Privacy Policy

This web site is owned and operated by Aussie Hands Foundation Inc and will be referred to as “We”, “our” and “us” in this Internet Privacy Policy. By using this site, you agree to the Internet Privacy Policy of this web site (“the web site”), which is set out on this web site page. The Internet Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us through your conduct on the web site.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Internet Privacy Policy at any time. This Internet Privacy Policy is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable to the web site. We do not make any representations about third party web sites that may be linked to the web site.

We are not bound by the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 but nevertheless we recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of information collected about visitors to our web site, in particular information that is capable of identifying an individual (“personal information”). This Internet Privacy Policy governs the manner in which your personal information, provided by you through the web site, will be used and disclosed or otherwise dealt with by us. This Internet Privacy Policy will be reviewed periodically and updated to reflect any changes in our obligations. We welcome your comments and feedback.

Personal Information

Personal information about visitors to our site is collected only when you knowingly and voluntarily submit the information to us. When you submit such information, we will treat this as your consent to collect and use the information in accordance with this policy. For example, you may provide us with personal information to allow us to provide you with further services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries. It is our intention that this policy will protect your personal information from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with applicable privacy laws in Australia.

Use of Information

Personal information that you submit to our site is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted or for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose, unless we disclose other uses in this Internet Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. Copies of correspondence sent from the web site, that may contain personal information, are stored as archives for record-keeping and back-up purposes only.

Disclosure

In addition to where you have consented or disclosure is necessary to achieve the purpose for which you have submitted the personal information, we may disclose in special situations where we have reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering (intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, we may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure.

We may engage third parties to provide you with goods or services on our behalf. In that circumstance, we may disclose your personal information to those third parties in order to meet your request for goods or services.

Security

We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our sites, and we review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure and we therefore do not guarantee the security of your personal information.

However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information you may transmit to us. Once we do receive your transmission, we will also make our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.

We, and any employees or contractors who provide services related to our information systems will respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us. However, we accept no responsibility for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by you arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.

Cookies

Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies, which are industry standard and are used by most Web sites, including those operated by us, can facilitate a user’s ongoing access to and use of a site. They allow us to customise the web site to your needs. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the Cookie feature. But you should note that Cookies may be necessary to provide you with some features of our on-line services.

Access to Information

We will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information which we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. date. If, at any time, you wish to access the information held by us about you or you discover that the information is incorrect, you may contact us to have the information corrected. We will endeavour to update and correct your information within a reasonable time.

Links to Other Sites

We provide links to Web sites outside of our web sites, as well as to third party Web sites. These linked sites are not under our control, and we do not accept responsibility for the conduct of any companies or for any loss or damage that may be incurred by you by using links on our website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions of using that Web site and its privacy statement.

Problems or Questions

If we become aware of any ongoing concerns or problems with our web sites, we will take these issues seriously and work to address these concerns. If you have any further queries relating to our Privacy Policy, or you have a problem or complaint, please contact us.

Further Privacy Information

For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner’s web site.