Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy Statement as at April 2001

Disclaimer

We invite all interested people, both within and outside Government, to make use of the Audit's reports, information, its Atlas and products in whatever way meets your needs. We encourage you to discuss the Audit findings with the various partners and contributors that have prepared this information. Partners and contributors are referenced within each section of the Atlas and in other Audit products. The Commonwealth accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material contained in this site and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.

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Privacy Statement for the National Land and Water Resources Audit website.

In accordance with the guidelines for Federal Government websites issued by the Federal Privacy Commissioner, the National Land and Water Resources Audit provides the following statement.

Record of visit to the Audit's website

Every visit to this site is automatically logged to enable us to improve the site and services. For example, analysing the website usage information helps us determine how long an individual spends on a given page and the sequence of pages that are read. This is extremely valuable information for determining the effectiveness of the website. This information will not identify you personally nor do we track information about individuals and their visits.

Your browser supplies the following information:

No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except where otherwise required by law. For example in the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency may exercise their legal authority to inspect the service provider's logs.

The Australian Natural Resources Atlas uses cookies to maintain the link between the user's web browser and the application server during a user session. These cookies do not contain any personally identifying information.

Collection of personal information

Personal information is collected if you choose to subscribe to auditinfo or provide comments about the Australian Natural Resources Atlas. When you e-mail us at info@nlwra.gov.au or atlas@nlwra.gov.au :

We do not provide your information to any private organisation nor collect information for commercial marketing.

It's important we point out that some information, including that collected for "Auditinfo" and for "get involved" is collected as plain text.

Further, to subscribe/unsubscribe a user you just need to know their email address - so anyone could subscribe or unsubscribe anyone else if they knew their email address

Security

Once the Audit receives information from you either via e-mail or any other means, the information is in a secure environment. Your personal information will not be released unless the law permits it or your permission is granted.

You need to be aware of inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the Internet.

If you have concerns in this regard, the Audit has alternative methods of obtaining and providing information, including telephone, postal mail and fax.

Further information

If you have further concerns regarding our privacy guidelines please contact us either directly for advice or via our e-mail, info@nlwra.gov.au you may also obtain further information from the Privacy Commissioner's website, www.privacy.gov.au

Links to Other Sites

Our Website has links to many other federal agencies. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. Other sites may not have a privacy policy other than that covered by common law. The Commonwealth cannot guarantee the quality of information on any other website."