Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc.
Website Privacy
Statement
Personal Information
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. does not collect personal information about
website visitors without their consent. In cases when such information
is requested to provide a service or respond to an inquiry, visitors
only need to provide the minimal information necessary. Typically
personal information is collected:
- to allow us to respond to inquiries and requests,
or
- to allow access to an informational electronic
mailing list or data base.
Use of Server Logs
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. web servers log the standard information
about website users including the IP address of the user, domain of
the user, URLs visited, and the date/time visited. We use this
information to generate aggregate reports which summarize our website
traffic, which we use to improve our site and its usability for our
visitors. We do not attempt to track individual users and we do not
link the web log information to any other database with the purpose of
identifying individual website users.
Use of Cookies
The Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. website may make use of "cookies" in
order to identify user sessions and maintain information within
sessions. We do not use cookie information to identify users in any
way nor do we use the information given by users and stored in the
cookies to link to any other data.
Web Bugs
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. does not make use of "Web bugs"
(programs installed on your personal computer by a website to track
personal web usage) in any way, shape, or form.
How Is Personal Information Used?
Personal information is used by Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. only for
the purpose stated at the time it is collected, e.g. to reply to a
question or inquiry or to provide a requested service. Such personal
information is never used for secondary or unrelated purposes unless
otherwise requested or explicitly agreed to by the website user.
It is Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc.'s policy never to share, trade, sell
or otherwise disclose personal information to third parties without
their informed consent or direction except where required by law, e.g.
through subpoena, warrant or other legal process.
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. occasionally mails information about our
events to its online members. Personal information used for this
purpose is never shared with any other organizations. When requested
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. will delete personal information from
current operational systems.
Links to Third-Party Sites
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. provides a number of links to third-party
sites and assumes no responsibility for the information practices of
websites a user is able to access through ours. Melbourne Bushwalkers
Inc. encourages all web visitors to review the privacy policies and
statements of all externally-linked websites. There is no third-party
advertising on the Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. website.
Changes to This Statement
Melbourne Bushwalkers Inc. may change this Statement from time to
time; when updates are made, the Privacy Policy version date (located
at the bottom of this Policy) will also be updated to reflect that a
revision occurred. We encourage you to periodically reread this Policy
to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. This
Statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or
other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Issued 30th March 2005 |
