The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has created this
privacy statement to demonstrate its commitment to protecting
personal privacy.
The ATSB seeks to adhere to the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World
Wide Web sites developed by the Federal Privacy Commissioner.
The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination
practices for this web site.
This privacy statement applies to all users who access this web
site.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or if you
have any privacy concerns, you should direct them to us by writing
to:
ATSB
Postal address:
PO Box 967
Civic Square ACT 2608
Australia
Information collected
When you browse this web site, our system automatically makes a
record of your visit and logs the following information for
statistical purposes:
- your server address;
- top level domain name (e.g.: .com, .net, .gov, .au, etc);
- the type of browser and operating system you used;
- date and time of your visit;
- the previous site visited;
- which pages are accessed;
- the time spent on individual pages and the site overall;
- which files were downloaded.
This information is analysed to determine this web site's usage
statistics.
However, no attempt will be made to identify individual users or
their browsing activities except, in the event of an investigation,
where a law enforcement agency (e.g. the Australian Federal Police)
exercises a warrant to inspect our service provider's log
files.
We collect no personal information about you unless you
voluntarily choose to participate in an activity through this web
site that involves the provision of personal information, such
as:
- sending electronic mail to this web site;
- participating in a survey on this web site;
- undertaking a payment or other transaction through this web
site;
- suggesting a link from this web site to an external web
site.
If you choose not to participate in these activities, your
choice will in no way affect your ability to use this web site.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file sent by the ATSB's web server onto the
user's web browser software when the user accesses this web site.
(An explanation of cookies generally can be found at the site of
the Australian Privacy Commissioner.)
Some parts of this web site may use a cookie to maintain contact
through a session. The cookie allows the ATSB to recognise you as
an individual as you move from one page of this web site to
another. This cookie will expire on the close of your browser
session or on the closing down of your computer.
Most Internet browsers are pre-set to accept cookies. If you
prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your Internet browser
to disable cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used.
No attempt will be made to identify anonymous users or their
browsing activities unless legally compelled to do so, such as in
the event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may
exercise a warrant to inspect the Internet Service Provider's log
files.
Google Analytics
In addition to web server logs, the ATSB website also uses
Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
('Google'). Reports obtained from Google Analytics are used to help
improve the ATSB website.
Google Analytics uses 'cookies' to help analyse how users use
the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of
the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and
stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating
your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for
website operators and providing other services relating to website
activity and internet usage. Google may transfer this information
to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such
third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google
will not associate your IP address with any other data held by
Google.
By using the ATSB website, you consent to the processing of data
about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out
above. Please refer to Google's Privacy
policy for further information.
Credit card
information
If you choose to pay for a service or product using the secure
credit card payment facility available at this site you will be
asked to provide your credit card details, your name, a shipping
address and your email address. These details are required so that
we can ship your order and a tax invoice / receipt.
The ATSB does not store credit card details. All transactional
data is stored on a secure site hosted by a Contracted Service
Provider (EWAY). EWAY employs industry standard 128-bit Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) security technology. SSL is cryptography
technology that uses special codes (public and private keys) that
encrypt credit card details and personal details sent over the
Internet. SSL encryption turns these details into an unintelligible
string of characters and symbols and makes it virtually impossible
to decipher. In addition, if a message is somehow tampered with,
SSL technology will detect the tampering and reject the
message.
The ATSB will not make an attempt to identify users or their
browsing activities. However, in the unlikely event of an
investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency
may exercise its legal authority to inspect our Internet Service
Provider's logs.
Use of Personal
Information Collected
Any personal information you choose to provide will only be used
for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be disclosed
to other persons or organisations without your prior consent or if
required by law.
The Internet is an insecure medium and users should be aware
that there are inherent risks transmitting information across the
Internet.
Information submitted unencrypted via electronic mail or web
forms may be at risk of being intercepted, read or modified. If you
do not wish to email or send an online form to The ATSB, you can
send mail by post.
Other sites
This site contains links to external web sites and this privacy
statement does not extend to external web sites. The ATSB is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external
web sites. For more information, refer to our disclaimer statement.
Contacting the Privacy Commissioner
Advice about the Internet and personal information can be found
on the Privacy
Commissioner's website.