Your privacy

The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) 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 they may provide to us.

The Information Privacy Act 2009 provides for access and amendment rights for government-held personal information. Obligations are identified for the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information with new complaints mechanism.

You can view a copy of DERM’s Information Privacy Plan online. This plan details the steps this department will take to address its obligations under the Information Privacy Act 2009.

Use of cookies, web bugs or other similar information technologies

The site uses cookies to aid in navigating around the site. This information is not collected or used for any tracking purposes.

Management logs

When you view this web site, our server records your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes only—the user's server address; the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, etc.); the date and time of the visit to the site; the pages accessed and documents downloaded; the previous site visited; and the type of browser used. No attempt is, or will be, made to identify users or their browsing activities except where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect activity logs in the event of an investigation.

How the site handles email correspondence and feedback information

This is a Queensland Government website. E-mail correspondence sent to this site will be treated as a public record and will be retained as required by the Public Records Act 2002 and other relevant regulations. It will also be subject to the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009.

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. However, email messages may be monitored by our web support staff for system trouble shooting and maintenance purposes.

Security

This site contains links to non-Queensland Government websites. No representation or warranty is made by DERM regarding the content of any such pages or sites. Merely because links are made to third party sites does not mean that DERM promotes or endorses any of those sites. It is possible that adverse consequences including viruses or loss of privacy may result from use of third party sites.

The Queensland Government is not responsible for the privacy or security practices or the content of non-Queensland Government websites.

Obtaining access to your personal information

If you want to access your personal information that is in the custody and control of the department, please contact Administrative Review.