We recognise the
importance of protecting the privacy of information
collected about visitors to our sites, in particular
information that is capable of identifying an individual
("personal information"). This Internet Privacy
Policy governs the manner in which your personal information,
obtained through the web site, will be dealt with. This
Privacy Policy should be reviewed periodically so that
you are updated on any changes.
Your Personal
Information
Personal information about visitors to our sites is
collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted.
For example, we may need to collect such information
to provide you with further services or to answer or
forward any requests or enquiries. It is our intention
that this policy will protect your personal information
from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent
with applicable privacy laws in Australia.
How We
Collect Personal Information
In the course of providing our services, we collect
personal information in a variety of ways. For example,
information is collected when you:
ask
to be placed on one of our mailing lists,
apply
for a job with us,
make
an enquiry about our services,
visit
our web site, or
become
a client or debtor of the company.
Information
provided by you
You provide most of the personal information directly
to us and for a specific purpose.
How we
use the information we collect
Personal information that visitors submit to our sites
is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted
unless we disclose other uses in this Internet Privacy
Policy or at the time of collection. Copies of correspondence
sent from the web site, that may contain personal information,
are stored as archives for record-keeping and back-up
purposes only. You should be aware that we may use your
email address to contact you in the future. We will
not sell or pass on your details to third parties. Use
of the information for a secondary purpose
We may sometimes use the personal information we collect
for a secondary purpose, that is, for use in a way different
from the original reason for collection. We will only
do this in the following circumstances:
where you
have consented,
where the
secondary purpose is directly related to the primary
purpose, and you would reasonably expect us to use
or disclose the information in such a way, or
where we
are permitted or required by law, or it is in the
interests of public safety to do so.
Correcting
information
You can also request that information about you be corrected
or deleted. This is part of our commitment to take all
reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold
about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Disclosure
You should be aware that we may use your email address
to contact you in the future. We will not sell or pass
on your details to third parties.
Security
We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy
of personal information submitted to our site. Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be totally secure.
However, we will
endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the
personal information you may transmit to us or from
our online products and services. Once we do receive
your transmission, we will also make our best efforts
to ensure its security on our systems.
In addition, our
employees and the contractors who provide services related
to our information systems are obliged to respect the
confidentiality of any personal information held by
us. However, we will not be held responsible for events
arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.
Links to
other sites
We provide links to web sites outside of our web site,
as well as to third party web sites. These linked sites
are not under our control, and we cannot accept responsibility
for the conduct of companies linked to our website.
Before disclosing your personal information on any other
website, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions
of using that Web sites and its privacy statement.
Further
Privacy Information
For more information about privacy issues in Australia
and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal
Privacy Commissioner's website.
Astara
Consultancy Services
PO Box 8397, GCMC Qld 9726
0421 379 449 • info@astara.com.au • www.astara.com.au
