Privacy statement

The National VET E-learning Strategy for 2012-15 (the Strategy) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. All personal information collected by the Strategy is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. Information on the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 can be found on the Federal Privacy Commissioner's web site.

Security of information

Our web environment, internal network and databases are protected from unauthorised access using current technologies.

You should be aware that there are inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the Internet. For those who do not wish to transmit specific information across the Internet, the Strategy provides alternative ways of providing information. For example, contact may be made by fax or post.

The data we collect

Emails

We will record your email address only if you send us a message. Your personal information will only be used for the purposes for which you have provided it. Your email address will not be added to a mailing list, unless you subscribe this information to a mailing list provided via this site.

The information collected by email will be used only for the purpose for which you provided it, and we will not disclose it without your consent, except where authorised or required by law.

Information provided to a third party will only be done so for the purposes for which you provided your information. The privacy policy of any third parties receiving the information must be as stringent as the National VET E-Learning Strategy policy otherwise the information will not be passed on.

Website statistics

When you look at this web site, our Internet Service Provider makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

• the user's server address
• the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
• the date and time of visit to the site
• the pages accessed and documents viewed
• the previous site visited
• the type of browser used
• the platform used (Windows, UNIX etc.)
• the search terms you typed in if you found us via a search engine

The data listed above is collected for the following purposes:

• website and system administration, including monitoring to prevent security breaches
• enhancement of the web site
• research and development.

Publishing personal information

We will only publish personal information on this site if it has been collected for this purpose with your express knowledge, and if you have consented to the disclosure. When giving such consent you should be aware that information published on this site is possibly accessible by millions of users globally, that it will be indexed by search engines and that it may be copied and used by any web user. This means once the information is published on this site, we will have no control over its subsequent use and disclosure.

No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities, except in the unlikely event that a law enforcement (or other government) agency exercises a legal authority to inspect ISP logs (eg, by warrant, subpoena, or notice to produce).

Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of information stored on your computer by a website server. It is information that your web browser sends back to the web site server whenever you revisit a site. We currently do not use cookies for any purpose.

Links to other sites

This Privacy Statement does not apply to websites linking from flexiblelearning.net.au. When you link to another site we recommend you read the privacy statement of that site.

Online privacy statement comments

The National VET E-Learning Strategy welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe we have not adhered to this statement please contact us by email at flag_enquiries@natese.gov.au.

Copyright

The National VET E-learning Strategy. by Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research, Technology and Teritary Education) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.ga.gov.au/copyright.html

Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced except under the licence below or without prior written permission.

Requests and inquiries concerning other reproduction and rights should be directed in the first instance to the Director, VET Technology, Policy and Projects, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, GPO Box 9880, Canberra, ACT, 2601.

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer

Funding was provided by the Australian Government and all States and Territories for the development of the National VET E-learning strategy website.

The material on this website is maintained by the Support E-learning Take-up business activity of the National VET E-learning Strategy. The Commonwealth accepts no responsibility for its accuracy. The material is made available for the purpose of providing access to information about government sponsored programmes and not as professional advice.

Before relying on the material, users should obtain appropriate advice relevant to their particular circumstances to evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes.

Some material on this website may include or summarise views, standards or recommendations of third parties. The inclusion of such material is not an endorsement by the Commonwealth of that material and not an indication of the Commonwealth's commitment to any particular course of action.

Links provided to other internet sites are provided for the user's convenience and do not constitute endorsement of the information at those sites. The Commonwealth accepts no responsibility for material contained in any site that is linked to this internet site.

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