Collection and Use of Information
| On-Line Services |
Generally, SRS® Alpacas International Privacy Statement applies to all aspects of the SRS® Alpacas International web site. All members, subsidiaries and joint ventures will have their policies prominently posted on their own site. |
| Personal Information |
At SRS® Alpacas International, we are committed to protecting your privacy online.
Our pledge is to safeguard any personal information that you provide us, and to make every
reasonable effort to use this information only as you choose.
The goal of this Privacy Statement is to notify you of our online privacy practices and to describe the choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. This statement is accessible from each page of the site, and at every point where personal information is requested. It also explains the security measures taken to protect your information, your ability to access your information and whom you can contact at SRS® Alpacas International to answer your questions about this Privacy Statement and resolve any issues which may arise. |
Personal Information about Others
If you send us information about others, we will use that information (usually an e-mail address) to do what you asked us to do (for example, to send our Newsletter). At any time any personal information in our possession will be deleted from all records kept by SRS® Alpacas International and its members, subsidiaries, partners, associates and affiliates immediately upon their request.
Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We will only use your personal information (including your e-mail address) for the purpose for which
you have provided it, e.g. to register for subscription to our regular Newsletter, or in the normal
course of business communications.
We will not in any circumstances disclose your personal information to third parties, unless where such disclosure is required or authorised by law.
Cookies
A 'cookie' is a packet of information that allows the server (the computer that houses this web site)
to identify and interact more effectively with your computer.
Our server (in some instances) generates a temporary cookie, which is used to keep track of the pages you have accessed while using our server. The cookie exists only for the time you are accessing the SRS® Alpacas International web server. At the end of your interaction with SRS® Alpacas International the cookie "crumbles", no longer existing on your computer and cannot be used for further identification or access to your machine.
This web site may also store cookies on your web browser in order to improve service for you on your subsequent visits to this web site.
You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is sent. (Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences).
If you disable the use of cookies on your web browser or remove or reject specific cookies from this web site or linked sites then you may not be able to gain access to all of the content and facilities in this web site. For further information on cookies and this web site please contact us.
Outside Links
This web site contains links to and from other web sites and SRS® Alpacas International is not
responsible for the privacy practices of those web sites. SRS® Alpacas International encourages you
to ascertain the privacy practices of those web sites.
E-mail
SRS® Alpacas International may send you e-mail about your access details, or in response to your
questions. SRS® Alpacas International, it's members, subsidiaries, partners, associates and affiliates
may also send you e-mail with information that may be of interest to you, unless you indicate you do not
want to receive this material. We will give you an opportunity to let us know your preference regarding the
receiving of informative/instructive e-mail when you register your interest in this service, when you
provide us with your personal information, or when we send you e-mail. You choose not to accept this
informative/instructive e-mail. This option applies to informative/instructive e-mail only, as we may find
it necessary to send you e-mail relating to your access account.
All informative/instructive e-mail that you receive from SRS® Alpacas International will tell you how to decline receiving future informative/instructive e-mail. You may change your e-mail preferences at any time. See "Keeping Your Information Accurate" below.
Protecting Your Information
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have
put in place certain physical, electronic, managerial and security procedures to safeguard and secure the
information we collect online. We safeguard information according to established security standards and
procedures, such as using Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and we continually assess new technology for protecting
information. SRS® Alpacas International employees are trained to understand and comply with these
information principles and we communicate our privacy policy, practices and guidelines to all employees.
However, while we strive to protect your personal information, you must also take steps to protect your information. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information while you are on the Internet. At a minimum, we encourage you to change your passwords often, using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure that you are using a secure browser as you surf the Internet.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address.
Any subscriber to the regular e-mail newsletters issued by SRS® Alpacas International can opt to unsubscribe
at any time. All electronic publications issued by SRS® Alpacas International will have a link enabling the
recipient to easily unsubscribe, or you can inform us of your instructions to send no further
informative/instructional material by clicking
here
Keeping Your Information Accurate
If you are a registered user of any SRS® Alpacas International online service and any of your personal
information changes, you can advise us by
clicking here. For all contact information for SRS® Alpacas International
click here. We will make every reasonable effort to make sure your requests
are met. To protect your privacy, proof of identity is required.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
SRS® Alpacas International reserves the right to modify this privacy statement from time to time, by
posting a prominent announcement on this page or, in the event of a material change, by notifying by e-mail
all customers whose personal information we have retained.
LATEST NEWS UPDATES
Fleece Preparation Workshop
Date Article Listed: 04/09/10
3rd October at Pat Bova's
Just a month away for this important fleece preparation and shearing protocol update. It will be an opportunity to inform subscribers of the news from the WA conference and provide some feedback on the European workshops.
The cost for the day is $88 which includes morning tea, lunch and drinks afterwards.
Click here to to register your attendance for this event. Bookings need to be made by September 28th.
SRS® Conference in Western Australia - thanks Carolyn & Peter
Date Article Listed: 30/08/10
On 21 and 22 August, 51 of us gathered at Carolyn and Peter Richard’s Suncloud Farm in Merredin WA for a series of talks, discussions, and demonstrations centered on the theme of working together to breed, consolidate, and deliver superior alpaca fibre to high end, luxury markets. The write-up in the Weekly Livestock (Western Australian version of the Land newspaper) was titled 'Positive focus on Australian alpaca industry'. The article was very supportive of the work undertaken by SRS®, Breeding Advisers and working parties to push the industry forward into the fibre and textile market.
The facilities at Suncloud are magnificent, and Peter and Carolyn (a powerhouse pair) and their enthusiastic team warmly welcomed us all and ensured that we were warm, dry, instructed, entertained, and very well fed over 2 days; giving us not only a superb 4 course conference dinner in the Igloo on Saturday night, but a 3 course breakfast at 8am the following morning! All our Western Australian subscribers attended – well done - and were joined by subscribers from New South Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand.
We are indebted to Carolyn and Peter and their team for the superb facilities we enjoyed at Suncloud, and for their great organisational skill in ensuring all who attended had such a wonderful and exciting 2 days. Thank you again.
Sunshine Coast Alpacas on Show
Date Article Listed: 12/07/10
This excellent event, organised by Australian Alpaca Association Ltd., Queensland Region, was held on 3 and 4 July 2010. Approximately 160 alpacas were entered. Judging was expertly done by Nerida Aldred. SRSAI breeding advisor, Jim Watts, presented a workshop on the Sunday which was well attended and received keen interest from alpaca breeders.
Latest Newsletter
Date Article Listed: 24/05/10
In Subscribers Resources- Updates for Subscribers is the latest newsletter. One from Dr Jim Watts detailing the genetic improvement in alpacas in the last 4 years as well as important changes to the fibre standards form 1 July 2010. The second is a report from Julienne Gelber and the Fibre Working Party.
Alpaca workshop on 3 October 2010
Date Article Listed: 22/05/10
SRSAI will hold an alpaca breeding and fleece preparation workshop at Pat Bova's property at Penrose, NSW, on Sunday 3 October 2010. The workshop will be an opportunity to highlight the WA conference proceedings of 19-20 August and to invite subscribers to bring along their top alpacas and fleeces for display and inspection.
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