Privacy Statement for VERNet’s website
This policy applies to all users of this website and is current as at July 2008. We may change this policy from time to time.
VERNet Pty Ltd is committed to protecting individuals’ privacy. We handle information that identifies the individual concerned in accordance with the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
What information do we collect about you? How do we use it or share it?
Site visit data
This site is operated by VERNet and an external service provider. When you visit this site, we may record that visit and log information for statistical and security purposes and to help improve our site. This data does not include any information that identifies you as an individual, but may include your server address and top-level domain name, your computer’s operating system, the date, time and length of your visit, the pages accessed and the documents downloaded at or from this site, the previous site you visited and the type of browser you used.
Site visit data are collected by our web hosting provider, WDG/ResultMedia. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except in the course of any investigation by a law enforcement agency. As authorised by law this may include the monitoring or inspection of website activity or records.
Personal Information
If you e-mail us, we will record your email address. We will only use that address for the purpose for which you provided it to us. It will not be added to a mailing list without your consent nor will we use it for any other purpose. We will only disclose your email address with you consent or as required by law.
If you register or use an online form on this site, we collect personally identifying information to fulfil your request, manage you as a registered user of our site and provide news and materials from time to time with your consent. This information may include your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number, occupation and company. We will only use this information for the purpose for which you provided it or otherwise as required by law. The information will not be added to a mailing list without your consent.
We only disclose this information to our service providers for the purposes of fulfilling your requests. We require our service providers to respect your privacy. Otherwise, we disclose your personal information to third parties with your consent, for the protection of public or individuals’ health or safety or as required by law.
Cookies
This web site only uses cookies for the following purposes:
- to operate search queries of the web site; and
- to retain your user credentials during the time you are logged in to the site, thus ensuring your access to
password-protected information.
Upon closing your browser the session cookie set by this web site is destroyed and no personal information is maintained which might identify you should you visit our web site at a later date. This web site does not store cookies on your computer’s hard drive.
Security of information
Your personal information will not be released unless the law requires or permits it or your permission is given.
We take all reasonable steps to ensure that records of personal information collected by us are secure from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. However, this site does not provide facilities to guarantee the secure transmission of information across the Internet. While we take reasonable efforts to provide online security, you should be aware that there are inherent risks in the transmission of information across the Internet. This site does not use encrypted email services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third party web sites linked to this site.
If you do not wish to use the internet, please write to or call us; our postal address and telephone number are provided in the “Contact Use” section of this site.
Your access to information we hold about you
If you wish to know what personal information we hold about you, or believe that any of your personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, please contact us (details below). We will provide access and revise the relevant information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Our privacy contact person
If you would like further information about our privacy practices or wish to raise a privacy issue, the VERNet contact is:
General Counsel
Phone: (03) 9914 5700
Fax: (03) 9914 5705
Email: info@vernet.net.au
Level 2, 450 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic, 3004
VERNet Pty Ltd Privacy Policy
VERNet Pty Ltd (VERNet) is committed to protecting individuals’ privacy. We handle information that identifies the individual concerned in accordance with the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This document describes how we collect, use and disclose such personal information as at March 2006. We may change this policy from time to time.
What information do we collect about you? How do we use it or share it?
Usually, we collect your contact details in order to provide a service to you, supply you with information or obtain a product or service from you. We may collect other personal information for specific purposes, but will notify you of that specific information and purpose at the time we collect it.
We only use your personal information for the purpose for which you provide it, any other purpose to which you have consented and as required by law. It will not be added to a mailing list without your consent.
We will disclose your personal information to third parties for the purpose for which we collected that information, to give effect to a transaction between you and that third party which you have requested, with your consent, for the protection of individuals’ or public health or safety or as required by law. We may disclose or receive your personal information to or from credit reporting agencies as permitted under the Privacy Act. Where we disclose your personal information to our service providers we require them to protect your privacy.
Security of information
We take all reasonable steps to keep our records of your personal information collected by us are secure from unauthorised access, use or disclosure.
Your access to information we hold about you
If you want to know what personal information we hold about you, or believe that any of that information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, please contact us (details below). We will provide access and revise the relevant information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Our privacy contact person
If you would like further information about our privacy practices or wish to raise a privacy issue, the VERNet contact is:
General Counsel
Phone: (03) 9914 5700
Fax: (03) 9914 5705
Email: info@vernet.net.au
Level 2, 450 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004
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