Using our website

AIFS is committed to the creation and dissemination of research-based information on family functioning and wellbeing. See our accessibility and privacy statements, and learn about how we use social media to keep you up to date.

Accessibility

Our website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG 2.1 Level AA), in line with requirements for Australian Government websites.

Copyright

All material on all AIFS websites, unless otherwise stated, is copyright to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Learn about when you do, and do not need to seek permission to use copyrighted material.

Disclaimer

Our disclaimer tells you about the information we hold on our websites and its intended use.

Privacy

It is our usual practice to collect information about all visitors to our online resources. That information is very limited and only used to identify generic behavioural patterns. 

When you visit any of our online resources, our metric tools may collect the following information about your visit for statistical purposes:

• server address
• top level domain name (.com, .gov, .au, .uk)
• the date and time of your visit to the site
• the pages you accessed and documents downloaded during your visit
• the previous site you visited
• if you've visited our site before
• the type of browser used.

Quick exit and safe browsing

A quick exit banner allows you to leave a webpage immediately. It may be useful if you do not want someone else to see what you are looking at.

Social media

Our social media policy outlines our social media channels and:

• how we use them
• what we expect from users engaging with us on social media
• how we manage and moderate them.