Privacy Statement

Council has an obligation to protect the privacy of site users. This statement describes what information is collected, and why.

Thank you for visiting the Bega Valley Shire Council web site (www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au) and reviewing our privacy statement, provided in accordance with the Guidelines for Government Websites issued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. Bega Valley Shire Council respects and protects the privacy of users. This statement tells you how we collect information and how we use it.

Statistical information
If you visit the Bega Valley Shire Council site to read or download information, the following information will be recorded for statistical purposes:

  • The date and time you accessed our site.
  • The pages you accessed and the documents downloaded.
  • The previous Internet address from which you linked directly to our site.
  • The Internet address to which you link directly from our site.

The above information is used to create summary statistics which allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, discover what information is most and least used, determine technical design specifications, and help us make our site more useful to visitors.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet web site sends to your browser when you access information at that site. The Bega Valley Shire Council site does not use cookies on any public areas of the site. For more information about Cookies and their use, please see the Cookies section on the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner site.

Contacting Bega Valley Shire Council by email
Your e-mail address will only be recorded by Bega Valley Shire Council if you choose to send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. We will not use your e-mail address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.

Links to other sites
This site contains links to other sites. Bega Valley Shire Council is not responsible for the privacy practice or the content of such websites.

Copyright

©2000/2001 Bega Valley Shire Council.

Title to all copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the CONTENT, and any copies of the CONTENT, are owned by Bega Valley Shire Council and/or its suppliers. The CONTENT is protected by copyright laws and international treaties. Therefore, you must treat the CONTENT like any other material protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. Usage of the CONTENTS is granted solely for the intended use that the material was originally published.

The content of this site is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of any such content may be reproduced, modified, adapted or published in any way for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and copyright should be addressed in writing to:

The General Manager
Bega Valley Shire Council
PO Box 492
BEGA NSW 2550

Disclaimer

Bega Valley Shire Council is committed to quality service and makes every attempt to ensure accuracy, currency and reliability of the data contained in these documents.

However, changes in circumstances after time of publication may impact the quality of this information. It is the responsibility of the user to make his/ her own decisions about the correctness of information found.

Confirmation of the information may be sought from originating authors or organisations providing the information.

Other sites
You are now leaving the Bega Valley Shire Council website. The Bega Valley Shire Council is not responsible for the privacy practice or the content of the website you are entering. The content of this website is not necessarily endorsed by the Bega Valley Shire Council in respect to any information, goods or services.

Council makes no representation or warranty that the Search Results will not contain links to material considered by some to be objectionable or in relation to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information provided in those Sites.

Links to third party promotions or advertisements are made subject to the stipulations provided by the identified third party. Any association with such parties are solely between yourself and that party. It is on this understanding that Council shall not be responsible or liable in respect to any matter associated with such links or promotions.

To the extent permitted by law, Council and its officers or employees will not be held liable in any way (including for negligence) for any loss, damage, cost or expense suffered or incurred by you or claims made against you arising from use of this link its unavailability, or in respect to any products, services or information advertised, offered or supplied through this Site