Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the publicly accessible pages on the New South Wales Government Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site located at www.eeo.nsw.gov.au

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, or you want to know about what information we hold or how it is used, please contact us:
Director of Equal Opportunity Public Employment
Public Sector Workforce Office
NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Level 15 Bligh House
4-6 Bligh Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Telephone: 02 9228 4444
Email: eeo@dpc.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.eeo.nsw.gov.au

Information held as a result of your use of our web site is subject to the NSW Government's privacy obligations and responsibilities. The NSW Government is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The web site of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment complies with this legislation and with State Government records policies.

Pease note, we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any web site linked to ours.

What information do we collect? - Personal information

'Personal information' is defined as any information or opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can be readily identified from the information or opinion.

We record personal details only if:

you send us an email
you subscribe or participate in an on-line forum
you register for on-line training
you complete an on-line form, or
you offer your personal details for publication in one of our 'Personal Stories' series.

The personal details which are recorded are:

any information contained in an email
any information completed on an on-line form
any other information which you voluntarily disclose to us, unless you ask us not to record that information.

Under the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 1989, you may apply to access the records we hold about you, and to apply to amend or correct information which is inaccurate, irrelevant, out of date, incomplete or misleading.

Site statistics

The number of visits to pages on our web site is logged to assist us record the volume of traffic to the web site. We also record the following monthly statistics:

how many times pages are accessed and documents downloaded
which countries users come from
the average time that people stay on the web site
the average number of pages that are accessed by users
the previous web sites visited (eg which search engines are referring people the most)
the type of browsers and operating systems used
any errors generated when people attempt to access pages that do not exist.

Site statistics information collected is used to identify patterns of usage of the web site. This assists us to improve the web site and the services offered on it. Information on browsers and operating systems helps ensure our web site is compatible with as many of our users' systems as possible. Information on errors helps us check when a link to our web site is broken.

We do not record your server name, IP address or any other information which might identify an individual user. Our internet service provider does offer the ability to access some of this information, but the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity and the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment do not record it.

Cookies are used on our web site to aid user authentication for people doing the Merit Selection training.

How do we use the information collected? - Personal information

We use personal details only to:

respond to your communication
keep records of correspondence
track progress of on-line students and provide them with certificates of attainment
provide information to subscribers to on-line forums (only if your information has been supplied for this purpose)
publish personal stories (only if your information has been supplied for this purpose)
do any thing which is required to be done in accordance with the reason you supplied the information.

Except as set out below, your personal information is not passed on to others without your consent.

What exceptions are there?

We may collect, use and disclose more information than stated above if:

there is, or has been, unauthorised tampering or interference with files on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site or any associated databases or code or with the security of the web site
there is any attempt to interfere with the use of the web site by others or any attempt to intercept messages of other users
we have reason to suspect that someone is breaking or has broken the law.

We reserve the right to pass on relevant information to government and regulatory authorities, our IT providers and/or our internet service providers in these circumstances.

We also reserve the right to disclose information to:

our professional advisers, including our lawyers
other government and regulatory authorities if required or authorised by law.

How is information stored? Is it secure?

You need to be aware that email and/or postings on on-line forums are generally not very secure. Messages could potentially be viewed by people who are not the intended recipient. If your correspondence is highly confidential, we recommend that you write to us.

All information we collect is stored in files within the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity or on our computer system. We have security arrangements in place for information storage. We destroy or archive information after a period of time in accordance with Government policy.

What will we do with information provided in feedback?

We provide feedback facilities on our web site to allow users to comment on the web site, to ask general questions on EEO in the NSW Public Sector or to comment on the provision of service by the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity or the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment.

You may choose to provide personal details, eg so that you can receive a reply. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not make any other use of the information without your consent.

Updates to this policy

We reserve the right to update or amend our privacy policy. Updates to this policy will apply from the date posted on our web site.

Information about NSW privacy legislation can be obtained from Privacy NSW, phone (02) 9268 5588.