Copyright, Disclaimers and Privacy Statement
Copyright and disclaimers
This work is copyright. Permission is given for fair dealing with this material as permitted under copyright legislation, including for the purposes of private study and research. Apart from those uses, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction rights should be directed to the Your Home Website Manager, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601.
Website disclaimer
References to other sites are provided as an information service only and should not be construed as an endorsement of any organisation or product. Conversely, omissions should not be construed as non-endorsement. Although care has been taken to provide links to suitable material from this site, no guarantee can be given about the suitability, completeness or accuracy of any of the material that this site may be linked to or other material on the Internet. Neither the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts nor the Commonwealth can accept any responsibility for the content of material that may be encountered
General disclaimer
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness, no guarantee is given nor responsibility taken by the Commonwealth for errors or omissions in this study and the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility in respect of any information or advice given in relation to or as a consequent of anything contained herein.
Proprietary product disclaimer
References to various organisations, including commercial organisations and/or particular products in this publication are included for the information of the reader only and should not in any way be construed as an endorsement of any organisation or product by the Commonwealth. Conversely, the fact that a particular organisation or product is not mentioned in this publication should not be taken as any indication of the Commonwealth's opinion of that organisation or product.
Privacy Statement
Site visit data
The Your Home website is a cookie-free site. Administration of the Your Home website records the site visits and logs the following information for statistical purposes:
- user's server address
- user's operating system
- user's top level domain names, for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk, etc.
- date and time of the visit to the site
- pages accessed and documents downloaded
- previous site visited and the type of browser used.
No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except in the event of an investigation where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the service provider's logs.
Email management and the collection of personal information
Administration of the Your Home website will only record email addresses sent to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by email. They will be used only for the purpose that they have been provided and will not be added to a mailing list. Email addresses will not be disclosed to a third party without the consent of the addressee.
Forms and the collection of personal information
Any personal information collected through the use of an online form will only be collected using lawful and by fair means, used for a lawful purpose, be collected with your consent, and the collection purposes will be clear and explicit.
Accountability
The staff administering the Your Home website, and most Commonwealth Government agencies, are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).