Privacy Disclaimer

ECOTEAM Disclaimer

This website contains information that is intended as a guidance tool.Errors or omissions can occur in the preparation of web pages. While the ECOTEAMmakes reasonable efforts to ensure that the material on this site is accurateand up-to-date when we publish it, we cannot guarantee this. Therefore, beforerelying on the material, users should independently verify its accuracy,completeness, relevance for their purposes and that it is up-to-date.

The material may include the views or recommendations of third parties,and does not necessarily reflect the views of the ECOTEAM or indicate acommitment to a particular course of action. The ECOTEAM has not verified theaccuracy of all information that has been provided by third parties.

Before any action or decision is taken on the basis of any material onthis website the user should obtain appropriate independent professionaladvice.

The listing of a person or organisation in any part of this website doesnot imply any form of endorsement by the ECOTEAM of the products or services provided by thatperson or organisation. Similarly, links to other websites are provided for theuser's convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those websites,or any associated organisation, product or service.

Users of this Internet website are also directed to our Privacy andCopyright notices below.

Privacy Statement

The ECOTEAM has a firm commitment to privacy in accordance with the PrivacyAct 1988 and the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websitesissued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. This statement discloses ourinformation gathering and dissemination practices for this website.

If you are submitting personal details or other personal informationover the Internet which you wish to remain private, please note that, while allattempts are made to secure information transmitted to this website, there is apossibility that information you submit could be observed by a third partywhile in transit.

Information logged

When you visit this website, our server logs the following informationwhich is provided by your browser for statistical purposes only:

the type of browserand operating system you are using;your top leveldomain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc);the address of thereferring site (for example, the previous site that you visited); andyour server's IPaddress (a number which is unique to the machine through which you areconnected to the Internet: usually one of your service provider's machines).

In addition, our server logs the following information:

the date and timeof your visit; andthe address of thepages accessed and the documents downloaded.

All of this information we use only for the purposes of statisticalanalysis, systems administration, monitoring of site security, customisation ofthe website to user needs, and evaluation, research and development. No attemptwill be made to identify users or their browsing activities, except in theunlikely event of an investigation where a law enforcement agency may exercisea warrant. Personal information of this nature will only be disclosed to thirdparties if required by law.

All personal data described in the preceding section is stored securely,and archived for a period of at least 12 months and possibly up to 7 years.

Electronic mail addresses

We will only record your email address if you send us a message. It willonly be used for the purpose for which you provide it, and will not be added toa mailing list unless you request that this be done. We will not disclose itwithout your consent, unless required by law.

Subscriptions/Logons

Some pages of this Internet website provide the facility for users to subscribeto email mailing lists or logon to restricted access areas. To subscribe/logonto these services users must provide either a valid email address or a specificuser name and password. These details will only be used for the purpose forwhich you have provided it and you will not be added to any other mailing listsunless you specifically request that this be done. Email mailing list addressesare stored on a separate server and can only be accessed by authorised ECOTEAM staff.Your email address will not be disclosed without your consent, unless requiredby law.

Cookies

A cookie is an electronic token that is passed to your browser and yourbrowser passes it back to the server whenever a page is sent to you.

Our server generates one cookie which is used to keep track of the pagesyou have accessed while using our server. The cookie allows you to page backand forwards through the website and return to pages you have already visited.The cookie exists only for the time you are accessing our server.

Please note that some browsers can be configured to allow cookies to beaccessed by servers other than the originating server. Most browsers can alsobe configured to notify the user when a cookie is received, allowing you toeither accept or reject it. You do not need to have configured your browser toenable the accepting or sending of cookies in order to use this website.

Cookies are not used for any other purpose at this website. We do notuse cookies to collect personal information.

Searches

Search terms that you enter when using our search engine/database arecollected, but are not associated with any other information that we collect.We use these search terms to ascertain what people are looking for at ourwebsite, and to improve the services that we provide.

Links to other sites

This website contains links to other sites. The ECOTEAM is notresponsible for the privacy practices or the content accuracy of thesewebsites.

User Feedback

We may seek feedback from our users in order to improve the serviceoffered by the site. Answering feedback questions is voluntary and does not inany way affect your access to the ECOTEAM . The ECOTEAM will not disclose this feedback to any third party, other than as required by law.

If you provide your email address or personal information to us in thecourse of providing feedback on this site, we may use this information tocontact you to seek further information or clarification regarding the commentsyou provide to us.

Copyright

The ECOTEAM retains copyright in the site as a whole and allmaterial on the site that is created by the ECOTEAM.

You may download, display, print and reproduce any of the material onthis site for your personal, non-commercial use or use within yourorganisation, provided that an appropriate acknowledgement is made (retainingthis notice), and that the material is not altered or subjected to derogatorytreatment. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all otherrights are reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rightsshould be addressed to the Executive Officer, ECOTEAM, 43 Ewing Street,Lismore, NSW, 2480 or via email info@ecoteam.com.au

The information is not to be passed off as your own. While we encourageyou to link to any part of this website, you are not permitted to frame anyparts of the site without the ECOTEAMS permission.

Users of this Internet website are also directed to our Disclaimer andPrivacy notices above.