Privacy

Background

The Australian Memory of the World program welcomes the introduction of Commonwealth and State privacy principles, which strengthen our own existing ethical standards regarding the collection and use of personal information.

In the course of its functions the program may collect personal information.

This information is kept by the program in strict accordance with the appropriate legislation. Information collected will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected and all records and electronic data are protected from unauthorised use, or access. The disposal of information that is no longer required for such purposes will be carried out in accordance with legal and organisational requirements. This information will not be disclosed without consent unless required by law or a legal authority. Reasonable access to the information will be provided to individuals or their appointed representatives should they require details about personal information held.

If you have any concerns about your information, further information can be obtained by requesting it through the Contact page.

Additional information on the Privacy Principles can be obtained from the Federal Privacy Commissioner, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Telephone 1300 363 992, facsimile (02) 9284 9666, or www.privacy.gov.au

Internet privacy

The Australian Memory of the World program respects and acknowledges that your privacy is important and you have the right to control how your personal information is used. We do not collect any personal information on visitors to this website. However, in all things internet-related, logs are kept to record all manner of activity, and for all manner of reasons.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your web browser; however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

We will not attempt to identify visitors or their browsing activity. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation our hosting logs may be inspected by a law enforcement agency or other government agency exercising legal authority.

Surveys

Our online surveys sometimes ask visitors for contact information (such as an e-mail address). The visitor's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary about the survey in question, and is not used for any other purpose.

Junk mail and spam

Operators of this website do not send unsolicited bulk e-mail. Any correspondence received is archived only to allow us to respond to your message, and is not compiled for any other purpose.

Further issues

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact the Webmaster through the Contact page.