privacy

State Services Authority & Public Board Appointments Victoria Privacy Statement

Services Authority has a statutory duty to deal with your personal information confidentially (Information Privacy Act 2000). However this privacy statement does not apply to linked web sites. While we do not link knowingly to sites that are privacy-invasive, we recommend you read the privacy statement of any linked site you visit.

Anonymous access to our site

You can access our homepage and browse our website without disclosing your personal information.

What we collect and how we use it

We do not collect or record personal information, other than information you choose to provide any messages or comments you submit to email addresses displayed on this website, which may include personal information such as name, email address and telephone number We collect statistical information on visits to the website for reporting purposes. A web beacon is a technology that records web page usage statistics. The Public Board Appointments Victoria website uses web beacons to collect clickstream data, but does not use beacons to identify individual users.

What we disclose

We will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your consent, unless we are required to do so by law or other regulation. We have technology and security policies, rules and measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control. However, there are risks in transmitting information across the Internet. If you are concerned about conveying sensitive material to the State Services Authority over the Internet, you might prefer to contact us by telephone or mail. Once any personal information comes into our possession, we will take reasonable steps to protect that information from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. We will remove personal information from our system where it is no longer required, except where archiving is required and in compliance with the Public Records Act 1973.

Access and correction

Requests for access to documents containing personal information and held by the State Services Authority are handled under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and can be addressed to:

Freedom of Information Officer
State Services Authority
3 Treasury Place
Melbourne VIC 3002
Email: info@ssa.vic.gov.au
Telephone: 9651 5809