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Australian Permaculture Information & Design Services
PO Box 311, Wingham, N.S.W, Australia, 2429.
PRIVACY & ETHICAL STATEMENT
Firstly we assure you that we do not collect
data on individuals visiting this website, other than general
statistics which helps us improve the website. We respect and
expect privacy. Our website does not track visitors unless it is
attacked. We dislike spam and never pass on any email addresses to mailing
lists or any third party.
Our webmaster was an activist and journalist
during the Australia Card Referendum vote which was defeated in favour of
privacy, and the subsequent establishment of the Australian Privacy Commission.
We have been an advocate of ethics on the internet, including: respect of
privacy, human rights and non-vilification; and adherence to media laws
including copyright and defamation; and consumer protection laws.
The www.permacult.com.au website has been audited and accepted by leading Health
ethics organisations, by government best practice, and by organisations offering
Seals of Assurance. This website was examined by the ACCC (Australian
Consumer & Competition Commission) in January 2002, given the a-OK and our webmaster was
asked by the ACCC to give media interviews in relation to a campaign by the ACCC
to sweep the internet looking for unscrupulous website operators.
CFIDS Health Site: Confidentiality of data relating
to individual patients and visitors to this medical/health website, including
their identity, is totally respected and guarded by this website. The website owners (Australian Permaculture Information & Design Services) undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health
information privacy that apply in the country and state where the website and
mirror sites are located (Australia and the United States of America).
Information Collection and Use
Australian Permaculture Information & Design Services is the sole owner of
the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this
information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this
statement.
Australian Permaculture Information & Design Services
collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
Registration to join communities
In order to join a community you must first complete the registration form and
provide your email address. We’ll use this information to send you the
community newsletter, contact you about the services on our site for which you’ve expressed
interest - and for no other purpose It’s optional to provide any other information but if you do, we can
provide a more personalised experience on our site.
Purchasing from this website (including courses)
Purchases made through this website are made with third party, Paypal. We
do not see the credit card numbers or banking details. Information such as
name, email and delivery address are recorded for delivery purposes. If we have trouble processing an order, we’ll use the
information to get in touch with you. We do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect your information. When you submit
sensitive information via the website, this information is protected both online
and offline.
Online: Our computers and server that the website is stored on, is secured by the latest
online security devices. All sensitive information such
as credit card number, is
encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry —
SSL.
While on a secure page the lock icon on the bottom of
Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes
locked, as opposed to unlocked, or open, as it is when you are just 'surfing'.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do
everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users'
information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted
in our offices.
Offline: Our data is backed up onto computers and disks and is not stored our
computers connected to the internet to avoid the possibility of hacking. Only employees who need the information to
perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service
representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are
kept in a secure environment.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an
email to security@1Earth.com.au
Cookies
We do not send cookies. It is possible that our advertisers may send a
cookie to help customise your viewing of their webpages. We have no access
to or control over these cookies. If you receive a cookie that you are
suspect about, we suggest that you do not accept it, or just delete it. In the
unlikely event that you receive a malicious cookie from a third party associated
with this site, we want to hear about it. security@1Earth.com.au
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. See the general
statistics data for this website. We share aggregated demographic information
below with our partners and advertisers.
This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual
person.
Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that
Australian Permaculture Information & Design Services
are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable
information. This Privacy & Ethical Statement applies solely to information collected by
this website.
Newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such
as name and email address. This is an opt-in system, and you can
opt-out at any time by using the links provided in the newsletter. Names
and email addresses are securely guarded.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and
you have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information
requested may include the optional of providing contact information (such as name and shipping address),
and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information
will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be
used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username.
Because we respect for the privacy of our
users, we offer the option to not receive these types of communications. Please
see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We send the user site and service announcement updates, if that option has been
selected at the time of registration for the newsletter. We communicate with you to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating to you account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code),
or if you no longer desires our service, we provide a webpage to correct,
update or remove your personal information. This can usually be done by emailing
or phoning our Customer Support at support@1Earth.com.au
Choice/Opt-out
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter, you may opt-out of receiving these communications by email at support@1Earth.com.au
The Opt-out procedure will appear at the foot of every newsletter.
Notification of Changes
If we to change our privacy policy, we will update it on our site so you
will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use
personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at
the time it was collected, we’ll notify you by way of an opt-in email. You’ll have
a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner.
We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the
information was collected.
| Analysis for the
www.permacult.com.au website
for the Month of Dec, 2001. |
Breakdown of Traffic by Continent
North America with 9133 sessions. (32.60 % of traffic)
South America with 20 sessions. (0.07 % of traffic)
Europe with 989 sessions. (3.53 % of traffic)
Asia with 2145 sessions. (7.66 % of traffic)
Australia & Oceana with 2853 sessions. (10.18 % of traffic)
Africa with 13 sessions. (0.05 % of traffic) |
Total page views recorded : 44754
The average number of views per page : 126.78
Page Views per Session Breakdown:
23477 (83.79%) sessions made 1 page view
4022 (14.35%) sessions made 2-5 page views
279 (1.00%) sessions made 6-10 page views
118 (0.42%) sessions made 11-20 page views
66 (0.24%) sessions made 21-50 page views
23 (0.08%) sessions made 51-100 page views
20 (0.07%) sessions made 101 or more page views |
Server Activity Totals for Period:
Total sessions served : 28019
Total hits made on server : 149354
Total page view hits : 46164
Total non page view hits : 103190
Total time spent by all sessions : 1571963 seconds
Total bandwidth : 1287022.37 kilobytes
Total search engine referred sessions : 4782 (17.07%)
Total referred session : 18176 (64.87%)
Total blind (no referrer) sessions : 5061 (18.06%)
Total referring domains tracked during period : 11 |
Website
'stickiness'
Time Spent per Session Breakdown:
25526 (91.10%) sessions lasted 1 minute
1302 (4.65%) sessions lasted 2-5 minutes
927 (3.31%) sessions lasted 6-15 minutes
182 (0.65%) sessions lasted 16-30 minutes
29 (0.10%) sessions lasted 31-45 minutes
14 (0.05%) sessions lasted 46-60 minutes
25 (0.09%) sessions lasted 61 or more minutes
The only other statistics which we retain
is page usage, which we regard as confidential commercial information.
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Disclaimer for health website:
I am NOT a medical professional.
I am a CFS - EBV sufferer who is relaying some of his experiences and
opinions. None of the information on these pages is to be construed as medical advice.
Please see a doctor for such advice. Due to the nature of my illness, I am unable to work for a
regular employer in my former occupation as a journalist, and have started this Website, it's mirror
sites and others, as an information resource and business.
Principles of this site & Privacy
Policy here.
Marcus Webb, Webmaster
© 2000-2009
1Earth Media. All Rights Reserved. Last update 26th January 2013
PO Box 311, Wingham, N.S.W, Australia, 2429.
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