Privacy statement
This Privacy Statement (Statement) details how we collect, use and store your information, and the processes we use to protect your privacy.
The nsw.gov.au website is transforming our customers digital experience with the NSW Government. We are making it easier to access the information and services you need without having to understand or navigate the structure of government. We are working with NSW Government agencies to build nsw.gov.au as the one place for you to interact with the NSW Government.
To provide you with this service, we may collect your information to:
- Provide you with a service in conjunction with a NSW government agency, and
- Collect data about how you use our website to improve our services.
You are at the centre of what we do, and we take your privacy and the protection of your data seriously. We will update this Statement to reflect changes in legislation, technology and our services when required.
Our legal requirements
The nsw.gov.au website and our partners work to protect and secure your information in accordance with our legal requirements under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) and Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW). The NSW Privacy Commissioner provides fact sheets to help you understand the principles used to protect your personal and health information.
How we handle your information
Collecting your information
We collect and securely transfer your information to NSW Government agencies to provide you with a service, personalised information or to gather your feedback. The types of information collected varies depending on the service you are accessing, but may include personal, health or other sensitive information.
Privacy Collection Notice
We work with each agency to ensure that we only collect the minimum amount of information required to complete the services requested. Every time we collect information from you, we provide a detailed Privacy Collection Notice. This notice identifies the fact that the information is being collected, reasons for collection, the intended recipients of the information, whether the collection is voluntary or any consequences of not providing the information, as well as, your information rights and contact details for the agency’s Privacy Officer.
Sharing your information
We provide details of how your information will be used and shared in the Privacy Collection Notice provided at the time of collection. However, we may disclose your information without your consent to help prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to life or health, or when authorised or required to do so by law, or for the purposes of law enforcement.
Storing your information
In very limited circumstances, nsw.gov.au may securely store the data on behalf of an agency for a maximum of ten days. This data is protected physically with restricted building access and secure equipment locations, and with cybersecurity measures including firewalls, encryption, limited role-based access, and multi-factor authentication.
Function and performance of the nsw.gov.au platform
When you use our website, we collect information to improve the performance of the site and our services. This information does not include any personal information about you and is used to understand how people use the site and how we can improve the service. For detailed information about the data we collect when you use nsw.gov.au please see the Web Analytics Collection Notice.
Links to external sites
The nsw.gov.au website contains links to other sites. These links are identified with the external sites’ icon (square with arrow) and may lead to:
- websites managed by different NSW Government agencies or non-government entities, individuals, or businesses;
- webforms collecting information which may not provide, or be supported by, the Privacy Collection Notices referred to in this Statement;
- email addresses (clicking on these links may automatically open a new email message in your default email program); or
- phone numbers (clicking on these links may prompt you to choose an app to make a phone call).
We have no control over external linked sites, and as a result, when you visit a linked website, you will be subject to the privacy statement or policy of that site and will no longer be subject to this Statement, or the Privacy Collection Notices referred to in this Statement.
Find out more information about links to external sites.
Privacy enquiries and complaints
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Privacy Officer if you have any concerns or issues related to your privacy and the nsw.gov.au web portal. Please note, we will share your information with another agency to resolve any privacy issues and concerns related to partner agency services.
Privacy Coordinator
Department of Customer Services
2-24 Rawson Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Email: privacy@customerservice.nsw.gov.au