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BRS places great emphasis on maintaining and enhancing the privacy and security of your personal information.
Privacy Statement
Collection of information through the BRS website
BRS collects a range of information about visits to the BRS website. The following information is stored for twelve months:
- entry and exit pages
- how often the site was used
- the time of day the site was accessed
- the length of time spent on the site
- how much information was downloaded
- if the visit is from a company or an individual
- if you are browsing from Australia or overseas and
- What browser types are being used.
This information is collected for statistical analysis only and no attempt is made by BRS to identify the user or their browsing activities.
When you send a message to BRS
You may provide personally identifiable information such as your name, physical address and email address, when you send us a message. Personal information collected by BRS is protected by the Privacy Act 1988.
Access to information
In the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect BRS's internet service provider's logs.
Use and disclosure of information
Personal information provided to BRS when you send us a message will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website can transfer to an individual's computer hard drive. The information remains on your computer after the Internet session until the expiry time. Cookies are used to identify registered users of our publications when you log on to our online publications area you can ask for a cookie to remember your password and computer so that you don't need to logon for future sessions.
Security Statement
Your personal information is protected by law. These laws prohibit any person from accessing, using or disclosing any personal information in the possession of BRS unless it is in the performance of their duties or is in accordance with these laws. Penalties apply to those who fail to observe these provisions.
While BRS endeavours to provide a secure internet environment, users should note that there are inherent risks associated with transmission of information via the internet. Please contact BRS if you wish to use alternative ways to obtain and provide information to BRS.
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Information Privacy Principles
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The Privacy Act 1988 sets standards contained in the 11 Information Privacy Principles that place legal obligations on government agencies, including BRS, to:
- collect information in a lawful way and collect only information
which is relevant for the purpose of the collection;
- tell people the purpose for which the information is collected,
the authority and any circumstances where personal information
is usually given to someone else;
- collect only relevant, up to date and complete information and
collect it in a fair and non intrusive way;
- keep personal information safe and secure;
- provide a public record of the nature of their personal information
holding (this is contained in the 'Personal Information Digest'
issued annually by the Federal Privacy Commissioner);
- give individuals access to their personal information and allow
records to be corrected if they are wrong;
- check that personal information is accurate, up to date and
complete before using it;
- use personal information only for a relevant purpose, and use
it only for the purpose for which it was collected, unless specified
exceptions apply; and
- not disclose personal information to another person or agency
except where specified exceptions apply.
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Privacy and BRS’s Publications Online
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In addition to the information collected about your visit to the BRS website, when you register as a new user for the BRS Online Shop or visit the BRS Online Shop as a current user to browse the products and services that are available through BRS, we will collect, use and store personal information such as your name, address and contact details. This information will be stored for 5 years from your last purchase or download.
If you place an order, we will need you to fill out a form and become a registered user. This information will only be used to process your order and arrange payment and delivery unless you consent to other uses of that information. If you do not supply this information, we may be unable to process or dispatch your order.
In order to provide more tailored service, you can select a range of topics and subscription items that you are interested in receiving email notifications on. You can subscribe from this service anytime. We do not sell our mailing lists.
Privacy complaints
If you believe BRS has been wrong in the way it has collected or handled your personal information, you can:
- contact the Privacy/FOI Officer in BRS who will conduct an investigation; or
- if you are dissatisfied with the investigation, you can contact the Federal Privacy Commissioner who is independent of BRS
How do I find out more about privacy?
If you have any privacy or security concerns please:
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Your personal information
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Privacy and your personal
information
Where BRS collects and uses personal information in order to provide services to you, it is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 which is concerned with protecting the privacy of personal information.
Access to your personal information
You may request details of the personal information BRS holds about you, by writing to or contacting BRS at any time.
BRS may charge a fee for the provision of this information to cover administrative costs. However, you will be informed of any fee at the time a request is made.
In general, BRS will allow access to the personal information held about you. BRS will not deny you access to any personal information following an access request without providing you with a reason for the denial.
Correction of your personal information
If you are aware that any of your personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date following an access request, or because your circumstances have changed, please inform BRS so that we can update our records. BRS will correct any incorrect personal information and will not refuse to make a correction without providing you with a reason for the refusal. However, if BRS does refuse to make a correction, BRS will take reasonable steps to place with the disputed information a statement from you claiming that the disputed information in your opinion is not accurate, complete or up to date.
If you wish to access or change any personal information held by
BRS please contact 1800 020 157.
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