The Privacy Act 1988 has limited application to the Agency. In particular, the Australian Privacy Principles do not apply to it.
This notification of collection outlines the Agency's collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in relation to your use of this website.
Collection of personal information
Clickstream data (information logged)
When visiting this site, a record of your visit is logged. This 'clickstream data' is collected for statistical purposes and is used to help improve this website. The following information is supplied by your browser (for example Internet Explorer) and collected by us:
- the user's server address
- the user's operating system (for example Windows, MAC)
- the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov)
- the date and time of the visit to the site
- the pages accessed and the documents downloaded
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser used.
Emails
When you email us personal information, or provide it to us through 'contact us' or via the complaints form options provided through this site, we will record your email address and any other information submitted.
Your email address will not be added to a mailing list, unless provided by you specifically for that purpose.
We may not be able to respond to you if you do not provide us with sufficient contact details (generally an email address).
Disclosure
We will only disclose your personal information where authorised by law.
Interaction between this site and other sites
The Agency’s website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy.
We do not use, maintain or share personally identifiable information made available through social media sites including Facebook and YouTube. You should consult the privacy policies of these sites for further information.
Google Analytics
To improve your experience on the site, we may use 'cookies'. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
The Agency’s website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google's Privacy Policy and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google.