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The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) acknowledges and respects the privacy of individuals. We support and endorse the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 and will comply with these principles whenever personal information as defined by the Act is collected by us.
Information collected
When you look at this web-site, our server or our Internet Service Provider makes a record of your visit and may log the following information for statistical purposes:
Access to information collected
AFAO 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.
The above info information with exception of users' e-mail addresses will only be given to external agencies when independent evaluation is sought around a particular aspect of this site.
Use of information collected
We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. Your e-mail address will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and it will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent.
This site does not provide facilities for the secure transmission of information across the Internet. Users should be aware that there are inherent risks transmitting information across the Internet.
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In recognising the fundamental importance of information and education in working against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, materials produced by AFAO may be reproduced for non-commercial, personal research or educational purposes free of charge, provided the following citation is made: "Reprinted from [name of publication], published by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations".
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