Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty Ltd ("CiSRA") maintains this site (the "Site") for your personal entertainment, information, education, and communication. Please feel free to browse the Site. Your access and use of the Site is also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions as they apply to your access and use of the Site and any of its contents.

1.  Copyright & Trademarks

Everything on this Site is subject to copyright. All trademarks on this site either belong to Canon, Inc. or are licensed by third parties for use on this Site.

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You may download material displayed on the Site only for non-commercial, personal use, provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not, however, distribute, modify, or otherwise use any of the contents of the Site, including the text, images, audio, and any video for public or commercial purposes without written permission.

2.  Exclusion & Limitation of liability

While CiSRA uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site, CiSRA makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. CiSRA assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content on the Site.

All content on the Site is provided without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, other than as we expressly state.

CiSRA does not warrant that your access to the Site or the functions contained on the Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that any defects will be corrected or that the Site or the server which stores and submits content to you via the Site are free of viruses, malicious computer code transmitted on or through the Site or other harmful components.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CiSRA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GOODWILL OR OTHER EXPECTATION BENEFIT OR LIABILITY TO ANY THIRD PARTY, THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT PROVIDED ON IT OR THROUGH IT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE.

3. Information supplied by you

Any communication or material you supply by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by CiSRA or its affiliates for any purpose, including but not limited to reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, CiSRA is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you supply for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information.

CiSRA is bound by the National Privacy Principles ("NPPs") and will comply with them to the extent required by the Australian Privacy Act. CiSRA recognises the importance of your privacy. We are committed to protecting any personal information which you provide to us. This privacy policy describes how we manage personal information and safeguard your privacy.

1.  Collecting personal information about you

The kinds of personal information we collect and hold will depend upon the information required on any part of the Site, for example personal information required as a condition of a download. It may also include information which you include in an email or other communication.

Some of this information we collect in these circumstances may not be personal information because it will not reveal your identity. The only personal information which we collect about you when you use our Web sites is what you tell us about yourself, for example, by completing an online form such as a purchase order/request for services or by sending us an email. We may record your email address if you send us an email. We do not collect personal information without you knowing about it, for example by using cookies.

2.  Using and disclosing your personal information

When we collect and hold personal information, this is how we use it:

• to make a record of, or possibly to assess, an application by you for products or services or to respond to your enquiry.

• We may also use your personal information to provide you with information about the products or services supplied (such as upgrade information) or other products and services offered or distributed by us or our related companies. However we will not market any goods or services to you without your consent.

• We may also disclose your information to other companies within the Canon Group so that they can tell you about products and services offered by them, if you consent to them doing so.

3.  Contracting out services and disclosures

We may contract out some of our business processes to external service providers. We may disclose your personal information to these service providers but only so that they can provide the services that we have contracted out to them.

4.  Access to your personal information.

In most cases, if we do hold any personal information about you, you can gain access to it. An exception might be, for example, personal information in an email which we archive in such a way that we cannot use it or may not be able to find it. We will handle requests for access to your personal information in accordance with the National Privacy Principles.

We will deal with all requests for access to personal information as soon as possible. Requests for a large amount of information, or information which is not currently in use, may require further time before a response can be given. In some cases, consistently with the National Privacy Principles, we may refuse to give you access to personal information we hold about you. If we refuse to give you access we will provide you with reasons for our refusal. Generally, if you request us to do so we will amend any personal information about you held by us which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If we disagree with you about the accuracy, completeness or currency of a record of your personal information held by us, we will take reasonable steps to associate with that record a statement to the effect that you claim this to be the case, if you request us to do so.

5. What to do if you would like more information about how we manage your personal information or wish to complain about a breach of your privacy.

You can get more information about the way we manage personal information about you which we hold by contacting us by writing to the postal or email addresses set out below.

If you are concerned that we may have breached your privacy and wish to make a complaint, please contact us by calling us, or by writing to or faxing The Privacy Officer at the postal or email addresses or facsimile number set out below.

Postal Address:

   The Privacy Officer,
   CiSRA,
   1 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde 2113

   Facsimile Number: (02) 9805 2929
   Email address: privacy@cisra.canon.com.au

6. Changes to our privacy policy

From time to time it may be necessary for us to review and revise our privacy policy. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time by posting an updated version on the Site.

Revision 1.0   22/12/2003