Privacy Statement
The Gladstone Economic and Industry Development Board (GEIDB) is committed to protecting user privacy. We understand and appreciate that visitors and users of this web site are concerned about their privacy and the confidentiality and security of any information that may be provided to us.The Queensland Government has established a privacy regime for the Queensland public sector based on 11 Information Privacy Principles. These are contained in an Information Standard that agencies are required to adhere to.
Further, the GEIDB has developed the a Privacy Plan in accordance with the privacy regime referred to above.
1. Cookies
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 only – the user’s server address, the date and time of visit to the site, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous site visited, and the type of browser used. No a attempt is or will me 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 activity logs.
Cookies may be used for aggregated statistical purposes only to sequentially group pages viewed into a visit by a user. There is not extra information recorded other than what is listed above.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a message given to a web browser by a web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customised web pages for them. When you enter a website which is using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same website, your browser will sent the cookie to the web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page, you might see a welcome page with your name on it.
The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program. Cookies are also sometimes called persistent cookies because they typically stay in the browser for long periods of time.
2. Your Personal Details
Your name and address details will not be added to a mailing list, nor will we disclose these details to third parties without your consent unless required by law.
Right of access to, and amendment of, personal information under the Information Privacy Standard is limited to existing rights under the Freedom of Information Act 1992.
Details on how to apply for access to or amendment of personal information which may be held by the GEIDB are available by contacting The Privacy Contact Officer at info@gladstoneindustry.org.au.
This is a Queensland Government statutory authority website. Email correspondence sent to this site will be treated as a public record and will be retained as required by the Libraries and Archives Act 1988 and other relevant regulations.
Email messages may be monitored by our Internet Service Provider for system trouble shooting and maintenance purposes.
3. Security of the GEIDB website
The GEIDB applies a range of security controls to protect its website from unauthorised access. However, users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an insecure network that gives rise to a potential risk that a user’s transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties or that files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects.
The GEIDB accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer system, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this website or its use. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this website or related sites is free of viruses or other contamination that ma interfere with or damage the user’s computer system, software or data.
4. Links to external websites
This website contains links to other sites that are external to the GEIDB. The GEIDB takes care in linking websites but has no direct control over the content of the linked web sites, or to the changes that may occur to the content on those sites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.
5. Contact
If you have any queries about our privacy and security practices, please contact The Privacy Contact Officer at info@gladstoneindustry.org.au.
