Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit https://www.pngaaa.org (the “Site”).

Personal information we collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.” We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

• “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
• “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
• “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make an inquiry through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, email address, and location.  We refer to this information as “Inquiry Information.” When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Inquiry Information.

How do we use your personal information?

We use the inquiry Information that we collect generally to respond to your questions, track our reach, and communicate with you. We also screen our inquiries for potential risk or fraud. We do not provide your information to advertisers of other products or services. Your information from forms you fill out on the Site is used to help us deliver relevant workshops, events, and content.  We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our program monitoring and evaluation, awareness and advertising campaigns).

Sharing your personal information

We share your Personal Information with Google Analytics and WordPress Stats to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.  We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here:  https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.  You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. As described above, we use your Personal Information periodically provide you with information about upcoming PNGAAA events and news. You may opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the emails. You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

• GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
• BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at:  http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Do not track

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Data retention

When you send a message or submit an application through the Site, we will maintain your Personal Information in a secure server for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

Contact us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@pngaaa.org or by mail using the details provided below: Ground Floor, Stage 2 Westpac Building, Waigani Drive , Port Moresby, NCD, 121, Papua New Guinea Read the full privacy policy