Privacy and Copyright

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When you visit the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse website, our Internet Service Provider makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

the address of the referring site (ie the previous site that you visited);
your server's IP address (a number unique to the computer through which you are connected to the Internet);
the date and time of your visit; and,
the address of the pages accessed and the documents downloaded.

No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activity except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the Internet Service Provider's logs.

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 use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.

This site contains links to other sites. The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Copyright statement

Within this site is a range of copyrighted material, some of which remains the intellectual property of individuals, some of organisations or companies, and some by the Clearinghouse. While some materials are unambiguously in the public domain and can be accessed in a straightforward manner, other items from the site may be printed or downloaded for personal use only and all copyright and other proprietary notices must be retained. That means that, apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under copyright legislation, no part of this website may be reproduced, reused or transmitted in any form by means digital or mechanical, without the prior written permission of the publisher. No other material anywhere on this website may be copied (except as legally allowed for private use and study) or further disseminated without the express and written permission of the legal holder of that copyright. Material owned by the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse and so indicated, may be copied, provided that textual and graphical content is not altered and that the source is acknowledged. Permission is not given for any commercial use or sale of this material.

Disclaimer

The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse website has been designed and maintained for the purpose of providing information about resources, research, programmes in current practice, events and other activities centring on the prevention of domestic and family violence. The views expressed in this website do not necessarily represent the views of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Taskforce or the University of New South Wales.

While the Clearinghouse has attempted to make the information available on its website as accurate and complete as possible, the information has been provided in good faith, without any express or implied warranty. There is therefore no guarantee given as to the accuracy or currency of any individual item on the site or in the Clearinghouse publications, and the Clearinghouse accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by you as a result of any error, omission or misrepresentation in this website or in its publications.

Further, the Clearinghouse reserves the right to add, modify or delete any information on this website at any time. Changes will take place without prior notice. While we have made all reasonable attempts to exclude viruses from our website, we cannot ensure such an exclusion and accept no liability for viruses. Therefore, clients are recommended to take all appropriate safeguards before downloading information from this site.

The Clearinghouse has provided links to a number of other websites as a service to clients. This service does not mean that the Clearinghouse endorses those sites or material on them in any way. The hypertext links provided on the “Links” page do not imply any form of relationship between the Clearinghouse and any another organisation or individual. As the other websites are maintained by third parties over whom the Clearinghouse has no control, the Clearinghouse makes no representations as to the accuracy or any other aspect of information contained in those other websites. The Clearinghouse is also not responsible for any costs incurred through the use of any hypertext link.

The Clearinghouse respectfully acknowledges and honours the Gadigal people and Eora nation, on whose land the Clearinghouse office is located.