The Eastern Region Landcare Program is not responsible for the content, policy or practices of websites operated by third parties that are linked to this website. Links to third party websites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement or approval by the Eastern Region Landcare Program of the content, policies or practices of those third party websites. When you follow a link from this website to another website, we recommend you read and consider the privacy statement of that website.

Collection of personal information

You can browse the general content of erl.org.au anonymously, without disclosing your personal information. However, some functionality on this website may require you to provide personal information. An example of this is when you wish to make an enquiry. We only collect personal information through erl.org.au when it is knowingly and voluntarily provided by you.

The retention and destruction of records of personal information held by the Eastern Region Landcare Program is governed by legislation and policies including the State Records Act 2000- external site.

Use and disclosure of personal information

Any personal information we collect through erl.org.au may be used or disclosed for the primary purpose for which it was collected, for example to allow us to answer your enquiry. We may also use or disclose personal information for related purposes, for example, where you have consented to the use or disclosure for the related purpose or you would reasonably expect the personal information would be used for that related purpose.

In some limited circumstances we may also need to use or disclose personal information for other specific purposes, including:

  • where the Eastern Region Landcare Program reasonably determines that the use or disclosure of the information is necessary for one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body
  • where required by or under a law of Western Australia, a law of the Commonwealth or a court or tribunal order, for example, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1992- external site or in response to a subpoena.

Personal information will be dealt with in accordance with the applicable legislation in Western Australia and consistent with any legal obligation.

Collection and use of site visit data

The following information may be automatically recorded by this site’s web server for statistical and system administration purposes only:

  • your server address
  • your top level domain name (e.g. .com, .au, .gov)
  • the date and the time of your visit to the site
  • the pages you accessed and downloaded
  • the address of the last site you visited
  • your operating system
  • the type of browser you are using

We will not attempt to identify individuals from the above information. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect records of the above information.

Cookies

A cookie is a block of data that is shared between a web server and a user’s browser. Cookies, and the information collected through them, are used by the Eastern Region Landcare Program to make this website more efficient.

Contact us

If you have any questions relating to privacy, please submit your comments via the Contact page.