Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing information about your computer.  The use of cookies on websites is a common industry standard.  Cookies act as unique identifiers, used to distinguish between different users.  They enable us to track and target your interests and hopefully to enhance your experience on our web site.  For instance, by setting a cookie on the web site, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving you time whilst on our site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies.  If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent.  You may also be able to delete cookies from your hard drive at any time.  However, it is possible that some parts of our web site will not function properly if you reject or delete cookies.

Spamming

Spamming is sending mass unsolicited e-mails.  Management of Refuge Homes operates a “check-in” only policy so we’ll only send you promotional material if we have your permission, unless there is a legal or operational requirement for us to do so.  If at any time you wish to cease receiving those e-mails, you can always “check-out” by changing your details as described above.

Security of Personal Information

Management of Refuge Homes has taken reasonable precautions to protect the security of your personal information which it collects on our web site.  These include protection of passwords using industry standard encryption, provisions to preserve the security of the information in our own systems and to prevent unauthorised access, modification, use or disclosure, and back-up systems to prevent accidental or malicious loss of data. Unfortunately, there’s always a risk involved in sending information through any channel over the internet and when you send information over the internet that is entirely at your own risk. To the extent permitted by law, we will not be responsible for any unauthorised access or use of your personal information. When you register on the web site you will create a user name and password. You can play an important role in keeping your personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the web site. If you suspect that someone has your user name and password and you don’t want them to have it, please let us know or change them immediately. You can change or reset your password online through the “Updating Member Profile” section located on the members log in area. A few of our employees will have access to your Personal Information to a level that is necessary to enable them to perform their jobs.  They are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any Personal Information held by us.

Links to Third Party Websites

This web site contains links to other sites.  Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read and review the privacy policies and practices of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.  This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Notification of Changes to This Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so you are always aware of what information we collect from the web site, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.  If at any point we decide to use personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you by way of an e-mail to our last e-mail address held for you.  If you do not agree with how we intend to use the personal information, you may always “check out” and ask that we delete your details from our databases.  If you do not “check out” and request your details be deleted, you will be deemed to have consented to the use of the personal information in the different manner.  We will use personal information in accordance with the privacy policy published on our web site as updated from time to time.

Additional Privacy Information

If you are interested in obtaining additional information on privacy, you can visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner’s website at www.privacy.gov.au.

Security of Personal Information

Management of Refuge Homes has taken reasonable precautions to protect the security of your personal information which it collects on our web site.  These include protection of passwords using industry standard encryption, provisions to preserve the security of the information in our own systems and to prevent unauthorised access, modification, use or disclosure, and back-up systems to prevent accidental or malicious loss of data.