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Privacy statement

Online collection and use of personal data

Collection and use of website visit data

Your right to access and correct personal records

Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) respects the privacy of individuals and is committed to protecting sensitive and personal information in accordance with its obligations under the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic).

This statement applies only to the PoMC websites and does not apply to linked third-party websites. When you access another website via a link from this website, you should read the privacy statement of that website to familiarise yourself with its privacy policy. View or download a copy of the PoMC Privacy Policy here (PDF, 148kb).

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Anonymous access to our website
You can access and browse the PoMC websites anonymously, without disclosing your personal information.

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Online collection and use of personal data
PoMC does not collect or record personal information online unless you choose to provide your personal information through our contact and feedback email services. PoMC does not add your email addresses or any other contact details without your consent. They may be used by PoMC to contact you in seeking that consent.

If you send email messages containing personal information, we will use that information for the purposes for which you provided it. These purposes include the main purposes of PoMC collecting and using personal information submitted through our website, which are to:

respond to your message, including your comments or requests for information about PoMC, the port of Melbourne, or activities of PoMC; and
respond to your comments or requests about the website itself.

Your personal information will be used by and disclosed to PoMC officers and/or contractors whose duties require them to use it, and who are required to comply with PoMC’s obligations under privacy law in their use and handling of your personal information.

PoMC will not disclose your personal information to a third party unless we are required or authorised to do so by law or other regulation. In the event of an investigation into suspected unlawful or improper activity, a law enforcement agency or government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect the PoMC web server's records (e.g. in relation to hacking or abusive messages).

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Collection and use of website visit data
PoMC does not use cookies on our website. A cookie is a small block of data shared between a web server and a user's browser. Cookies give the server information about a user's identity and website visiting patterns and preferences. You can find more information about cookies on sites such as Cookie Central.

The following non-personal information may be automatically recorded by this website's server for statistical and system administration purposes:

the Internet Protocol (IP) number assigned to your computer when you access the internet
the domain name of the account you use to access the internet (e.g. 'your-university.edu.au' or 'your-department.gov.au')
the date and the time of your visit to this website
the pages you accessed and downloaded
the address of the last website you visited (if linked from another website)
the operating system you are using (eg. Windows NT, Macintosh OS X)
the type of browser you are using (eg. Netscape, Internet Explorer).

This information will only be used to update and improve our website. To the extent that this information could make you identifiable, PoMC will not attempt to identify you from the records the server automatically generates unless that is authorised under the Information Privacy Principles outlined in the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic) (e.g. necessary to investigate a breach of law or regulation).

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Security of your personal data
The personal information you provide via our contact and feedback email services is held on protected servers. This website does not provide facilities that guarantee secure transmission of information over the Internet. You should be aware that there are risks in transmitting information across the Internet. If you are concerned about conveying personal information to PoMC over the Internet, you might prefer to contact us by telephone or post.

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Your right to access and correct personal records
If you believe we hold personal information about you, you can ask for a copy of your personal information by sending an email to information@portofmelbourne.com or by writing to us (see contact details). You can ask us to correct, amend, or update the information we hold about you if you establish that it is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date.

Alternatively, you may apply for access to your personal records under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) .

Before we send you any personal information, you will need to provide evidence of your identity. If you do not provide evidence of your identity, PoMC reserves the right to refuse access to the personal information.

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Feedback on privacy statement
This policy may be modified or expanded over time. If you have any suggestions or comments, please email us at pomcprivacy@portofmelbourne.com.

Last modified June 2008.

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