Privacy Statement

Privacy Policy

This policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it. With respect to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information*, the Australian Political Exchange Council (the "APEC") follows the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websites issued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner.

As a general rule, APEC does not collect Personal Information about you when you visit our site. You can generally visit our site without telling us who you are or revealing other Personal Information, unless you choose to provide such information to us. The information we receive depends on what you do when visiting our site.

Click stream data

When you look at this web site, our Internet Service Provider, IBMGSA, makes a record of your visit and may log the following information for statistical purposes -

• user's client address (IP address)
• date and time of visit to the site
• pages accessed and documents downloaded or uploaded
• where you were referred to the site from (if applicable)
• type of browser used
• name of the top level domain from which you access the Internet (for example, .gov, .com, .org, .au etc)
• previous Internet address from which you linked directly to our site

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 Website contains links to other sites. APEC is not responsible for the content and the privacy practices of other websites and encourages you to examine each site's privacy policies.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet website sends to your browser when you access information at that site. By using cookies, websites can track information about visitors' usage of the site. Note that some browsers can be configured to allow cookies to be accessed by servers other than the originating server.

The cookie is designed to timeout after 20 minutes of inactivity on the site and please note that most browsers can also be configured to notify the user when a cookie is received, allowing you to either accept or reject it.

Email management - collection of Personal Information

APEC will only record your email address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list unless specifically requested.

If you are a former delegate to APEC, we will only record your email address if you provide it to us.  Your email address will then be added to our records and will only be available to former delegates upon request.

If you do not wish to make your email address available to former delegates, please notify the Council Secretariat at auspol.exchange@finance.gov.au

We will expressly ask you for any other Personal Information and we will tell you how we intend to use that Personal Information if you choose to give it to us. If you wish to review and make any necessary corrections to your Personal Information, you can email us at auspol.exchange@finance.gov.au

If at any time you believe we have not adhered to the principles referred to in this privacy statement or have any other comments on these principles, please notify us by email at auspol.exchange@finance.gov.au

* The use of the term "Personal Information" in this privacy statement means any information from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.

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