Last updated 9 October 2006

Introduction

Maitland Gaol is a Business Unit of Maitland City Council.

Maitland City Council is committed to protecting your personal information. This Statement outlines Council’s practices relating to personal information obtained through access to this website

Collecting information about you from the website

Council will only collect personal information directly from you, or your authorised agent.
The information collected will be for lawful purposes directly related to the functions of Council.
Council will only request information that is necessary for the purpose of the collection.
If you do not wish to provide personal information to Council, it may be unable to provide you with the services required.

In accordance with the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act you can make application for Council to consider suppressing your personal information from a public register held by Council.

Statistical Information

If you visit Maitland Gaol's website to read or download information, the following will be recorded for statistical purposes:

Your server’s address
The name of the top level domain from which you access the Internet (for example, .gov, .com, .edu, .org, .org, .au, .nz etc)
The type of browser you use
The date and time you accessed our site
The pages you accessed and the documents downloaded
The previous Internet address from which you linked directly from our site

The above information is used to create summary statistics which allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, discover what information is most and least used and help us make our site more useful to visitors.

How will we use your Personal Information

Council will use your information for the purpose for which it was collected.
Council will use your information to understand community and customer needs to continuously improve our services.
Council may share your information within other sections of Council, its agents and contractors to expedite services to its customers. The provisions of the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act bind Council’s agents and contractors.

Disclosure of your Personal Information

Council will only disclose your personal information:

If you have consented to the disclosure.
If the disclosure is required by legislation.
Where it is necessary to lessen a threat to someone’s life or health.
In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 1989, and Section 12 of the Local Government Act, 1993.

Accuracy of your Personal Information

Council will take reasonable care to ensure that the personal information it collects, uses or discloses, is accurate, complete and up to date.

Storage and Security of Your Personal Information

Council will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information it holds is protected from misuse, unauthorised access and modification.

How to Access, Correct or Update Your Personal Information

If you want to know exactly what personal information the Council is holding about you, you are welcome to request such information by contacting Council. Application is made under Section 14 of the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act.

You can apply to Council to amend your personal information to ensure it is relevant, up to date and complete and not misleading. Application is made under Section 15 of the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act.

How We Dispose of Your Personal Information

Council will dispose of your personal information in accordance with the State Records General Disposal Authority.10 (GDA10)

Other Important Information

Cookies

Maitland Gaol tracks the pattern of visitor usage using a facility called a cookie. This cookie identifies and recognises the computer (but not the person using the computer) when you visit Maitland Gaol's website.

Cookies are pieces of information that a website can transfer to an individual’s computer hard drive for record keeping.

The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find most major websites use them. Most Internet browsers are pre-set to accept cookies. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can adjust your Internet browser to disable cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used.

Links to other websites

Maitland Gaol's website contains links to other websites. These linked sites are not under the control of Council.

Council is not responsible for the management or protection of any personal information you provide to these sites.

Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, Council recommends you examine the terms and conditions of using their website.

Children’s Privacy

Council will take reasonable steps to protect the privacy of children.

Council asks that children under the age of 18 have a parent or guardian submit personal information on their behalf when required.

Changes to this Statement

Maitland Gaol will occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When it is updated Maitland Gaol will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this statement.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions please contact Maitland Gaol by email at info@maitlandgaol.com.au or phone (02) 4936 6482.

Useful Links

The following link will provide more detailed information about the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Hunter Councils – www.huntercouncils.com.au