WEBIS International is sensitive to the need to protect personal information and will make arrangements that are consistent with all legal requirements and which balance appropriately the principle of open justice and interests of individual privacy.
This page explains the type of information that is collected by the WEBIS International when users access its websites, how such information is used, under what circumstances and to whom it may be disclosed, and describes security measures in place on the website.
The WEBIS International is committed to protect privacy on this website and seeks to adhere to the Australian Information Commissioner's guidance for agency websites.
If you have any privacy concerns about the website, you should direct them to the Web Manager by emailing info@webis.com.au
A record of your visit to the main pages of this site is made and the following information is logged for statistical purposes only:
No attempt is made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the log file.
A cookie is a small piece of information that is placed on the user's hard drive while navigating a website. When a user revisits a website, the cookie allows that site to recognize the user’s browser.
Google Analytics is used by the WEBIS International to obtain statistics on how the websites are used. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (Google) which uses ‘cookies’ to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about use of the relevant website is transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to compile reports on website usage - such as volume of new and return visitors, which pages are the most popular and sources of website traffic. No personally identifying information about any user is recorded or provided to Google.
Users can opt out of Google Analytics if they disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript or install the opt-out browser add-on available from the Google Analytics website along with details on installing and uninstalling that add-on.
Cookies are also used for form identification and for browser preferences for display of results on WEBIS International website. None of these pages contain user information.
This website contains links to other sites. The WEBIS International is not responsible for the content and the privacy practices of other websites and encourages you to examine each site's privacy policy and make your own decisions regarding the accuracy, reliability, and correctness of material and information found.
When a user subscribes to these services, the WEBIS collects their name and email address.
For the management of subscription messages, the WEBIS does not use any third party providers and does not upload subscritoin information such as names and email addresses of subscribers to any third parties.
The WEBIS will also record your email address if you send it an email message. So we can provide any support required.
Email messages may be monitored by the WEBIS technology services staff for system trouble-shooting and maintenance purposes.
Any information you provide will only be used by the WEBIS for the purpose for which it was provided.
The Internet is an insecure medium however, and users should be aware that there are inherent risks in transmitting information across the Internet. Information submitted unencrypted via email may be at risk of being intercepted, read or modified. If you do not want your message sent by email you can post it to the above address.
The WEBIS takes all reasonable steps to protect the personal information it hold against loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure in line with the Australian Government’s Information Security Manual. These steps include the storage of personal information in secure facilities, taking regular encrypted backups of personal information we hold, audit and logging mechanisms and physical access restrictions to ensure only authorised government personnel have access to personal information.
Search terms are stored for reporting and service improvement purposes. Your searches are not linked to an identifier or your IP address.
The electronic filing section of this site uses an e-commerce industry standard security communications protocol (HTTPS) with up to 256 bit encryption to ensure all data transmitted between the user’s computer and the WEBIS Web Portal is secure. User payment information is then securely transmitted via the HTTPS protocol to the WEBIS acquiring bank. The WEBIS does not store the user’s credit card details at any time during this process.
A user may, however, choose to save their credit card details to be retained by the WEBIS eCom system within a template. If so, those details are encrypted, then stored in the WEBIS eCOM application. Security of this information is maintained in line with the Australian Government’s Information Security Manual.
All WEBIS web pages of this site have been secured for your privacy and protection. As you move about these secure areas your browser, depending upon your personal settings and options, might present you with a security alert. Security alerts differ depending on browsers and their configuration but their purpose is simply to alert you to the fact that you are entering, or leaving a secure area. You should not be alarmed by the appearance of these alerts. To ascertain that you are in a secure session check the status of the "security" padlock on your browser. The session is secure only when the padlock icon shows a closed padlock.
"Comodo CA" issues a certificate securing the site. You can verify the source of the certificate by viewing it.