Privacy Policy
The purpose of this document is to set out the policies of Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia in relation to the collection, holding, use and disclosure by Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia of personal information relating to an individual. These policies are in addition to Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia general Terms of Use governing the website and should be read in conjunction with the said general Terms of Use.
For these purposes, personal information is information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.
1. Your Personal Information
Scientifiques Sans Frontiers Australia recognises that your privacy is important and that it is your right to control and keep personal information private. Scientifiques Sans Frontiers Australia understands that you provide your personal information in confidence and Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia is committed to protecting your personal information.
2. Collecting information on website visitors
Whenever you visit Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia website, our servers may automatically record general information about your usage of the service, including which pages you visit, when you visit, how often and for how long. This data is always used as aggregated, non-personal information and is intended solely to help improve and enhance Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia services to you. This general information collecting is done for the purpose of improvement of the online service.
3. Collecting information on Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia Members
Scientifiques Sans Frontiers Australia will not use or disclose any information about you without your consent, or access your communications on our website, unless: required by law; we believe it necessary to provide you with a service which you have requested; to implement our terms of use; to protect the rights or property of Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia, or any member of the public; to lessen a serious threat to a persons health or safety.
Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia recognise the trust you place in us when you give us personal information. We will not give any of your personal information to advertisers or any other organisation without your express consent.
4. Storage and Security of personal information
Every effort is made to ensure the security of the Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia website. Any information which it holds for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. In addition, Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia employees, volunteers and contractors who provide services related to information systems are obligated to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia. However, Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information.
5. Links to other sites
Our policy discloses the privacy practices for the Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia website, but links to other web sites are provided. When you leave the Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia website, you will be going to sites that are beyond our control. We try to ensure that links that leave our site are clearly labeled. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. The privacy policies are procedures described here for Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia do not apply to any external links. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours, especially if you share any personal information. You are the best person to project your own privacy.
6. Privacy and website changes
From time to time, Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia policies will be reviewed and may be revised. Scientifiques Sans Frontieres Australia reserves the right to change its privacy statement at any time and notify you by posting a revised version on the website.
7. Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this website, or your dealings with Scientifiques Sans Frontiers Australia you can contact us in the following ways:
Email: ssfaus@ssfaustralia.org
Post: SSF Australia, PO Box 4237, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
8. Further information about Privacy
For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australia Federal Privacy Commissioners website.