Disclaimer  |  Privacy Statement

The Parliamentary Education Office makes every attempt to ensure that all material contained herein is accurate and complete but recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.

The material on Kidsview may include views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth government, or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action.

The listing of a person or organisation in any part of Kidsview in no way implies any form of endorsement by the Commonwealth of the products or services provided by that person or organisation.

Links to other web sites are inserted for convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.

For further information, contact webmaster@peo.gov.au

Disclaimer  |  Privacy Statement

Kidsview may use some data that directly or indirectly identifies users. We do not use any personal information for any purpose which is not related to the services provided by Kidsview. We take great care with practices that affect personal privacy. The Parliamentary Education Office staff welcome feedback from their users in relation to Kidsview content and to this Privacy Statement. Questions and feedback should be addressed to webmaster@peo.gov.au

Data Collection

Data that may identify the user is gathered during interactions with Kidsview in the following circumstances:

Computer Information

It is a necessary part of visiting any web-site, including Kidsview, that the user's web-browser provides the machine's identity (its IP-address) to the web-server, so that the server can address the reply to the correct machine. In addition, the browser-type and operating system are provided.

Navigation and Click-Stream Data

Browsing any web-site, including Kidsview, generates a trail of the pages that are visited, and the time apparently spent displaying each page. We do not use any cookies on any area of the site that is accessible to the public.

User Feedback

We seek voluntary feedback from our users in order to improve the service offered by the site.

Data Storage, Use and Disclosure, and Retention

All personal data described in the preceding section is stored securely, and archived for a period of at least 12 months and possibly up to 7 years.

Data Storage, Use and Disclosure, and Retention cont…

Personal data is used by PEO staff involved in the Kidsview website operation only for:

• web-site and system administration, including monitoring to prevent security breaches;
• customisation of the web-site to the user's needs; and
• evaluation, research and development.

Identified data can only be re-disclosed to the user if the user provides the unique request session number. Identified data may be disclosed to a third party only in circumstances in which it is legally authorised, such as in the investigation of a criminal offence, and in compliance with a search warrant or subpoena.

Accountability

The staff who operate the Kidsview site and most Commonwealth government agencies, are subject to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988.

The privacy policy contained in this statement conforms to the National Office for the Information Economy standards.

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