Statement of Terms & Conditions

Introduction

This Statement of Terms & Conditions (Statement) sets out information relating to your use of the Shire of Irwin’s Website (Website) and the privacy of your personal information. By using the Website, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you must not use the Website.

Statement to users

Users should note there are inherent risks associated with transmission of information via the internet. Therefore, users should make their own assessment of the potential risks to the security of their information when deciding as to whether or not to utilise our Website facilities.

Information we collect

When you visit our Website, the web content management system and our Internet Service Provider automatically records your visit and logs the following information for content personalisation and statistical purposes:

• Your IP address.
• Your top-level domain name (e.g. .com, .net, .gov etc).
• The date and time of your visit to the site.
• The pages accessed and documents downloaded.
• Time spent on individual pages.
• Time spent overall on the site.
• Browser type and version.
• Referring site and media asset (e.g. search engine or display advertisement).

This information is analysed regularly to determine the Website’s usage statistics plus utilised for content personalisation. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities unless required by law, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect our service provider’s logs.

When users choose to join a mailing list, their details are added to that specific mailing list and used for the stated purpose of that list only. You should be aware of inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the internet. If you have concerns in this regard, the Shire of Irwin has other ways of obtaining and providing information. Postal mail and telephone contact are available and listed in the ‘Contact’ section of this Website.

If you send us an email message, we will record your contact details (in accordance with government record keeping standards and legislative requirements). This information will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We will not use your email for any other purpose and will not disclose it without your consent unless required or authorised to by law.

Social media and sharing tools

Some third-party cookies enable visitors to the sites to use social media features, like sharing and sending or recommending pages to others. Such third parties include YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Using these elements of the sites allows these service providers to set cookies on your device and track your behaviours within their platforms. Social media and sharing tool providers may also detect your presence on the sites if you are logged into their services.

Disclaimer

This Website contains information, data, documents, pages and images (content) prepared by the Shire of Irwin. The Shire of Irwin disclaims, to the extent permitted by law, all warranties, representations or endorsements, express or implied, with regard to the content. The Shire of Irwin further does not warrant or accept any liability in relation to the quality, operability or accuracy of the content.

While the content contained in this Website has been formulated with all due care, the Shire of Irwin does not warrant or represent that the content is free from errors or omissions, or that the content is exhaustive.

While the content is considered to be true and correct at the date of publication, in fact it may be wholly or partly inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete and moreover, changes in circumstances after the time or publication may impact or further impact upon the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the content. Additionally, content which was once accurate may become inaccurate without notice, and the Shire of Irwin disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any content obtained, printed and stored by a user. The Shire of Irwin may periodically make changes to the content, whether by way of deletion or addition at any time, without notice.

The Shire of Irwin, its directors, servants, employees or agents disclaim any responsibility for any loss or damage (including, but not limited to, loss or damage caused by reason of any negligence on the part of the Shire of Irwin, its servants, agents, employees or directors) to users of the Website whether caused by reason of any error, omission or misrepresentation in the content or otherwise. Users of this Website shall be, and are responsible, for making their own assessment of the content and should verify all relevant representations, statements and information themselves or with their own professional advisers.

If you use automatic language translation services in connection with this Website you do so at your own risk with regard to the accuracy of the content translated.

Copyright

Copyright for all material published on this Website is owned by the Shire of Irwin, except otherwise stated. Website pages and documents or pages of documents may be saved and printed only for private, non-commercial use or as part of business transactions with the Shire of Irwin.

Website pages or documents are not to be deconstructed, altered or modified in any form. Copying and sharing (reproducing) of content including individual images is not allowed other than for personal reference, as part of business transactions with the Shire of Irwin, or with the prior written consent of the Shire of Irwin.

Council meeting audio or visual recordings

The following relates specifically to audio or visual recordings of Council meetings contained on the Website.

Defamation

Opinions expressed or statements made by persons during the course of the transmission of Council meetings are the opinions or statements of those individual persons and are not opinions or statements of the Council. These transmissions are not, and shall not be taken to be, a confirmed official record of the Shire of Irwin Council or of any meeting or discussion to which it relates or may appear to relate.

Use of individual information

By participating in open Council meetings, individuals consent to the use and disclosure of the information that they share at the meeting (including any personal or sensitive information), for the purposes of Council carrying out its functions. Individuals also consent to the disclosure of that information to any person(s) who access audio or visual recordings of Council meetings.

Reproduction

The reproduction, distribution, republication and/or retransmission of audio or visual recordings of Council meetings within this Website is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Shire of Irwin.

Changes to this Statement

This Statement is reviewed periodically in line with ongoing development of the Shire of Irwin Website. The Shire of Irwin may revise this Statement at any time . If you wish to clarify anything about this Website, this Statement of Terms & Conditions or have concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us by email: reception@irwin.wa.gov.au.