Privacy/License Policies

The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) in providing this website is committed to protecting your privacy.  However, it is important that Visitors (those using the public website) and Users (those with access to the password protected elements) understand that we will need to capture certain information form you, or about you, in order to go about our business.  If you any queries at any time concerning your personal information or our practices, please email us at rissb@rissb.com.au, or write to the safety culture website Project Manager at:

Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board, Level 3 Engineering House, 11 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2000 Australia.

The Privacy Act

Under the Privacy Act, we have a legal duty to protect any personal information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard our data, and strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party unless you give us permission to do so and as required under law.

What Information Do We Collect?

We collect limited personal details and company information from those individuals who initially register a company for the site or post-up examples/good practices. We also collect information automatically about user visits to our site, such as browsing patterns, but information collected in this way is only used in aggregate form rather than being linked to identifiable individuals.

How Do We Use It?

We use personal information collected via SCIT-WEB in the following ways:

To notify you about the latest news and updates to our website

To help put other people with similar issues/concerns in contact with you

We may also use information in aggregate form to help us analyse, develop and manage the site.

We do not sell, trade or rent any personal information you give us to others.

Cookies - What are they and how do we use them?

Cookies are bits of electronic information that a web site can transfer to your hard drive to help tailor and keep records of your visit to that site. Cookies allow us to better customise visits to SCIT-WEB to your individual preferences, helping us provide you with the best possible service on our site. Most major web sites use cookies and their use is standard on the internet. Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies but you can change your settings so that you are notified whenever you are sent a cookie.

Links

SCIT-WEB contains links to other sites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites, and we recommend you read the privacy statements on entering them. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by SCIT-WEB.

We do not pass on any personal information you have given to us to any other site.

Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that the information provided on this site is accurate and up to date, but no legal responsibility is accepted for any errors, omissions or misleading statements.

Consent
By submitting your information you are consenting to our use of it for the uses specified above.

Changes to our policy

We reserve the right to make changes to our Privacy Policy, and we will place an updated version on this page. Please review this page on a regular basis to ensure you are aware of any changes to the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.