Privacy Statement

The MRET Review Secretariat has a firm commitment to privacy in accordance with the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websites issued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site. All officers of the MRET Review Secretariat are subject to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988.

If you are submitting personal details, or other information over the internet which you wish to remain private, please note that, while all attempts are made to secure information transmitted to this site, there is a possibility that information you submit could be observed by a third party while in transit.

Information logged

When you visit this site, our server logs the following information which is provided by your browser for statistical purposes only:

• the type of browser and operating system you are using;
• your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc);
• the address of the referring site (for example, the previous site that you visited); and
• your server's IP address (a number which is unique to the machine through which you are
• connected to the Internet: usually one of your service provider's machines).

In addition, our server logs the following information:

• the date and time of your visit; and
• the address of the pages accessed and the documents downloaded.

All of this information we use only for statistical analysis or systems administration purposes. 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.

Electronic mail addresses

We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it, and will not be added to a mailing list unless you request that this be done. We will not disclose it without your consent.

Cookies

A cookie is an electronic token that is passed to your browser and your browser passes it back to the server whenever a page is sent to you.

Our server generates one cookie which is used to keep track of the pages you have accessed while using our server. The cookie allows you to page back and forwards through the web site and return to pages you have already visited. The cookie exists only for the time you are accessing our server.

Cookies are not used for any other purpose at this site. We do not use cookies to collect personal information.

Contact details

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:

MRET Review Secretariat
GPO Box 621
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Ph: 02 6274 1298
Fax: 02 6274 1067
Email: mret.review@greenhouse.gov.au

Related Links

Visit the Australian Privacy Commissioner's website to find out more about the Privacy Act 1988.

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