Disclaimer
The material on this TVET Australia internet site is made available for the purpose of providing access to information which may be relevant to workforce planning and development and not as professional advice.
Before relying on the material, users should obtain appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances to evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes.
Some material on this internet site may include or summarise views, standards or recommendations of third parties. The inclusion of such material is not an endorsement by TVET Australia of that material and not an indication of the TVET Australia’s commitment to any particular course of action.
Links provided to other internet sites are provided for the user's convenience and do not constitute endorsement of the information at those sites. TVET Australia accepts no responsibility for material contained in any site that is linked to this internet site.
Users of this internet site are also directed to the Privacy Statement below.
Privacy Statement - TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool
All information collected by the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. Information on the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 can be found on the Federal Privacy Commissioner’s web site: http://www.privacy.gov.au/ .
TVET Australia is committed to protecting the privacy of personal and confidential information. This Privacy Statement embodies this commitment and applies to information collected by the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool.
Information we collect and how we use it
TVET Australia helps the Australian Government achieve its overall objective of quality training outcomes for all Australians. TVET Australia only collects personal information in order to properly and efficiently carry out its functions.
TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool
TVET Australia will not view, alter or disclose information entered by users of the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool unless
- Specifically requested to do so by the user, or;
- Where disclosure is required or authorised by or under law, or;
- Under the following circumstances:
Copyright and Licensing
The Workforce Development Tool is Copyright TVET Australia Limited and is available under two different licences as outlined below.
Preserve Integrity licence
This licence applies to individuals using The Workforce Development Tool to assess their own organisation.
The full licence can be viewed here and should be read in conjunction with the Licence Glossary .
This licence applies automatically when you register to use the tool.
Commercial licence
This licence applies to consultants or anyone using The Workforce Development Tool to assess organisations as part of a commercial service or activity.
The full licence can bew viewed here and should be read in conjunction with the Licence Glossary .
This licence is not automatically applied. Applications for this licence can be made through AEShareNet or by email to workdevtool@tvetaustralia.com.au .
Communication - emails and Electronic Forms
TVET Australia servers record your email address if you send us a message online. Your email address will not be added to a mailing list, unless you have provided it to us in order to subscribe to one of our subscription services.
Where you choose to send us a completed electronic form that includes your personal details, we may choose to collect information regarding your State or Territory, and organisation type for the purpose of analysing usage of our services.
The information collected by email or electronic forms will not be used for any other purpose, and we will not disclose it without your consent, except where authorised or required by law.
Log information (Browsing)
When you use the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as 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 viewed, the previous sites visited, and the browser type, browser language, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. It is information that your web browser sends back to our web site server whenever you visit it again. We use cookies to ‘remember’ your browser between page visits. In this situation, the cookie identifies your browser, not you personally. No personal information is stored within the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool's cookies.
Use and disclosure
Access and alteration of records containing personal information
When you provide and store information using the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool, we will allow you access to your personal information. This will enable you to find out the nature of the information held by TVET Australia, correct your data if it is inaccurate, or to delete such data at your request (subject to restrictions on such access/alteration of records under the applicable provisions of any law of the Commonwealth).
Information sharing
We only share personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Where you are reasonably likely to have been aware, or made aware by way of a privacy notice, that your personal information is usually passed to the relevant parties;
- Where you have consented;
- Where we believe on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to your life or health or that of another person.
- Where the disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or
- Where the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty, or for the protection of the public revenue.
Information security
We take all reasonable steps:
Data integrity
TVET Australia processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy or any applicable programme-specific privacy notice. We take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information we process is accurate, relevant, up-to-date, complete and not misleading.
Enforcement
TVET Australia regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. If you have any questions/complaints about privacy, confidentiality or access to your personal information, please send an email to workdevtool@tvetaustralia.com.au .
Changes to this policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time.
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- Have read, fully understand, and agree to the terms and conditions contained in the above Disclaimer and Privacy Statement and;
- Are entitled to use the TVET Australia Workforce Development Tool under the terms of the Preserve Integrity licence OR have obtained a Commercial licence.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHICH LICENCE APPLIES TO YOU, CONTACT workdevtool@tvetaustralia.com.au BEFORE CONTINUING.
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