We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message.
Your e-mail address will only be used for the purpose for which
you have provided it and it will not be added to a mailing list or
used for any other purpose without your consent.
This site does not provide facilities for the secure transmission
of information across the Internet. Users should be aware that
there are inherent risks transmitting information across the
Internet.
3. Quality (In adherence with NPP 3)
We will ensure the personal information we collect, use or
disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Each time
information is collected, it will be used for it's intended
purpose, and will not be re-used unless for the following reasons:
- If you have subscribed to receive material
- If you have signed-up as a member
In this case, a facility will be made available for you to view
your personal information, and update this information.
4. Security (In adherence with NPP 4)
We will keep any information we collect for re-use in a secure
environment. If you are using a form that uses our secure servers,
they use 128 bit encryption with valid security certificates. Our
internal polices prohibit unauthorised access, modification or
disclosure of your information. (You can see if you are using a
secure server by viewing the Properties of the page you are
viewing).
Once your information has been used to process our services for
you, we permanently de-identify this information. This means we
destroy your personal details, but retain activity information for
our accounting and performance measures.
5. Openness (In adherence with NPP 5)
We manage your personal information in this manner:
- Information is retrieved from your access to our web site
- Information is used to process your request
- Once we have delivered your service, we will destroy your
information.
- If your information is to be used regularly, it will be
secured and governed according to this Privacy Policy.
Upon request, we can show you:
- What information we have collected (if it still exists)
- What we have used this information for
- How the information was collected
- Who else has had access to this information.
6. Access to your information (In adherence with NPP 6)
Upon request, we can:
- Show you the information we hold about you
- Give you an opportunity to alter this information.
7: Identifiers (In adherence with NPP 7)
We do not use Commonwealth Government identifiers (Medicare
Numbers etc.) in any area of our information collection or usage.
Unless in a case where we are an agent of a particular Government
department, and in such a case, all Government privacy policies
would apply.
8. Transfer Overseas (In adherence with NPP 9)
We only transfer your information overseas if you consent to do
so. If in the case of your information being transferred overseas,
it is with the provision that your information is treated as it
would be in Australia.
9. Collection of sensitive information (In adherence with NPP
10)
If the form asks you for the supply of sensitive information:
- racial or ethnic origin;
- political opinions;
- membership of a political association;
- religious beliefs or affiliations;
- philosophical beliefs;
- membership of a professional or trade association;
- membership of a trade union;
- sexual preferences or practices;
- criminal record or health information about an individual.
you must only enter this information if you agree to our
collection of this information, in adherence of this Privacy
Policy.
11. Complaints
If you have a complaint about the way we have handled your
personal information, please contact us (See the contact section
of this website - or click the 'Contact Us' link below).
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