Privacy and Security Policy
Privacy Policy
The Privacy Amendement (Private Sector) Bill 2000 recognises that people have the right to be protective of their personal details and places strict limits on how such information is collected and handled by private sector organisations (such as Stillbirth Foundation Australia). Any recorded information that can identify a person, and which may or may not be sensitive, for example, ethnic background or medical information, is subject to the legislation.
Stillbirth Foundation Australia respects the privacy of every individual and organisation that visits this Site or submits a response to any of the online forms or surveys provided. The following information describes how information about Site visitors is gathered, handled and used by Stillbirth Foundation Australia. These practices fully comply with the legislation.
Stillbirth Foundation Australia is dedicated to keeping your details private. Any information we collect in relation to you, is kept strictly secured. We do not pass/swap/sell any of your personal details with anyone. We use this information to identify your orders, provide you with monthly newsletters and communications (if applicable) and to personalise your shopping experience.
Gathering of information that does not personally identify you
In general, you can visit any part of this Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. However by using our Site you are consenting to the colection and use of certain information that does not identify you personally. The information that is collected is in the form of:
- Cookies: which are small amounts of non-identifying code that record the user's preferences when using a website. Cookies are only used if the user logs in with the 'Remember Me' checkbox selected. If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, you can disable this feature in your browser.
- Clickstream data: which is data that is collected as the Site visitor moves around within our site. This information is used for generating traffic reports to allow Stillbirth Foundation Australia analyse where people are going int he Site and for how long they are using it. The information is only viewed by selected staff within Stillbirth Foundation Australia and provides an understanding of which areas are most popular, so that the Site can continually be immproved in line with what Site visitors want. Stillbirth Foundation Australia ensures that the IP address of Site visitors is not used to identify any particular individual.
Collection of information that does identify you
Online forms
In some circumstances we may ask you to voluntarily provide us with certain personal information. We may use this personally identifiable information to contact you. However, we will not publish, give, trade or sell your personally identifiable information to anyone else without your permission. We will record your email address if you send us an email message and add you to our email database, which you may opt out of at any time. Your email address will not be passed onto any third parties.
If you have submitted information that personally identifies you to Stillbirth Foundation Australia through the Site and would like that information to be deleted from our records, please contact us. On receiving your request, we will remove the information and let you know when this has been done.
Credit Card Transactions
This site uses secure socket layer (SSL). Credit card information is never stored by Stillbirth Foundation Australia.
Security Policy
When purchasing from or donating to Stillbirth Foundation Australia your financial details are passed through a secure server using the latest 128-bit SSL encryption technology. 128-bit SSL encryption is approximated to take at least one trillion years to break, and is the industry standard.
Visitors using our Site should be aware that the Internet is not a secure network and there is always a potential risk that your transactions can be viewed or intercepted.
Every endeavour is made to ensure that downloadable files are free from computer viruses or defects. The safest files to download are plain text (.TXT). Where users choose to download files from this Site or one of the sub-sites, they are responsible for taking the necessary precautions to check for viruses or corrupted files. Stillbirth Foundation Australia accepts no liability for any damages incurred to a user's computer system, data or software in connection with this Site.