AIHI Privacy Statement

AIHI’s Privacy Statement aims to provide a confidential and secure means of communicating with site visitors and of sourcing and recruiting consultants for our international project work. This statement is issued in compliance with the Information Privacy Act 2000 and reflects a commitment by the Australian International Health Institute (AIHI) to the protection and security of personal information disclosed via our website. This statement outlines the type of information that AIHI receives via the website and the procedures followed for its disclosure, security and storage.

AIHI website

AIHI manages its own website without the assistance of an external provider. The AIHI website is located on the general server of the University of Melbourne but is password protected.

When you visit our site, the following information is supplied by your browser:

• Your server address
• Your operating system (e.g. Windows, Mac)
• Your IP address
• Your top level domain name (e.g. .gov, .com, .au)
• The date and time of your visit to the site
• The pages you accessed and documents downloaded

We do not use or disclose any information that is registered by your browser without your prior written consent or where it is required by law.

Collection of information

AIHI receives personal information from site visitors when you send us an email message or complete and submit an online form. AIHI will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is not misused, lost or vulnerable to unauthorised access in any way.

Emails

AIHI respects the confidentiality of this correspondence and uses the information in accordance with the purpose for which it has been provided. AIHI will not add you email address to in-house mailing lists, unless provided for that purpose. AIHI does not exchange, sell or forward any personal information to marketing or recruitment agencies.

Online forms

AIHI requires interested consultants to complete a registration form and submit a CV in hardcopy or electronically. This information is used solely for the purpose of assessing a consultant’s suitability for an AIHI project. The information will be used in-house and any transfer of this information to another agency will only be done with your prior written consent. After 12 months, AIHI will seek your permission for your information to be kept on file and updated. Unauthorised information will be destroyed after this time.

Links

The AIHI website provides links to external sites that are recommended on the basis of interest and relevance to visitors. By clicking onto another site link, the visitor is no longer protected by the AIHI privacy statement.

Further information

For further enquiries or concerns, please contact the AIHI website manager on aihi-info@unimelb.edu.au.

[Issued and posted: May 2004]