Privacy The BioRegs Online™ tool and website is maintained by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (the Department). We are concerned about protecting your privacy. This statement describes how we handle clickstream (site navigation) data, cookies and e-mail addresses. Clickstream data Clickstreams are the paths a user takes when navigating a web site and the internet in general. When you visit the BioRegs Online™, our servers may record the following information for statistical purposes: the user's server (IP) address and machine name; the date and time of visit to the site; the pages accessed and documents downloaded; the number of bytes transmitted and received for each request; the previous site or page visited; search terms used; and the type of browser used. The Department examines this information to determine the traffic through the server and to specific pages or applications. In order to deliver better services, we also perform statistical analysis to establish priorities and allocate resources. 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 to inspect server logs. The statistics and log files may be preserved indefinitely and used at any time and in any way necessary to prevent security breaches and to ensure the integrity of the information supplied by the Department. Cookies A cookie is a short piece of data which is sent from a web server to a web browser on the user's machine when the browser visits the server's site. The cookie is stored on the user's machine, but it is not an executable program and cannot do anything to your machine. Whenever a web browser requests a file from the same web server that sent the cookie, the browser sends a copy of that cookie back to the server along with the request. I n this way, the server knows you have visited before and can co-ordinate your access to different pages on its web site. A server cannot find out a name or e-mail address, or anything about a user's computer, by using cookies. We use cookies to obtain session details for access to parts of our sites. Cookies are essential in providing a seamless access to some on-line databases. Cookie information is not stored or collected by the Department. E-mail addresses We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. Your email address will only be used by us for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list unless you have asked us to, nor will we disclose it except as described in the previous paragraph. Security Once the Department receives information from you via e-mail or any other means, the information is in a secure environment. Your personal information will not be released unless the law permits it or your permission is granted. Users should note there are inherent risks associated with transmission of information via the internet. Therefore users should make their own assessment of the potential risks to the security of their information when making a decision as to whether or not they should utilise the BioRegs Online™ facility. There are alternative ways to obtain government information and transact business with governments for those users who do not wish to use public networks such as the Internet.

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