Privacy

The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000 recognises that people have the right to be protective of their personal details and places strict limits on how such information is collected and handled by private sector organisations (such as Ability First Australia).
Any recorded information that can identify a person, and which may or may not be sensitive, for example, ethnic background or medical information, is subject to the legislation.

Ability First Australia respects the privacy of every individual and organisation that visits this Site or submits a response to any of the online forms or surveys provided. The following information describes how information about Site visitors is gathered, handled and used by Ability First Australia. These practices fully comply with the legislation.

Gathering of information that does not personally identify you
In general, you can visit any part of this Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. However by using our Site you are consenting to the collection and use of certain information that does not identify you personally. The information that is collected is in the form of:
Cookies
Cookies are small amounts of non-identifying code that record the user's preferences when using a website. Cookies are only used if the user logs in with the 'Remember me' checkbox selected.
If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, you can disable this feature in your browser by following the following instructions:
•    If you are using version 8 of Internet Explorer this can be done by clicking on the Tools menu at the top of your browser, clicking on Internet Options, clicking on the General tab and then the Settings button under the Browsing History section. You will be provided with a number of options for how you wish to use cookies.
•    If you are using Firefox, go to the Tools menu located at the top of your browser; click on Options then select the Privacy Tab. You will be provided with a number of options for how you wish to use cookies

Clickstream data
This is data that is collected as the site visitor moves around within our site. The following information is recorded:
•    Date - which day the log was recorded
•    Time - the time the log was recorded
•    Client IP address - the unique identifier for the user's computer accessing the internet
•    URI stem - The webpage requested by the user
•    URI query - The query string requested along with the URI stem eg ?p=230
•    http status - A 3 digit code reporting on whether the requested page was successfully served to the user
•    Bytes sent - The amount of data sent to a user who requested the webpage
•    User agent - The browser used by the user to access the webpage
•    Referrer - The page from which the user accessed the current page.

This information is used for generating traffic reports to allow Ability First Australia to analyse where people are going in the Site and for how long they are using it. The information is only viewed by selected staff within Ability First Australia and provides an understanding of which areas are most popular, so that the Site can continually be improved in line with what Site visitors want. Ability First Australia ensures that the IP address of Site visitors is not used to identify any particular individual.

Collection of information that does identify you
On-line forms
In some circumstances we may ask you to voluntarily provide us with certain personal information, for example our (including Members) Walk With Me event. We may use this personally identifiable information to contact you. However, we will not publish, give, trade or sell your personally identifiable information to anyone else without your permission. We will record your email address if you send us an email message. However your email address will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to any other mailing list without your consent, nor will it be passed on to any third parties.

If you have submitted information that personally identifies you to Ability First Australia through the Site and would like that information to be deleted from our records, please contact us. On receiving your request, we will remove the information and let you know when this has been done.

Credit card transactions
This Site uses a secure socket layer (Verisign). Credit card information is never stored by Ability First Australia.

Web site security
Visitors using our Site should be aware that the Internet is not a secure network and there is always a potential risk that your transactions can be viewed or intercepted.

Every endeavour is made to ensure that downloadable files are free from computer viruses or defects. The safest files to download are plain text (.TXT). Where users choose to download files from this Site or one of the sub-sites, they are responsible for taking the necessary precautions to check for viruses or corrupted files. Ability First Australia accepts no liability for any damages incurred to a user's computer system, data or software in connection with this Site.