EMA Conference Centre Privacy Policy

Notice to Users:

Security Notice:
This website is part of a Commonwealth of Australia computer system. Emergency Management Australia uses software programs to monitor this website for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information in the system. By accessing this Web site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities. Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation is prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution.

Disclaimers:

Disclaimer of Liability:
With respect to documents available from this site, neither the Commonwealth of Australia nor Emergency Management Australia, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

Disclaimer of Endorsement:
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Commonwealth of Australia or Emergency Management Australia. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Commonwealth of Australia or Emergency Management Australia, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. The material contained herein constitutes Commonwealth copyright and is intended for your general use and information. You may download, store in cache, display, print and copy the information in unaltered form only. You may not re-transmit, distribute or commercialise the material without the Commonwealth's permission.

Links:
Links provided throughout this site are updated and tested regularly for reliability and suitability. However, despite our best efforts, links may fail and content may change without warning. EMA accepts no responsibility for the reliability, content or accuracy of information of any link provided.

Copyright Status:
EMA-authored documents are owned by the Commonwealth which retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these documents, or allow others to do so, for Commonwealth purposes. All documents available from this site may be protected under Australian and Foreign Copyright Laws. Permission to reproduce may be required. EMA is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced.

Privacy Notice:
Should a cookie alert appear while logged on to this site, please be aware it is not generated from the EMA website content. The only cookies Emergency Management Australia uses on its website are those generated by the siteserver software which may gather anonymous statistical information. Please be assured that EMA's use of cookie technology is NOT a covert attempt to either collect or analyze information on individual Internet users. We collect no personal information about you when you visit this website, unless otherwise stated, or unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and store certain information automatically:

The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (e.g., 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by yourInternet Service Provider (ISP)
Your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc),
The date and time you access our site
The pages accessed and documents downloaded,
The previous site visited, i.e., the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
The type of browser used

We use the summary statistics to help us make our site more useful to visitors, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining the site's technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas. This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this website, except when required by law enforcement investigation, and is only used as a source of anonymous statistical information.

Comments Sent by E-Mail:
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail message containing your comments, questions or booking requests. We use this information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. You will not be added to any mailing list, unless specifically requested. We will not use your e-mail address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it, without your consent. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.

Copyright Notice:
© 2003, Commonwealth of Australia
All material including graphics, logos, audio files and downloadable files contained on this web site constitute Commonwealth copyright and are intended for your general use and information. You may  download, display, print and reproduce text material on this site in unaltered form only (retaining this notice, and any headers and footers) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. You may distribute for purposes permitted under the Copyright Act, any copies of downloaded material in unaltered, complete form only (retaining this notice, and any headers and footers). All other rights are reserved.

IMPORTANT:
The material on this web site is provided for general information only, and on the understanding that the Commonwealth is not providing professional advice on a particular matter. The material may include the views or recommendations of third parties, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth, or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action. Links to other web sites are provided for the user's convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service. To link to any part of this of this internet site please request permission via the telephone (03) 5421 5280 or email the EMA Web Manager . This notice must not be erased.

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