Privacy

Council has an obligation to protect the privacy of site users. This statement describes what information is collected and why.

Thank you for visiting Palerang Council's website (www.palerang.nsw.gov.au) and reviewing our privacy statement which is provided in accordance with the Guidelines for Government Websites issued by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. Palerang Council respects and protects the privacy of users. This statement tells you how we collect information and how we use it.

Statistical Information

If you visit the Local-e site to read or download information, the following will be recorded for statistical purposes:

• your server's address
• the name of the top level domain from which you access the Internet (for example, .gov, .com, .edu, .org, . au, .nz etc)
• the type of browser you use
• the date and time you accessed our site
• the pages you accessed and the documents downloaded
• the previous Internet address from which you linked directly to our site
• the Internet address to which you link directly from our site.

The above information is used to create summary statistics which allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, discover what information is most or least used, determine technical design specifications and help us make our site more useful to visitors.

Contacting Palerang Council by Email

Your email address will only be recorded by Palerang Council if you choose to send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. We will not use your email address for any other purpose and will not disclose it without your consent.

Subscribe and Unsubscribe Email Service

Our site offers a subscribe and unsubscribe email service for those people who wish to receive news and other updates online. When you subscribe to this service, your email address and, as an option, your name is added to a database. This information is used only to provide the service and will not be used for any other purpose. It will not be disclosed without your consent.

Links to other sites

This site contains links to other sites. Palerang Council is not responsible for the privacy practice or the content of such websites.