Privacy
The State Property Authority website (SPA website) is maintained by the New South Wales State Property Authority. This Privacy Policy applies to all the publicly accessible pages on the State Property Authority located at www.spa.nsw.gov.au.
The State Property Authority does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to the SPA website.
The State Property Authority will treat any information disclosed by users as a result of visiting the SPA website in accordance with the New South Wales government’s privacy responsibilities and obligations. The New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 regulates our privacy practices.
What information do we collect?
When you look at the pages on the SPA website, our computers automatically record information that identifies, for each page accessed:
- the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
- your top-level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc.)
- the address of your server
- the date and time of your visit to the site
- the pages accessed and documents downloaded
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser and operating system you have used
How do we use the information collected?
The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports in order for the State Property Authority to identify patterns of usage of the site. This will assist us in improving the SPA website and the services offered on it.
The State Property Authority will not, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses.
What exceptions are there to this rule?
State Property Authority will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:
- unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published SPA website pages
- unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the SPA website
- unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the SPA website by other sites
- attempts to intercept messages of other users of the SPA website
- communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed
- attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach the laws of the State of New South Wales or Commonwealth of Australia, or interfere with the enjoyment of the SPA website by other users
The State Property Authority reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the SPA website raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, the State Property Authority will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.
Is the information stored securely?
Yes. Information collected is stored in an appropriately secure format and held by State Property Authority for archival purposes. When the information is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected it is deleted.
What will we do with information provided in Feedback?
The State Property Authority provides feedback facilities on the SPA website to allow users to provide input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of service by the State Property Authority.
The provision of personal details on feedback is optional. Users may provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their feedback. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.
The State Property Authority may publish aggregated information about feedback on the site, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users.
If you would like to access information held about you by the State Property Authority or if you have any questions about the State Property Authority website, the application of this Privacy Statement or a request for access to information held please contact the State Property Authority:
Will this policy be updated over time?
Due to the developing nature of privacy principles for online communication, this policy may be modified in light of new developments or issues that may arise from time to time. The amended policy will be posted to this site and will operate from the time it is posted.
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