This website is operated by The Housing Industry Association (HIA) and its related entities under the domain name www.hia.com.au/foundation (the website). A reference to HIA in this notice includes any related bodies corporate and related entities.

The HIA claims ownership of the intellectual property in the information and the design and other creative works contained on this website (excluding linked sites) unless otherwise specified or acknowledged. The creative works on this site are protected by copyright. Except to the extent permitted by relevant copyright legislation, you must not use, copy, modify, transmit, store, publish or distribute the material on this website, or create any other material using material on this Website, without obtaining the prior written consent of HIA.

The website, products, technology and processes contained in this website may be the subject of other intellectual property rights owned by us or by third parties. No licence is granted in respect of those intellectual property rights other than as set out in these Terms. Your use of this Website must not in any way infringe the intellectual property rights of any person.

Trade marks (whether registered or unregistered) and logos must not be used or modified in any way without obtaining the prior written consent of HIA.

The HIA created and maintains this website as an information service to its membership and others. None of the information provided here is represented or implied to be legal, accounting, financial or investment advice and HIA does not invite and does not expect any person to act or rely on any statement, opinion, representation or inference expressed or implied on this website. All visitors to this website must make their own enquiries and obtain their own professional advice in relation to any issue or matter referred to herein.

HIA does not accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions on this website and disclaims absolutely all liability for the consequences of any act or omission arising out of the use or otherwise of the information on this website. In no event shall HIA be liable for any loss or damage, directly or indirectly, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or the information set out herein or referable or linked to it and whether consequential or foreseeable or otherwise and howsoever arising.

By using the site or downloading materials from the site, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions as set out in this notice and (the Terms).

You acknowledge that access to some parts of the website may be provided subject to the acceptance of additional requirements or restrictions to those set out in these Terms. In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and any additional requirements, the additional requirements will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

Please note that photographs taken by HIA at events may be later used by HIA for promotional and marketing purposes. If you do not want to appear in such a photo, please advise the photographer at the time.

The Terms are subject to change at any time without notice and are effective as soon as posted to the website. Your continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any modification to the Terms.

Disclaimer

While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of the material contained in this website, much of it has been obtained from other sources and HIA does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information in this website. The information is by way of general commentary only, subject to change without notice, and does not constitute the giving of advice. HIA cannot be aware of your own particular circumstances and you should consult and rely on your own legal and financial advisers before making any decision using information obtained from this website.

HIA does not warrant that this website, or any attachment to it, is free from computer viruses or other malicious software, as these are constantly changing. HIA has no control over the contents of websites maintained by third parties, which may be accessible through websites maintained by HIA, and makes no endorsement, recommendation, representation or warranty with respect to such websites or any information on such websites.

To the extent permitted by law, HIA, its employees and agents disclaim liability (including liability by reason of negligence) to any person for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising as a result of any information, whether by reason of any error, omission, the currency or misrepresentation in the information or for any action taken by any person in reliance upon the information contain within this website or any other website which may be accessed through this website.

Security and privacy policy statement

This website is operated by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) using commercial web hosting facilities. HIA is committed to protecting the privacy of members of the public who use this website, in accordance with its legal obligations, as set out below.

The HIA website does not collect personal information about you except in the circumstances outlined below and in accordance with the following HIA privacy policy statement.

When you visit this website

When visiting this website, a record of your visit is logged. The following information is recorded for statistical purposes and is used to help improve the site. This information is supplied by your browser:

• The user’s server address
• The user’s operating system
• The user’s top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au or .uk)
• The pages accessed and the documents downloaded
• The previous site visited
• The type of browser used.

On each use a ‘session cookie’ is temporarily placed on your computer, which is used to maintain navigation information during your website visit. These session cookies are deleted at the end of each Internet session.

No attempt will be made to identify 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 Internet web server logs.

When you email us

When you email us, we need to know your first name, last name and email address. We use these details to send to you the information you request in the form that you require. We will not pass your personal information to anyone outside HIA without your consent.

Privacy and storage of information

The information you give us about yourself will be stored securely and used only for purposes relating to your donation to the HIA Charitable Foundation. It will not be disclosed except in aggregated statistical form in our Annual Reports, etc., where all identifying information will be removed. The HIA Charitable Foundation does not store your credit card information. Unless you tell us to the contrary, the HIA Charitable Foundation may contact you in the future with information we think you might find of interest.

Refund policy

Your donations to HIA Charitable Foundation are not refundable.

Any other information collected by HIA through this website, e.g. through the use of an online form, is also collected strictly in accordance with this policy statement.

Please note that photographs taken by HIA at events may be later used by HIA for promotional and marketing purposes. If you do not want to appear in such a photo, please advise the photographer at the time.

Links to other websites

HIA’s website may contain links to a number of third party websites. The personal information privacy and security practices of these third party web sites are not the responsibility of HIA.

Please contact HIA if you have any specific queries in relation to this website security and privacy:

HIA Charitable Foundation
ABN 47 561 403 935
79 Constitution Avenue
Campbell ACT 2612