When you visit the EmCom web site, we record anonymous information about your visit and log the following information for statistical purposes - your server address, your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc), the date and time of visit to the site, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the referring site, and the type of browser used. This information is not specific to an individual and is used for system administration purposes, as well as statistical analysis. While anonymous information does not tell us anything about you specifically, it tells us about how you use our site.
No attempt is made by EmCom to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect EmCom logs.
Another type of anonymous information shared between your browser and our server is a cookie. A cookie is a small text file that a server places on your hard drive to identify that subsequent requests to a site have come from the same user. EmCom uses cookies to 'remember' your browser between page visits. In this situation, the cookie identifies your browser, not you personally. EmCom uses cookies on this web site to develop patterns of site usage.
Collection of Personal Information
No personal information is stored within EmCom’s cookies. For more information on cookies refer to
http://home.netscape.com/legal_notices/cookies.html and http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm?RLD=291
EmCom will only record your email address if you send us a message. This information will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it, without your consent.
The main way in which EmCom collects information from users is through forms provided on web pages. The user's information is not collected by EmCom without the user's consent, that is, the user must click on a button provided to submit their information to EmCom. At or before the time EmCom collects personal information, EmCom will give notice, to the user of the EmCom web site, of the purposes for which the information is collected.
Accountability
Users inquiring about their rights and remedies for breaches of privacy can access detailed information at the Australian Privacy Commissioner's web site at http://www.privacy.gov.au/rights
External sites that are linked to or from EmCom’s Internet site are not under our control and you are advised to review their privacy statements.