Website Policies

ACECC WEBSITE POLICIES

The Anaesthesia Continuing Education Co-ordinating Committee (ACECC) website is the property of the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) and New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA), herewith referred to as the ‘Parent Organisations’.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.

The ACECC uses commercial web hosting facilities to host, maintain and update this website. When you visit to this website, the following information is logged:

  • your computer's operating system (for example Windows Vista, Mac, iphone)
  • the date and time of the visit to the website
  • the pages accessed, documents downloaded and clicks on advertising or links
  • keywords used to search for our website
  • browser used (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox)
  • referral source – search engines, referring websites

The main reason for obtaining such information is to provide us with statistics on the use of this website to assist us to improve our capabilities and services to members.

Collection of Personal Information

Some interactions with the ACECC websites may require you to provide the Parent Organisations with your ‘personal information’ so that we can appropriately communicate with you. ‘Personal information’ provided through this website is stored in the internet publishers database. While the Parent Organisations will record the ‘personal information’ supplied, the Parent Organisations are required by law to ensure that your information is kept confidential and used only for the purpose for which it is collected. This means that the Parent Organisations will not add your personal details to mailing lists or disclose your details to third parties without your consent.

The Parent Organisations also respect your right to access your personal information and encourage you to contact us, should you wish to amend, change or otherwise advise the Parent Organisations about the use of your personal information. Further advice about the internet and personal information can be found on the Privacy Commissioner’s website

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a website can transfer to an individual's computer hard drive for record keeping. The ACECC website uses session cookies which only last for the duration of the use of the website and expire when a user closes his or her browser.

Terms of Use

Introduction
The Parent Organisations will allow you access to the ACECC website if you accept and comply with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers in this document (‘the Terms of Use’).
The Parent Organisations reserve the right to amend the Terms of Use.

Since you are bound by the Terms of Use and they can change, you should continue to refer to them.

If you refuse to accept any of the Terms of Use (including any modifications), you must immediately discontinue using or accessing this website.

Copyright
The Parent Organisations own the copyright of the material on this website. This material may only be reproduced in part or in whole regardless of its intended purposes with the written permission of ACECC and can be sought by contacting the ASA.

Disclaimer
The Parent Organisations are not liable for the accuracy or completeness of the information on this website. The information on this website cannot replace professional advice.
The placement of advertising or sponsor’s logos on this website are a commercial agreement only and do not represent endorsement by the Parent Organisations of the product or service being promoted by the advertiser or sponsor.

Your Conduct
You must not:

  • use the website to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise offend others,
  • publish, distribute, email, transmit or disseminate any material which is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, indecent, offensive or inappropriate,
  • use any automated scripting tools or software,
  • engage in or promote any surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited emailing or spamming via the website,
  • impersonate any person or entity,
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available using the website any material that you do not have a right to make available under any law or contractual obligation or which contains viruses, or other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, limit or destroy the functionality of other computer software or hardware; breach any applicable laws or regulations.

Requests to add events to the ACECC event database

The ACECC website houses an extensive event database. If you are wishing to promote an anaesthesia-related event you can use the Add an Event form to submit a request to have your event added to the database. The Parent Organisations will not permit the addition of events which:

  • defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise offend others,
  • engage in or promote any surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited emailing or spamming via the website,
  • contain any material which is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, indecent, offensive or inappropriate,
  • do not relate to anaesthesia