Privacy statement
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework) is committed to protecting
the privacy of your personal information. All personal information collected by
the Framework is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. Information on the Commonwealth
Privacy Act 1988 can be found on the
Federal Privacy Commissioners web site.
Security of information
Our web environment, internal network and databases are protected from unauthorised
access using current technologies.
You should be aware that there are inherent risks associated with the transmission
of information via the Internet. For those who do not wish to transmit specific
information across the Internet, the Framework provides alternative ways of providing
information. For example, forms may be printed and lodged by fax or post.
The data we collect
Emails and electronic forms
We will record your email address only if you send us a message. Your personal information
will only be used for the purposes for which you have provided it. Your email address
will not be added to a mailing list, unless you subscribe this information to a
mailing list provided via this site.
Where you choose to send us a completed electronic form that includes your personal
details, we collect personally identifiable information, such as name, address and
email address and other contact or request details.
The information collected by email or electronic forms will be used only for the
purpose for which you provided it, and we will not disclose it without your consent,
except where authorised or required by law.
Information provided to a third party will only be done so for the purposes for
which you provided your information. The privacy policy of any third parties receiving
the information must be as stringent as the Framework's policy otherwise the information
will not be passed on.
Website statistics
When you look at this web site, our Internet Service Provider makes a record of
your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:
- the user's server address
- the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
- the date and time of visit to the site
- the pages accessed and documents viewed
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser used
- the platform used (Windows, UNIX etc.)
- the search terms you typed in if you found us via a search engine.
The data listed above is collected for the following purposes:
- website and system administration, including monitoring to prevent security breaches
- enhancement of the web site
- research and development.
Publishing personal information
We will only publish personal information on this site if it has been collected
for this purpose with your express knowledge, and if you have consented to the disclosure.
When giving such consent you should be aware that information published on this
site is possibly accessible by millions of users globally, that it will be indexed
by search engines and that it may be copied and used by any web user. This means
once the information is published on this site, we will have no control over its
subsequent use and disclosure.
No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities, except in
the unlikely event that a law enforcement (or other government) agency exercises
a legal authority to inspect ISP logs (eg, by warrant, subpoena, or notice to produce).
Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of information stored on your computer by a website server.
It is information that your web browser sends back to the web site server whenever
you revisit a site. We currently do not use cookies for any purpose.
Links to other sites
This Privacy Statement does not apply to websites linking from flexiblelearning.net.au.
When you link to another site we recommend you read the privacy statement of that
site.
The Framework does not guarantee secure transmission of data transmitted via its
website. Do not provide any secure personal information online such as a password
or credit card number or information that you wish to keep confidential.
Online privacy statement comments
The Framework welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe
we have not adhered to this statement please contact the Framework by email at
enquiries@flexiblelearning.net.au.