Privacy

Horiso Privacy Statement

Horiso has a firm commitment to privacy in accordance with the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websites issued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site. If you are submitting personal details, or other information over the internet which you wish to remain private, please note that, while all attempts are made to secure information transmitted to this site, there is a possibility that information you submit could be observed by a third party while in transit.

Information Logged

When you visit this site, our server logs the following information that is provided by your browser for statistical purposes only:

The type of browser and operating system you are using
Your top-level domain name (for example .com, .au, etc)
The address of the referring site (for example, the previous site that you visited)

and...

Your server’s IP address (a number which is unique to the machine through which you are connected to the Internet: usually one of your service provider’s machines)In addition, our server logs the following information:

The date and time of your visit
The address of the pages accessed and the documents downloaded.

All of this information we use only for statistical analysis or systems administration purposes. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities, except in the unlikely event of an investigation where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant.

Electronic Email Adresses

We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it, and will not be added to a mailing list unless you request that this be done. We will not disclose it without your consent.

Subscriptions

Some pages of this Internet site provide the facility for users to subscribe to email mailing lists. To subscribe to these services users must provide a valid email address. These email addresses will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and you will not be added to any other mailing lists unless you specifically request that this be done. Email mailing list addresses are stored on a separate server and can only be accessed by authorised Horiso staff. Your email address will not be disclosed without your consent.

Searches

Search terms that you enter when using our search engine are collected, but are not associated with any other information that we collect. We use these search terms to ascertain what people are looking for at our site, and to improve the services that we provide.