The Australia Malaysia Business Council Incorporated (Victoria) believes that all information given in the course of or in connection with this website (whether by AMBC or its officers and contractors) is accurate and reliable. However, no warranty of accuracy or reliability as to such information is given, and no responsibility for loss arising in any way from or in connection with errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence) is accepted by the AMBC Victoria Inc or by any of its officers or contractors.

AMBC Victoria Inc. does not warrant or represent that the information provided on this website is free of any computer virus or any defects or errors. The AMBC is not liable to visitors to its website or any other party for any loss or damage however caused, whether by negligence or otherwise, resulting directly or indirectly from the downloading or use of any files or material on its website, and AMBC's liability in such an event is limited to the re-supply of it's own files from this website. The AMBC recommends that prior to using any downloaded file users should carry out an appropriate virus check.

Copyright Policy

All of the material, images, photographs, or illustrations displayed on this website (i.e. www.ambc.org.au) is © Copyright, Australia Malaysia Business Council (AMBC) Victoria Incorporated, 2000 unless otherwise specifically noted.

Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this site is prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted below without the written permission of AMBC Victoria Inc . The information at this site may be downloaded onto a disk or printed for your personal use provided that you include this copyright notice on each copy, that you make no alterations to any of the pages and do not use any of the information in any other work or publication whatsoever whether the publication is paper based or electronic. AMBC Victoria Inc neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the website will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with AMBC Victoria Inc. No part of the information on this website may be distributed or copied for any public or commercial purposes.

Any unauthorized use of the material or images included on this website may violate copyright laws, trade mark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. All trade marks mentioned on this site belong to the respective owners.

You are prohibited from unlawfully using any of the copyright content and passing off content from this website as your own. You are not permitted to "mirror" or "frame" this website within another website, and/or copy all or parts of this website for reuse on your or another website.

Privacy Policy

The AMBC Victoria Inc's website and its contents are hosted over the internet through its web site address www.ambc.org.au.

The various services and information offered by AMBC may/will retain user and or/client information or any preference data collected through its sites in order to enable it to improve its services for its clients and users.

At AMBC Victoria Inc our paramount concern is the responsible use of information that users and clients share and disclose to us. AMBC Victoria Inc commitment towards guaranteed confidentiality and privacy at all times is clearly tailored out in our Privacy Policy.

This document details the policies of AMBC regarding Internet privacy issues to help users and clients understand the roles technology and electronic commerce play in the collection and use of information provided. AMBC Victoria Inc wishes to disseminate information regarding user confidence by promoting the principles of disclosure and fair information practices at this site.

I.What personal information does AMBC Victoria Inc collect?
AMBC Victoria Inc logs IP addresses for systems administration purposes and to tailor for our users' sessions. This will give AMBC Victoria Inc an overview on parts of our site that users are visiting. We also collect information that users provide to us voluntarily, which include subscription, memberships, entry and other relevant articles. AMBC Victoria Inc gathers the information to better understand its users and to improve its electronic trading services to answer their needs.

A.Registration Information
AMBC Victoria Inc requires users to supply Company Information during the "becoming a member" process, prior to using the service on a voluntary basis. Specifically, users must supply the following: Company Name, Address, Telephone/Fax Numbers, Contact Details, Web Address, Areas of Operation and company profile. Unless AMBC Victoria Inc specifically discloses to users at the time of collection, or with the user's consent, AMBC Victoria Inc does not provide any of the above information to a third party.

B.Profile Information
Users of AMBC Victoria Inc also supply certain profile information. Unless AMBC Victoria Inc specifically discloses to users at the time of collection, or with the users' consent, AMBC Victoria Inc does not provide any of the Profile Information to any third party.

II.AMBC Victoria Inc use of User Information
AMBC Victoria Inc reserves the right to perform statistical analysis of user behaviors and preferences in order to measure users' relative interests in the various areas of the Web site for product and services development purposes. The analysis information AMBC Victoria Inc collects is for internal use only to improve the content and services of its Web site; to customize the content and/or layout of its pages. In return, users will benefit from improved quality of services. Users will also be updated of AMBC Victoria Inc's continuous improvement via email.

III.Cookies and AMBC Victoria Inc
Cookies are essentially identification cards that are stored as very small text files in the user's hard drive by the server. They can only be read by the server that gave them to the user, in this case, AMBC Victoria Inc. Cookies are unable to execute any codes or viruses. Being a universal login for users, cookies help AMBC Victoria Inc to understand users' personal experience with our services by, for example, telling us if they have returned to our site or which advertisements users have seen before.

From the information stored in cookies, AMBC Victoria Inc can learn what is important and useful to users. The information will also tell AMBC Victoria Inc which pages or data are not needed or wanted by users, therefore eliminating any wastage. AMBC Victoria Inc , in turn, will become more efficient and focussed on the improvement of services and products for users.

IV.Disclosure to Third Parties
Unless AMBC Victoria Inc specifically discloses to users at the time of collection, or with users' consent, AMBC Victoria Inc does not provide any personally identifying information to any third party. However, if subpoenaed or ordered by a court of law, AMBC Victoria Inc will have to disclose individual personal information to proper authorities.

V.Opting-out
While registering as a member of AMBC Victoria Inc, the user can indicate on the registration from that he or she wishes to "opt-out" from receiving the service by deactivating his/her data at the "preference" section. By "opting-out", the membership will be discontinued immediately. However, the user still has ownership over his/her data.

For Mailing List services, the user can unsubscribe himself/herself by following the instructions provided in the web page or in email announcements dispatched to them.

VI.How will AMBC Victoria Inc protect users' Personal Information?
AMBC Victoria Inc calls on its best tactics and efforts to ensure that personal information of users are secured and protected safely by limiting internal access to such information and maintaining a "firewall" to inhibit unauthorized access to the database.

VII.Ownership of Materials
Materials are copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. They may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without AMBC Victoria Inc prior written permission. Except as expressly provided herein,AMBC Victoria Inc and its suppliers will not grant any express or implied right to users under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information. Other rights may be granted to users by AMBC Victoria Inc in writing or incorporated elsewhere in the Materials.

VIII.Links to Other Materials
Linked sites are not under the control of AMBC Victoria Inc and AMBC Victoria Inc will not be held responsible for the content or privacy policies of any linked sites or any links containing other linked sites. AMBC Victoria Inc reserves the right to terminate any links or linking programs at any time. AMBC Victoria Inc does not endorse companies or products to which its links to and reserves the right to note as such on its web pages. If users decide to access any of the third party sites linked to AMBC Victoria Inc site, users will do this entirely at their own risk.

IX.Compliance and Laws
In upholding the commitment laid down in this documentation, AMBC Victoria Inc shall, at all times, comply with all relevant laws applicable or enforced at that time. In light of this, AMBC Victoria Inc shall reserve the right to refuse registration of any individual, body, person, or organization with AMBC Victoria Inc if it is believed that such registration would be in contravention of any relevant law, by-law, regulation or Act which will effect AMBC Victoria Inc's commitment hereunder or with any other representations made by either AMBC Victoria Inc or with any other third-party. However, AMBC Victoria Inc affirms that it will not unreasonably impose any restrictions or conditions for the registration of any individual, body, person, or organization with AMBC Victoria Inc without giving prior notice, in writing, stating its reasons thereto.

X.Updating of Privacy Policy and Consent
AMBC Victoria Inc will, as and when it deems fit, to change, alter or modify its Privacy Policy. Users are advised to continuously visit the site to monitor changes in the policy, as it will bind them upon subscribing to any of AMBC Victoria Inc's services. Notices of changes will be posted on the site. However, AMBC Victoria Inc will get users' written, or electronic consent before it changes the use of information collected.

AMBC Victoria Inc is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. Therefore, AMBC Victoria Inc will handle your data with fullest responsibility and care. AMBC Victoria Inc encourages its users to find out more and get to know its Privacy Policy.