Information Collection and Privacy Protection

HealthySA makes every effort to adhere to guidelines developed by the Australian Privacy Commissioner for Government web sites (Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websites). In particular we make every effort to comply with Information Privacy Principles (see Glossary 1 to 3 and 10 and 11 of the Privacy Act (a copy of the Act is available at SCALEplus, the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney General's Department).

What information do we collect

HealthySA is a cookie-free site. HealthySA does not collect information that can identify individuals who visit the site. However, when you visit this site, we compile data that records and logs your visit with the following information collected strictly for statistical purposes only:

• the user's server address
• the date and time of the visit to the site
• the pages accessed and documents downloaded
• the search words used
• the previous site visited
• the type of browser used

This information is analysed at the end of each month to determine the site’s usage statistics. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities.

HealthySA - Contact us

HealthySA retains the e-mail address of people who send e-mails through 'Contact us' for the purpose of sending a response. They are stored in a secure area within the South Australian Government’s Message Services System.

The information will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. However, you should be aware that the email might be forwarded to another person within the Department of Health (DH) or a DH funded service provider for a direct, accurate and efficient response.

Your email address will not be added to any mailing lists without your permission.

Submitting websites and pages

People who submit web sites or pages for inclusion on HealthySA have the option to provide personal details such as name and e-mail address. These details will be used for the sole purpose of advising the person of the approval status of their submission. This is optional.

Your email address will not be added to any mailing lists without your permission.

Security and information privacy

Every effort has been made to ensure the security of information submitted to HealthySA via its submission facilities. However, this can not be guaranteed.

No personal information will be published on this site.

The Department of Health and its staff are subject to the department's Code of Fair Information and are bound to confidentiality and Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements. Any FOI enquiries should be directed to the relevant Department of Health agency.

Special note

Please note that HealthySA contains links to a large number of web sites (Department of Health, South Australian, Australian and World) that are included on the basis of containing content related to health and wellbeing issues. When you click on a link to another site, you leave the HealthySA site and are no longer protected by HealthySA Privacy conditions.

This privacy statement is periodically reviewed in line with the ongoing development of the HealthySA web site.

If you have any queries, concerns or require further information in relation to privacy and HealthySA, please email the HealthySA coordinator.