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This policy covers user privacy, system security, and information
collection practices. This Privacy Policy Statement applies only to this
site.

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

Site Management Data
Use of “cookies”
Consent to Voluntary Information Collection and Sharing
How e-mail is handled
How information is used
How long information is retained
Interaction with Children
Information Protection
Conditions under which the information may be shared with other Federal
agencies

Dispute Resolution

Site Management Data


For each HTTP (which is what your Web browser generates when you request a page or part of a page
from a Web site) request received, we collect and store only the following information:

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

[(a) administer the website;]

[(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;]

[(c) enable your use of the services available on the website;]

[(d) send you goods purchased via the website, and supply to you services purchased via the website;]

[(e) send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you;]

[(f) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;]

[(g) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;]

[(h) send you [our newsletter and other] marketing communications relating to our business [or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties] which we think may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);]

[(i) provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;]

[(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;]

[(k) keep the website secure and prevent fraud;]

[(l) verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the website [(including monitoring private messages sent through our website private messaging service)]; and]

[(m) [other uses].]

We use the information that we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different areas of
our sites, and to help us make our sites more useful to visitors. This includes analyzing these logs
periodically to determine the traffic through our servers, the number of pages served, and the level
of demand for pages and topics of interest. The logs may be preserved indefinitely and used at
any time and in any way necessary to prevent security breaches and to ensure the integrity of the
data on our servers.

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The use of “cookies”


To better serve our visitors, we use technology to track new and returning visitors actions while
on the website. These small files are commonly referred to as “cookies.” Our cookies
don’t not contain any personally-identifiable information.

Cookies are small files that Web servers place on a user’s hard drive. They can serve several
functions:

We will retain data the technology makes available only as long as required by law, or specific
program need.

If you are concerned about the potential use of the information gathered from your computer by
cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. You can remove or block
the use of web measurement and customization technologies by changing the setting of your browser to
block cookies>
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Consent to Voluntary Information Collection and Sharing


All the information users submit to this site is done on a voluntary basis. When a user clicks the
“Submit” button on any of the Web forms found on this site they are indicating
voluntarily consent to the conditions outlined in this policy. We do not collect personally
identifiable information (e.g., name, address, phone number, e-mail address) unless you provide it.
In all cases, the information collected is used to respond to user inquiries or to provide services
requested by our users.

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How e-mail is handled


We use information you send us by e-mail only for the purpose for which it is submitted (e.g., to
answer a question, to send information). In addition, if you do choose to provide information, it is
only used to respond to your request (e.g., addressing a package to send you pamphlets or booklets)
or to provide a service you are requesting (e.g., email notifications). Information we receive by
e-mail is disclosed to the public only pursuant to the laws and policies governing the dissemination
of information.

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How information is used:


The information this site collects is used for a variety of purposes (e.g. user
survey forms). We make every effort to clearly disclose at the point of collection how information
is used and allow our Web site visitor to determine whether they wish to provide the
information.

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How long information is retained


We destroy the information we collect when the purpose for which it was provided has been fulfilled
unless we are required to keep it longer by statute, policy or both.

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Interaction with Children


This site might offer educational content to children under 13. No personally identifiable information is
collected from these visitors unless voluntarily submitted as a request for information or services.
The information collected is used to respond to user inquiries or to provide services requested by
our users.

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Privacy Act System of Records


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Information Protection

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this
computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to the information
on our Web sites. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service
are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable laws.

Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify
individual users or their usage habits.

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Conditions under which the information may be shared

We may disclose your personal information insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

[(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling; and]

[(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.]

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

This site may share information received from its Web sites with appropriate law enforcement and homeland security officials.

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Dispute Resolution

If for some reason you believe this site has not adhered to these principles, please notify the
us by e-mail at . If our web pages are not fully in compliance with our stated
policies, they will be corrected.

(Addition 1) Security of your personal information
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.
You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
(Addition 2) Policy amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
(Addition 3) Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:
(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at US $20); and
(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity [(for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address)].
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes[, by sending an email to us]. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.
(Addition 4) Third party websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.
(Addition 5) Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

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