Family Law Centre Web Site Privacy Policy The Family Law Centre Privacy Commitment: We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal
information. Online privacy concerns focus primarily on the protection
of user identifiable information which an individual reasonably expects
to be kept private. In general, you can browse the FLC web site without
telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself.
For security purposes, certain areas of the FLC web site will be available
only to members. Personal information will be required by FLC to obtain
membership. Visiting the FLC Web Site: As you travel about the FLC web site, read pages or download content, we keep track of which particular pages you are viewing and which content for download is of interest to you. However, none of this information is associated with you individually. This general information is gathered to provide us details as to how many people are visiting the web site, what information generates the greatest interest with visitors, what times of day people frequent the web site and the level of resources required. Through the gathering of such information, the FLC web site can be improved to make content more easily accessible and to make your visit that much more informative. What Personal Information does the FLC web site gather? For access to the bulletin board feature of the web site, registration
will be required for users. In this way, the FLC can ensure that the bulletin
board is not used for improper purposes. Registration will require first
and last name, age, sex and a valid e-mail address How does FLC use the Personally Identifiable Information that has been collected? FLC uses personally identifiable information in a limited number of ways. The primary way such information will be used is registration for the bulletin board feature of the site. The information is used for security purposes only, and will not be shared, sold or transferred to third parties. This personal information collected will not be used for any other purpose, unless that purpose has been disclosed to you, and you have consented to the use of that information for the purpose as described. In addition, the personal information will be retained for no longer then is necessary for this purpose. FLC may use non-identifiable information for a number of purposes including: 1) The sharing of statistics that describe how visitors to our site use
the information provided; What Are Cookies, and How Does FLC Use Them? Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer while you are viewing the Web site. These pieces of information allow the Web site to remember important information that will make your use of that site more useful. There are two common types of cookies, "session cookies" and "persistent cookies". Session cookies store information only for the length of time that you are connected to a web site - they are not written onto your hard drive. Once you leave the web site, the originator of the cookie no longer has the information that was contained on it. The information stored in "persistent cookies" is written onto your hard drive and remains there until the expiry date of the cookie. Currently, FLC does not use either session or persistent cookies on the web site. What Kinds of Security Measures do we take to Safeguard your Personally Identifiable Information? The security and confidentiality of your information is extremely important to us. We have implemented technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect guest information from unauthorised access and improper use. From time to time, we review our security procedures in order to consider appropriate new technology and methods. We restrict access to your personal information to those employees whom we have determined need to know that information and our employees are bound by a Privacy Code of Conduct. Does FLC Share Information with Companies or other Organisations? Unless we obtain the consent of the user, FLC will not sell, trade, or disclose to third parties any user identifiable personal information derived from the registration or use of the FLC web site. However we may be required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the user or others). When FLC uses other agents, contractors or companies to perform services on its behalf, FLC will ensure that your customer identifiable personal information is protected in a manner consistent with this Policy. FLC will not disclose private e-mail communications intended for the use of FLC except as required by law. Privacy Protection for Children Using the FLC Web Site: FLC recognises that children may not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested online. Accordingly FLC does not target children or teenagers (younger than eighteen years of age) for collection of information online and does not allow anyone else to do so on any FLC related web site. Changes in Practice: FLC will keep the Privacy Policy current and will inform you of any changes that we make to the policy through notifications on the home page of the FLC web site. Whom do I contact with questions or concerns about this privacy policy? If you have any additional concerns, please send an e-mail with your questions or comments to privacy@familylawccentre.com or write us at: Chief Privacy Officer
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