Welcome to the Asia Pacific Blood Network (APBN) website. 

The Asia Pacific Blood Network (APBN) website is maintained by the APBN Secretariat which is bound by the Commonwealth of Australia’s Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The legislation includes 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) that set out how APP entities should collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. 

The APPs give individuals a right to know what information an organisation holds about them and the right to amend it if it is incorrect. There are special provisions for sensitive and health information. The APBN endorses fair information handling practices, which are consistent with the Commonwealth of Australia’s government legislation. 

What information does APBN collect? 

You can browse the APBN site without revealing any personal information. The only information the APBN gathers during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits. 

Visitor logs are used on this site for statistical purposes only. No attempt will be made to identify specific users or their browsing activity. De-identified data from these logs may be used to update and improve this website. 

Email addresses and other demographic data provided via this website will only be used to respond to specific user queries and will not be added to any mailing lists, nor disclosed to any other party without users’ knowledge and consent and as intended, unless required by law.

 April 2023