Four Corners Emigration's Online Privacy Policy

Four Corners Emigration (Australia) Pty Ltd understand the importance of privacy and are committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of any information you provide to us in our usual course of business dealings with you. We know that providing personal information is an act of trust and we take that seriously. This statement sets out our policy for dealing with personal information obtained from this site.

We believe that our privacy policy complies with the relevant laws. Regardless of the nature of the information that you provide to us you can be certain that we will confidentially handle it and only use or disclose that information in ways that are explained in this statement or where we are required to use or disclose the information by law.

Throughout this Privacy Statement, the term "personal information" means information which identifies you as an individual or from which your identity can be reasonably ascertained. Examples of personal information are your home address, your email address and your home telephone number

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Collecting Your Information

We may collect personal information from you when you instruct Four Corners Emigration to provide you with an immigration service, or have business dealings with us. The personal information which we may collect through the website includes:

• Your name and address details, email address, telephone and fax numbers, job description;
• The content of electronic forms you submit via the website, requesting us to provide services or information;
• Any messages or comments you submit to us via the website (eg. through an email or "Contact Us" form);
• Information collected when you participate in an online survey. When you visit this website or download information from it, our Internet Service Provider (ISP) makes a record of your visit and records information such as your internet address, your domain name if applicable, the date and time of your visit to the website, the documents you have downloaded, and links from other sites that you have followed to reach our website. However, this information is anonymous and is only used for statistical and website development purposes.

How Do We Use and Disclose Information Collected ?

We use personally identifiable information, which you provide to us, to respond to your requests and to provide you with information about Four Corners Emigration's services. For example, if you send us an e-mail message requesting information, we will use your e-mail address and other information you supply to respond to your request. We may use your personal information to tell you about other Four Corners Emigration services however, we will give you an opportunity to decline to receive further information. If you send us a resume or CV to apply online for a position with Four Corners Emigration we will use the information provided to match you with available opportunities.

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Do we use "Cookies" ?

"Cookies" may be used in our site to enhance your online experience. Most browsers now recognize when a "cookie" is offered, and permit you to refuse or accept it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer or your Internet service provider. We do not use "cookies" to track the navigational habits of identified visitors.

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Storage and Security of Your Information

Four Corners Emigration will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information which we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Your information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. In addition, our employees who provide services are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Four Corners Emigration.

Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that information exchanged via the internet may not be accessed and used by people other than the intended party. Therefore, if you send any information to us via the internet, it is sent at your own risk.

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Access to Information Collected

If you wish to request access to any personal information which we hold about you, please contact us by sending your request and contact details to Privacy@4-corners.com.au.

If you wish to access the personal information we hold about you on our current records, we can provide you with a copy of the relevant information without charge for the cost of providing this type of access to these current records.

However, please be aware that you only have a legal right to seek access to personal information about you collected by us prior to 21 December 2001 if we use or disclose that personal information after that date and if providing access will not cause Four Corners Emigration an unreasonable administrative burden or unreasonable expense. If you do wish to access personal information collected by us prior to 21 December 2001, then please contact our Privacy Officer to discuss whether access may be available. If we do provide access to old records, please note that we may charge you for the cost of providing such access.

We may deny your request in some circumstances. If this occurs, we will give you our reasons.

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How You Can Help Us

If you think that any of the information we hold about you is inaccurate or out of date, please contact your local office and we will review the relevant information.

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Do We Share Personal Information ?

We do not share personal information with third parties except as necessary to carry out our business, as required by law or other legal processes, or with your permission, and we never sell your personal information.

Four Corners Emigration recognises its responsibility for protecting the privacy of your personal information. If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personal information, please contact us.

Privacy@4-corners.com.au

Tel: +61 2 9004 7235
Address: Privacy Officer - P.O. Box A46, Sydney South, NSW, 1235, Australia

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