The project partners are strongly committed to protecting your privacy while interacting with our websites.
The following Web Privacy Statement sets out how we will deal with personal information related to the content and use of its websites.
Collection of information
1) Automatic logging of information
IP addresses are used to administer the website and to diagnose problems. An IP (Internet Protocol address) is the address of a computer. We use it to track your session, with the information used for statistical purposes eg. numbers and frequency of visitors to the website.
When you visit our website to read pages or download information, the following information is automatically collected – the user’s server address, the user’s top level domain name (eg .com, .gov, .au etc), the date and time of the visit to the site, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous referring site visited and the type of browser used. No attempt will be made 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 the Internet Service Provider’s logs.
This site visit data is anonymous information, aggregated for analysis, with identifiable characteristics removed: this aggregate data may be provided to other people. Recording usage patterns helps us to identify popular areas of our site, and helps us work to improve and develop the site.
For security reasons, we use software programs to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. It is a criminal offence to interfere with computers or data.
2) Collection of personal information
The CAMD IYB project collects personal information (name, email address or postal address) when you provide it to receive specific advice. This information is stored in secure databases. The information will be used only for its intended purpose, or directly related purpose, as stated on the pages or forms where you submit it, and will not be added to a mailing list, unless this is the purpose for which you have provided the information. The information you provide will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.
Certain personal information may be required eg name, email address, billing address, credit card number, to provide a service or product to you. This information may also be used to inform you of additional related products and services which may interest you. You can choose not to receive such information. We may ask about your interests but it is your choice as to whether you respond or not.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that a website can store on a user’s computer and are used for keeping the “state of a user session” i.e. remembering who you are from a page requesting information to supplying it. The cookies that are used by the website do not collect any personal information and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are.
We use cookies to measure certain visitor patterns, including areas of the website you have visited. This research is used to help us understand user habits, so the website can be improved.
If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your Internet browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. Refusal will make some parts of our websites inaccessible, unusable, or behave strangely.
Disclosure
The project partners may be required on occasion to disclose your personal information to third parties eg if required by law or to provide the service you requested. For example, if you successfully apply for a seed finding grant it will be announced publicly.
Under no circumstances will the partners sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing your personal information.
External links
This site contains links to other sites. The CAMD IYB project is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
Interacting with CAMD IYB – Commenting, Your Say, etc
There are interactive features on the website eg videos, images, tweets.
This information becomes available to anyone with access to the Internet. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. Online information is accessible to millions of users all over the world, may be indexed by search engines and copied and used. Once published on our websites, we have no control over its subsequent use and disclosure. If you post personal information online, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Please do not post any information that you do not want seen in these public areas.
The project officers monitor content regularly but if you encounter any message or image which you consider offensive or in breach of our conditions, please alert us immediately.
Access, correction and concern.
The personal information you provide is accessed only by authorised persons.
The project partners will take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is accurate, complete and up to date. Should you wish to access or amend this information, or have any questions about this privacy policy please contact the Project Secretariat.
