General

This statement applies to user interactions with the OSDM web site at http://www.osdm.gov.au.

Data collection and click-stream data

Browsing any web site, including the OSDM site, generates a trail of the pages that are visited, and the time apparently spent displaying each page. Click-streams are the paths a user takes when navigating a web site and the internet in general.

When you visit our site, our servers may record the following information for statistical purposes:

  • the user's server (IP) address and machine name
  • the date and time of visit to the site
  • the pages accessed and documents downloaded
  • the number of bytes transmitted and received for each request
  • the address of the referring page visited
  • search terms used
  • the type of browser used.
Geoscience Australia, on behalf of the OSDM, examines this information to determine the traffic through the server, and to specific pages or applications, and in order to deliver better services.

No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect server logs.

Use and protection

Geoscience Australia, on behalf of the OSDM, will only record your email address if you send us a message, or if you subscribe to an email list. Your email address will only be used for the purpose for which you provided it. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it, without your consent.

Any personal details submitted via the OSDM website will only be used for the purpose for which they are provided. We will not use your personal details for any other purpose, and will not disclose them, without your consent.

If you have concerns about sending information over the web, please visit our contact page for alternative methods of submitting information (mail, fax etc).

User feedback

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

Accountability

The staff who operate the OSDM web site are subject to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988.

Firewall security

Information you send us is stored behind our firewall. Any of your information, (apart from usage logs), that is on our server outside the firewall is always encrypted, and moved inside the firewall at the earliest opportunity.

If you have concerns about sending information over the web, please visit our address contact page for alternative methods of submitting information (mail, fax etc).