Privacy Policy
The American Institute For Foreign Study (Australia) Pty Ltd (AIFS) respects the privacy of visitors to our website. The information below explains why we collect information from you and what we do with that information. The privacy policy applies to all information supplied to AIFS, including via this website.
Purpose of Collection
AIFS collects personal information about you for the purpose of providing cultural exchange programs and associated services. This also includes the following purposes:
- to determine whether you are eligible for the program/services about which you requested information
- to notify you about changes or news relating to the program/services about which you have
- requested information to send you information on related AIFS products/services which we think you may be interested in
- to notify you about changes to our web site
- and to ask your opinion to help us improve our service
We only ask for information that is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
You may opt-out of these communications at anytime. If you do decide that you no longer want to be contacted by us or to receive information from us, please send an email to info@aifsaustralia.com (Camp America & Au Pair in America) or Sydney@aifsaustralia.com (Work & Travel Australia) and we will remove you from our mailing list. For other forms of communication you may also contact us by post, fax or telephone. Instructions on how to remove yourself securely from our email list can also be found at the end of every email you receive from us.
Collection
AIFS collects all personal information directly from the individual, except in the case of references.
Disclosure
We will not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any information we hold about you to anyone outside AIFS and our recognized partner organizations. We will only disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on AIFS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of AIFS, the site or the users thereof, and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of AIFS, the site or the public.
Security
Personal information collected by AIFS and our websites is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. At present, we centralize some records of personal information for all AIFS operations, including this website, in the United States. Therefore, we may perform some of our data processing of your personal information outside of your country of residence, for example in the United States. To do this, we may transfer your personal information internationally to other countries including the United States. AIFS will protect your personal information no matter where we process or store your data by following this privacy statement.
Note: By submitting your personal data to AIFS, you hereby consent to this transfer of your personal information.
Accuracy of your personal information
Personal information held by AIFS can be updated at anytime to by contacting
02 8235 7000 or
03 9836 0111:
Privacy Officer
AIFS Australia
PO Box Q577
Queen Victoria Building
NSW 1230
Australia
External Links/Contacts
Our sites contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. The inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators.