Privacy Notice

Scope

This statement applies to user interactions with the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), Department of Finance and Deregulation website, at http://www.agimo.gov.au.

General

The site makes some use of data that directly or indirectly identifies users. We do not use any personal information for any purpose which is not related to the services we provide to you via this site. We take great care with practices that affect personal privacy. AGIMO staff welcome feedback from their users in relation to the site's design and practices, and to this Privacy Statement. Questions and feedback should be addressed to webmaster at web.agimo.gov.au.

Data Collection

Data that in some way identifies the user is gathered during interactions with the AGIMO website in the following circumstances:

My Account

The My Account account management system allows users to create an account to better interact with AGIMO events and services. Currently, the information required to create an account includes First name, Last name and Email address. This information is stored on the Department of Finance and Deregulation web servers and is used to customise content and to allow users to register for events.

Computer Information

It is a necessary part of visiting any website, including the AGIMO site, that the user's web-browser provides the machine's identity (its IP-address) to the web-server, so that the server can address the reply to the correct machine. In addition, the browser-type and operating system are provided.

Navigation and Clickstream Data

Browsing any website, including the AGIMO site, generates a trail of the pages that are visited, and the time apparently spent displaying each page. We use cookies to better analyse user navigation trends, for setting accessibility preferences, and to provide additional information to our web analysis software. These cookies can be blocked without impacting your interaction with the AGIMO website.

Online Forms

The site has several forms that collect voluntary data from our users for the purposes of improving our service to clients and individuals who want to work with us.

User Feedback

We seek feedback from our users in order to improve the service offered by the site. Answering feedback questions is voluntary and does not in any way affect your access to the AGIMO site.

Data Storage, Use and Disclosure, and Retention

All personal data described in the preceding section is stored securely, and archived for a period of at least 12 months and possibly up to 7 years.

The data is used by AGIMO site software, and by staff involved in the management of the AGIMO site, only for:

website and system administration, including monitoring to prevent security breaches
customisation of the website to the user's needs
evaluation, research and development.

Identified data can only be re-disclosed to the user if the user provides the unique request session number. Identified data may be disclosed to a third party only in circumstances in which it is legally authorised, such as in the investigation of a criminal offence, and in compliance with a search warrant or subpoena.