Privacy
General Privacy Statement
On this website NSW ITIM collects some personal information about its members. We need some information about you to make sure you are eligible to use the site and to keep the site secure.
NSW ITIM takes every step to protect your rights according to the provisions of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).
This page outlines key points of NSW ITIM's Privacy Policy. Please feel free to read it to familiarise yourself with the ways your privacy is protected.
Becoming a member of the NSW ITIM website
When you become a member of the NSW ITIM website, we collect some basic information about you. This includes:
- Your name
- Your email address
This information allows you to use the member's area of the NSW ITIM website and to join discussions.
Logging in to the member's area of the NSW ITIM website
Once you are a member of the NSW ITIM website, you will be able to log in with your username and password.
Whenever you log in to the member's area, the NSW ITIM website registers your login. This helps to verify that you are a member of the NSW ITIM website and can therefore access pages in the member's area of the site.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of information that a website sends to your browser when you access different parts of a site. The NSW ITIM website uses cookies for authentication purposes, i.e. to help you log in.
The Information NSW ITIM collects
Whenever you visit the NSW ITIM website, some information is logged about your visit. This includes:
- the IP address of the machine used to access the page
- the type of browser you use
- the date and time you visited the page
- the page you are viewing
How we use the information
The information we collect is securely stored, and is only available to NSW ITIM staff.
This information is then aggregated (combined) with other logged information and is examined for patterns of usage. We use site usage statistics to review the site and improve the kinds of resources and services we offer on the NSW ITIM website.
None of these statistics provide us with information about individual users.
NSW ITIM does not pass on any of your information, including your email address, to mailing lists, advertisers or other Internet sites.
NSW ITIM will pass on an individual user's information, however, where the security of the site is threatened or the law is broken by a user.
The following information is tracked for these purposes:
- Unsuccessful attempts to access the site
- Attempts to tamper or interfere with files
Discussion Forums
NSW ITIM uses the information you provide when becoming a member to authenticate your membership of a forum. This means we do not need to collect any further information about you when you join these forums.
Please take into account that any information you post in these forums becomes available to other members of the forum. It is advisable to be careful when disclosing your own or other peoples' personal information.
When using these forums you consent to the disclosure of the information you contribute. You need to ensure you have the other person's permission if you present any of their information in the forum.
Forms on NSW ITIM
Various types of forms may be used on the NSW ITIM website. Some of these forms do not involve any personal information, while others may request some personal information.
Where personal information is requested, NSW ITIM must take all steps to ensure that you are made aware of the following:
- The fact that the information is being collected
- The purposes for which the information is being collected
- The intended recipients of the information
- Whether the client's information is required by law or is voluntary, and any consequences for the client if the information (or any part of it) is not provided
- Any right of access, or correction, that the client has to the information
- The name and address of the agency collecting the information and the agency that will hold the information
There is also a form you fill in when you become a member of the NSW ITIM website. This information is used for authentication only and allows you to log in to the member's area of the NSW ITIM website.
Links
NSW ITIM provides links to other websites as part of our commitment to information exchange. These sites have their own content and privacy policies, which you may wish to examine. NSW ITIM is not responsible for the privacy practices of any of these sites.
The Privacy Act
Members of NSW ITIM have rights under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) relating to any personal information that is collected by NSW ITIM.
If you at any time think that the above privacy principles have not been followed, or you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us. Under the Privacy Act you can also complain to a government agency if you feel that your information has been misused.
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