Privacy Policy

This privacy statement applies only to this particular website. It is consistent with DIIRD’s privacy policy.

DIIRD’s privacy policy is available from the Privacy Officer who can be contacted at:

DIIRD Privacy Officer
Level 31, 121 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, Vic, 3000, AUS
Tel: (+ 61 3) 9651 9749
Fax: (+ 61 3) 9651 9129
Email: privacy@diird.vic.gov.au

You will need to check the privacy statements of any third parties referred to on this website.
 

Collection and use of personal information

This website collects personal information when you provide such information to the website including when you:

  • provide feedback using the feedback forms
  • submit an enquiry
  • subscribe to a newsletter
  • register as a conference delegate, exhibitor or presenter
  • use the features for registered users
  • make a booking for an event
  • submit some types of forms

DIIRD staff use personal information collected from forms and email enquiries to respond to individuals and discuss their particular enquiries. Your personal information will only be used for the purposes for which you provide it, or for a related purpose.
Your consent will be obtained before using your personal information for any other purpose.
 

Disclosure of personal information


We will not disclose your personal information to a third party for purposes unrelated to the purposes for which you provide it without your consent, unless we are required to do so by law or other regulation. In the event of an investigation into suspected unlawful or improper activity, a law enforcement agency or government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect the web server’s records.

Online Forms and Payments
 

When a form is submitted electronically the information stored within the form and attachments is saved for recovery, re-transmission, and system maintenance purposes only.

Any associated online payment is processed entirely by MIE Software. Neither DIIRD nor any third party engaged by DIIRD can access the full credit card number used to make the payment. MIE Software’s privacy policy is available at www.miesoftware.com.
 

Access to and correction of personal information
 

Requests for access to documents containing personal information and held by Privacy Victoria are handled under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and can be addressed to:
Freedom of Information Officer
Level 31, 121 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AUS
Tel: (+61 3) 9651 9749
Email: foi@diird.vic.gov.au
 

Internet statistical collection methods

Clickstream data

Clickstream data refers to visitor logs and statistics that provide useful information about users’ online experience without identifying individuals. Typical clickstream data collected includes:

  • visitor's computer address (ie Internet Protocol, or IP, address) and relevant domains
  • times and dates of site visits
  • pages accessed (including most visited and least visited) and files downloaded
  • browsers and operating systems used by visitors

Visitor logs are used on this site for statistical purposes only, and no attempt will be made to identify you or your browsing activity. When you visit the website, the following non-personal information is recorded by this website’s web server for statistical and system administration purposes:

  • your server address
  • your top-level domain name
  • the date and time of your visit to the site
  • the pages accessed and documents downloaded the previous site visited
  • the type of browser used

To the extent this data could make you identifiable, we will not attempt to identify individuals from the records the server automatically generates unless that is necessary to investigate a breach of law or regulation.

Web measurement service providers

This website uses Google Analytics as its web monitoring service provider.
Google Analytics uses a first-party cookie and JavaScript code to collect information about visitors to the Department. Google Analytics anonymously tracks how our visitors interact with this website, including where they came from, what they did on the site, and whether they completed any transactions on the site such as newsletter registration.
 

Security of your personal data

The Privacy Officer and all employees of DIIRD have a statutory duty to deal with your personal information confidentially under the Information Privacy Act (Vic) 2000.

This website uses secure transmission facilities when appropriate. You should be aware that there are risks in transmitting information across the Internet. If you are concerned about conveying sensitive material to this website over the Internet, you might prefer to contact us by telephone or mail.