Copyright, Trademarks and Disclaimer

Disclaimer
Copyright Notice
Trademark
Third party sites
Use of information
Applicable law
Website Privacy Statement

Disclaimer

In compiling the information contained on, and accessed through, this website ("Information") TAFE NSW has used its best endeavours to ensure that the Information is correct and current at the time of publication but takes no responsibility for any error, omission or defect therein.

To the extent permitted by law, TAFE NSW and its employees, agents and consultants exclude all liability for any loss or damage (including indirect, special or consequential loss or damage) arising from the use of, or reliance on, the Information whether or not caused by any negligent act or omission. If any law prohibits the exclusion of such liability, TAFE NSW limits its liability to the extent permitted by law, to the re-supply of the Information.

Copyright notice

This website and its contents are subject to copyright under the laws of Australia and, through international treaties, other countries. The copyright is owned by TAFE NSW, or in the case of some materials, third parties.

You may view this website and its contents using your web browser and save an electronic copy, or print out a copy, of parts of this website solely for your own information, research or study: but only if you (a) do not modify the copy from how it appears on TAFE NSW's website; and (b) include the copyright notice "© and Trademark ™ TAFE NSW 2011" on the copy.

You must not reproduce, transmit (including broadcast), adapt or otherwise exercise the copyright in the whole or any part of this website for any other purpose except as expressly permitted by a current Links Agreement, by statute or with TAFE NSW's prior written consent.

Trademark notice and TAFE NSW's name

This site includes registered trademarks and trademarks that are the subject of pending applications or which are otherwise protected by law including, but not limited to the word TAFE NSW and the TAFE NSW logo. Unless otherwise indicated, they are owned by TAFE NSW in Australia and may be the subject of rights in other countries.

You may not use TAFE NSW's trademarks or the name TAFE NSW except (1) by saving, or printing out, a copy of TAFE NSW's website as permitted by the Copyright notice; (2) as permitted by a current Links Agreement; or (3) otherwise with TAFE NSW's prior written consent.

Third party sites

This website contains links to third party sites. TAFE NSW is not responsible for the condition or the content of those sites as they are not under TAFE NSW's control. The link(s) are provided solely for your convenience and do not indicate, expressly or impliedly, any endorsement of the site(s) or the products or services provided there. You access those sites and use their products and services solely at your own risk.

Use of information

Any information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques provided by, or obtained from, you or your use of TAFE NSW's website shall be deemed to be non-confidential and TAFE NSW shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation.

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Applicable law

This website (excluding any linked third party sites) is controlled by TAFE NSW through the Department of Education and Training from its offices at 35 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000. By accessing this site, you accept that any disputes about this website or its contents are to be determined by the courts having jurisdiction in New South Wales in accordance with the laws in force in New South Wales (except any principle of conflict of laws inconsistent with this requirement).

This website may be accessed throughout Australia and overseas. TAFE NSW makes no representation that the content of this website complies with the laws (including intellectual property laws) of any country outside Australia. If you access this site from outside Australia, you do so on your own responsibility and are responsible for ensuring compliance with all laws in the place where you are located.

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Website privacy statement

The Department of Education and Communities ("the Department"), including TAFE NSW, is subject to the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 ("the Act") and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Department's Privacy Code of Practice produced in accordance with section 31 of the Act indicates how the Department will comply with the Information Protection Principles (IPPs) in the Act and any modifications to the IPPs as they apply to the Department.

The Department is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Online Privacy Statement governs the collection, storage, use, access and disposal of data including all personal information obtained on Department websites.

This Privacy Statement does not apply to linked websites that are not Department sites.

The following sets out how the Department will deal with personal information related to the content and use of its web sites. This statement applies to all pages on the Department's or TAFE NSW site, unless otherwise indicated.

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1. Collection of personal information

Information automatically logged. The Department may make a record of your visit and log any of the following information for statistical and business purposes - the user's server address, the user's domain name, IP address, the date and time of the visit, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous site visited and the type of browser used.

If you send us a message, the Department may record your e-mail address or other information supplied. The Department will gather more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:

• unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published Department pages;
• unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the Department's sites;
• unauthorised attempts to index the contents of Department sites by other web sites;
• attempts to intercept messages of other Departmental users;
• communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed;
• attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach the laws of the State of New South Wales or Commonwealth of Australia, or interfere with the enjoyment of the Department's websites by other users.

Security Information

Department sites have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information contained on these sites.

A login name and password are required to visit some secure areas, and before personal information is published on the site, visitors are required to enter their password as well. This is to ensure that the information is displayed only to the intended person. You should ensure that your password is kept securely and cannot be discovered by anyone else.

Cookies

The Department's websites do not use cookies to collect personal information.

It is possible to disable the accepting of cookies by your web browser, however doing so may restrict your ability to access some web pages.

Registration Forms

If personal information is collected via a website this will be done by sufficiently secure means. Individuals will be provided with alternative means of providing personal information to the Department, other than via the website.

For certain applications, our site's Registration Forms require users to give contact information (like name and email address), and unique identifiers (like login identification and password).

Feedback Forms are provided by the Department on its websites to allow users to provide valuable input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of services by the Department.

The provision of personal details on Feedback Forms is optional.

Users may provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their feedback. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.

The Department may publish aggregated information about feedback on the site, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users.

External Links

Some Department sites contain links to other sites. When you link to another site we recommend you read the privacy statement of that site. The Department is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites and any use of products and services on these sites is solely at your own risk.

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2. Use of personal information

Personal information you supply on-line may be used by Department staff in conducting the business of the Department. Such uses include matters related to administration, provision of services and the dissemination of information to staff, students and parents.

To improve the services provided, the Department may extract and publish aggregated information about usage patterns from these records. For example, our usage reports may examine trends based on the following information - your server address, your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc), the date and time of visit to the site, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous site visited, the type of browser used and operating system.

Contact information from Registration Forms is used to get in touch with the visitor to a website when necessary, for example when the visitor is seeking information from the Department.

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3. Disclosure of personal information

All Department staff have a legal duty to protect the privacy of your personal information and ensure it is used only for the purpose to which you have agreed.

The Department will not disclose personal information concerning you, including your email address, to parties outside the Department except in accordance with the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act or as required by Commonwealth or State agencies in accordance with legislative requirements. Details regarding disclosure of personal information by the Department may be found in the Privacy Code of Practice.

The Department reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of any of its websites raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the unlikely event of an investigation, the Department will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.

Public Forums

Some Department sites may have chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

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4. Data quality/access

The Department will always try to maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date information regarding students and staff. The necessary procedures are in place to facilitate amendments and verification of personal information. If you wish to access personal information about yourself or you think that your personal information retained by the Department requires changing please contact the Corporate Brand Unit, TAFE NSW National Business, Level 13, 1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 or phone 02 8293 6922.

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5. Online transactions

In some cases, the Department's websites permit users to submit information or conduct transactions for official government, business or legal purposes.