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This privacy statement applies only to the LaunchVic site. It is consistent with the Department’s privacy policy and applies to all activities of the Department and its agencies.
This website contains links to other websites. This privacy statement does not apply to those websites.
The Department’s privacy policy is available from the Privacy Officer.
Privacy Officer Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources GPO Box 2392 Melbourne, VIC, 3001, AUS Tel: (+ 61 3) 9665 9535 Email: privacy@ecodev.vic.gov.au
In this privacy statement the term ‘personal information’ has the meaning provided in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).
Personal information is information or an opinion that is recorded in any form, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained.
This Act is the legislation that regulates our collection and handling of personal information.
Detailed information about the Act is available at the Office of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection.
It is intended that this website can be used anonymously. However, for some functions, the collection of personal information is necessary or unavoidable. You will know if the Department is collecting personal information from you because you will be requested to provide it.
There are two exceptions to this:
The statistics in No. 2 may qualify as personal information under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). However, these statistics are not used to identify individual web users.
If you provide personal information, the Department’s privacy policy will regulate its use and disclosure. However, should the Department’s intended use and disclosure of personal information deviate from the Department’s general policy, a privacy statement particular to the circumstances will be made available at the time of collection.
Personal information that is collected by the Department will be used by, and disclosed to, Departmental employees or contractors whose duties require them to use it. Such employees and contractors are required to protect and handle your personal information in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and any other applicable legislation regulating the collection, use, disclosure, storage and destruction of personal information.
You may request access to any personal information that the Department may have collected about you. Also, you may request correction of your personal information if you can establish that it is not accurate, complete or up-to-date. The Victorian Privacy Commissioner has recommended that the appropriate means to access and correct information held by government departments is pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).
The Freedom of Information Officer may be contacted on the details below about access to, and correction of, personal information collected by the Department or for any questions or concerns you may have arising from this privacy statement:
Freedom of Information Officer Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources GPO Box 2392 Melbourne, VIC, 3001, AUS Tel: (+61 3) 9208 3112 Email: foi@ecodev.vic.gov.au
The Department does not warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or without error. In addition, the Department shall not be responsible for the propagation of computer worms, viruses or other harmful components transmitted from this site and other third-party sites.
The Department recommends that you ensure that your browser is equipped with updated virus protection software.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
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In using cookies the Department does not record any personal information or collect names or details of commercial transactions. In addition, the Department does not use cookies as the basis for direct marketing.
You can configure your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, providing you with the opportunity to either accept or reject it. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser or deleting all cookies from your computer if required.
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Our website is designed to a high standard of accessibility so that all site visitors can easily access its content and use its features. Our website is also designed to be accessed by tablets and smart phones.
We continue to review and improve the accessibility of this site. If you have accessibility issues or feedback, please feel welcome to Contact us.
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No claim is made as to the accuracy or currency of the content on this site at any time. The Victorian Government and this agency (LaunchVic) do not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice (or the use of such information or advice) which is provided on this website or incorporated into it by reference.
While every effort is made to ensure that the content posted by us on our online and social channels is current and accurate, we accept no liability for the accuracy, completeness or currency of that information and disclaim all liability to any person in relation to, or, in the use of, the information or data. Comments and posts made by members of our online communities are the views of those individuals only and do not reflect the views or opinions of the department.
No responsibility is taken for any information or services that may appear on any linked websites.
LaunchVic has several online and social media channels and we encourage you to follow those which are relevant to you and to join in conversations.
It is important that our online environments are safe places where everyone can participate without fear of an inappropriate response. To maintain online communities that are safe, respectful and constructive, we have created community guidelines that govern behaviour across our social media and online communities. We ask that all participants follow these guidelines.
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