Data Automatically Collected

When you visit the AAB web site, the following details are automatically recorded:

• your IP address
• the date and time of your visit
• the pages you access
• the documents you download
• the country from which you are visiting (as determined by the suffix of your domain name)
• the previous site visited
• the type of browser you use.

AAB also collects the key words used when you do a search using the Internet site search function. Keywords are also collected when you visit the AAB site via an external search engine such as Google, Yahoo or Alta Vista. This information is not linked to any other data collected. AAB uses this information to find out what people are looking for and how AAB can improve its services.

These statistics tell the agency how the site is being used and assist in improving the site to make visits useful and enjoyable. This information does not identify you personally and no attempt is made to identify you except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect our service provider's logs.

Collection of Personal Information

AAB will only record your email address if you send us a message by email or you include it in an online form. It will only be used to send you a reply and will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent. Email addresses are stored in a secure area of the AAB system and will only be forwarded to appropriate staff members so they can answer your query.
If you make a request to be added to an electronic mailing list, you will only be added to the mailing list specified. Only your name (if supplied) and your email address will be recorded. If you wish to change your details or be removed from the list at any time, please follow the instructions included in any email received through the mailing list.

The AAB web site contains links to a large number of other web sites that are included on the basis that they contain related content. When a user clicks on a link to another site, they leave the AAB web site and are no longer protected by the AAB privacy conditions.