privacy

your privacy

Safe Food Production Queensland (SFPQ) 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 that may be provided to us.

SFPQ has established a Privacy Plan based on 11 Information Privacy Principles.

information collected

This site does not store personal information in cookies. If used, cookies on this site are strictly limited to providing the visitor with the ability to customise the site for return visits or to allow the visitor to carry information across different pages. Cookies are not used to track or identify visitors for any other purpose.

When you visit the SFPQ web site, our web server makes a record of 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 visit to the site
  • the pages accessed and documents downloaded
  • the previous site visited
  • the type of browser used.

No attempt is or 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 activity logs.

e-mail

As SFPQ is a statutory body established under the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000, 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 legislation.

Unless specified, your name and address 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, e-mail messages may be monitored by authorised IT staff for purposes such as system troubleshooting and maintenance.

obtaining access to personal information

Requests to update personal information, such as a change of address, should be directed to the business unit which currently holds the personal information (an overview of the department's personal information holdings is provided in the department's privacy plan). The Privacy Contact Officer is the appropriate point of contact if you have any concerns about access to personal information. The Privacy Contact Officer can advise on access to personal information and legislative requirements governing such access. SFPQ Privacy Plan

Should you have any queries about our privacy practices, please contact the Privacy Contact Officer.