Outback Travel Australia (OTA) is committed to protecting the
personal information of individuals. OTA makes sure that practices in
relation to personal information comply with the National Privacy
Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act), which regulates, among
other things, the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal
information.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
When you visit our web site we may collect the following information for statistical purposes:
· the user’s server address and country of origin
· the user’s top level domain name (eg. com., gov., etc) and internet service provider
· date and time of access
· pages accessed on our web site
· type of browser being used
· the previous site visited.
OTA will not make an attempt to identify users or their browsing activities except where required by or under law.
Your e-mail address will only be recorded if you send us a message via e-mail. The e-mail address will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided.
OTA does not provide any personal information provided by you to any third parties without your consent, except where we are legally compelled to do so.
Cookies
Cookies that are used in any part of the OTA website will not be utilised
for collecting personally identifiable information and will only be
used for internal management purposes. Cookies are pieces of data stored
on your hard drive containing information relating to your use of our
site. Cookies can make web sites easier to use by storing information
about your preferences on a particular site. Our web site makes very
limited use of cookies.
Use of Information Collected
Because your privacy is important, we will not sell, rent or trade your personal information without your consent.
Security of Information
This web site has security measures in place to reasonably protect
against the misuse of information under our control. Any access to, and
use of, information is restricted to authorised staff.
There are risks associated with the transmission of information over the
internet. If you use the internet to send us any information, including
your e-mail address, it is sent at your own risk. OTA can provide an
alternative method of providing information if you wish to avoid any
risk.
Access and Correction
The Act allows individuals the right to access personal information held about them.
OTA will take reasonable steps to correct information about you where the information is not accurate or complete.
To find out more about your rights regarding privacy, you can:
1. contact us by email
2. visit the Privacy Commissioner’s web site at www.privacy.gov.au