The privacy of our visitors is important to Tamworth Regional Council. The information we collect is used to facilitate the services we provide to you. This statement outlines how we collect personal information on the Tamworth Regional Council website. By using the Tamworth Regional Council website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as outlined in this statement.
Recording Your Visit
When you visit the Tamworth Regional Council website, the following information is recorded for statistical purposes:
- server address
- domain name
- date and time of your visit
- pages, directories and files accessed
- type of browser used
- previous site you visited
No attempt will be made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the logs.
Use of “cookies”
The Tamworth Regional Council website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Tamworth Regional Council website.
Links to other websites
This website provides links to websites outside of Council’s service that visitors may find useful. These external links are provided to assist the website visitor, however are not under the control of Tamworth Regional Council. Council is therefore not responsible and accepts no liability for the privacy policy or content on the linked websites. Before disclosing any personal information on linked websites, Tamworth Regional Council encourages users to read the privacy statement of the visiting website.
Collecting Personal Information
Any personal information that Council collects from you on your visit to our website may be recorded by Council. If Council does so, you have the right to access and amend this information to ensure that it is correct. Only Council and its members, employees and agents will use personal information collected on Council’s website.
From time to time we will use electronic forms on this site to gather personal information for purposes directly related to a function or activity of Council. In these instances, Council only collects personal information that you voluntarily divulge. Personal information collected in this manner will only be used for lawful Council functions and purposes.
Personal information collected from you is held and used by Council under the provisions of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
Council will store personal information collected from its website on secure servers protected in controlled facilities and/or in other internal controlled facilities.
If you would like to know the information recorded, or to update, correct or complete your personal information held by Council, please send an email to trc@tamworth.nsw.gov.au.
Updates to this statement
Tamworth Regional Council will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect Council and customer feedback. Tamworth Regional Council encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Council is protecting your information.
Further Information
Should you have any questions about Tamworth Regional Council, this Privacy Statement or anything on the Council website, please feel free to contact us.