Privacy
The Department of Education, Training & Employment has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting personal privacy. Information on the South Australian Information Privacy Principles can be found on the State Records Website or the South Australian Intranet Website.

The information we collect:
This site only uses cookies to determine if a pop-up screensaver should run (DETE Internal use only). When visiting the web site, our Internet Service Provider automatically makes a record of all visits and logs the following information: Server address (eg: the IP address from your Internet Service Provider); Top level domain name (eg: .com, .net, .gov, .au, etc); The date and time of visit; The pages accessed and documents downloaded; The time spent on individual pages and the site overall; The referrer (eg: a search engine or a link to our website); and The type of browser used (eg: Internet Explorer, Netscape).

Reasons we collect this information:
The 'site usage' information listed above is aggregated and may be
used for the following purposes: Website and system administration,
including monitoring to prevent security breaches; Determine general usage patterns and fine tune layout in order to ensure that our site is as useful and enjoyable as possible; Enhancement of the website to better meet our users' needs; and Research and development. DETE is unable to identify users or their browsing activities from the information collected above. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, either DETE or the Internet Service Provider may provide logs to a law enforcement agency if they have exercised a warrant for their inspection. The Department of Education, Training & Employment uses reasonable precautions to keep the personal information disclosed to us secure. This website also links to a wide variety of other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.

E-mail Management:
We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message or make an order through the site. Your e-mail address will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be made available for commercial purposes. We will not use your e-mail address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it, without your consent. Your e-mail will be kept in accordance with disposal schedules issued under the State Records Act 1997.

Collection of Personal Information:
The main way in which the DETE Tape Services website collects information from users is through forms provided for orders on web pages. The user's information is not collected by DETE without the user's consent, that is, the user must click on a button provided on each web page to submit their information to DETE. At or before the time we collect personal information, we will give notice to the user of our website as follows:
What personally identifiable information of yours will be collected; Who is collecting the information; How the information is used; Who we can share the information with; The choices you have in connection with collecting, using and distributing your information; The kind of security procedures that we have in place to protect your information under our control;

How you can correct inaccuracies in the information:
The period for which your information will be held.

Online Form(s).
The orders, comments and information you send will enable us to process your order and to ensure this site is as useful and enjoyable as possible. This will enable the continual development and enhancement of our online presence to better meet our users' needs. When completing our online form, you are given the opportunity to provide your contact details and e-mail address. Your e-mail or postal address may be used to contact you, when necessary, in reply to your order, comments or request for information. We may also use your address to send further information about the Department of Education Training and Employment. Commercial offers or advertisements will only be sent to you if requested. We will not provide your e-mail address to any third-party mailing lists or sell your e-mail address to any commercial organisations. Our feedback form provides the user with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further communications from us. We also offer users the ability to view all information that we maintain about them or to have any inaccuracies in this information corrected. Contact us at tapeservices@saugov.sa.gov.au for further information. DETE are unable to identify users or their e-mail addresses unless the user specifically supplies the information. We have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. In accordance with the State Records Act 1997, General Disposal Schedule No 15, Item 1.9.3, we are required to retain a copy of your e-mail for a minimum of two years. In the event that your enquiry results in an investigation or response your e-mail will be kept in accordance with disposal schedules issued under the State Records Act 1997.

Notification of changes:
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on our homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Contact Us:
If you have any queries about this policy, please e-mail us at
tapeservices@saugov.sa.gov.au If, at any time, you believe that we have not adhered to our stated privacy policy, please notify us by e-mail at tapeservices@saugov.sa.gov.au

Users should note there are inherent risks associated with
transmission of information via the Internet. Therefore, users should make their own assessment of the potential risks to the security of their information when making a decision as to whether or not they should utilise our website facilities. There are alternative ways to obtain DETE information and transact business with DETE for those users who do not wish to use public networks such as the Internet

Personal Information:
The comments and information you send will enable us to ensure this
site is as useful and enjoyable as possible. This feedback will enable the continual development and enhancement of our online presence to better meet our users' needs. When completing our forms, you are given the opportunity to provide your contact details and e-mail address. Your e-mail or postal address may be used to contact you, when necessary, in reply to your orders, comments or request for information. We may also use your address to send further information about DETE Tape Services the Department of Education Training and Employment. Except as mentioned. We will not send you
unsolicited information, commercial offers or advertisements. We will not provide your e-mail address to any third-party mailing lists or sell your e-mail address to any commercial organisations. Our form provides you with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further communications from us. We also offer users the ability to view all information that we maintain about them or to have any inaccuracies in this information corrected.

Contact us at tapeservices@saugov.sa.gov.au for further information.