The National Artificial Intelligence Centre (NAIC) is part of the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
This privacy collection statement outlines how and why the department collects and uses personal information through the ai.gov.au website managed by NAIC, in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This statement also contains important extracts from the department’s privacy policy that related to the NAIC website.
The department collects limited personal information from users who choose to interact with us through this website.
This information may include:
If you choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may be unable to respond to your enquiry or communication.
Personal information collected through the NAIC website is used for the primary purpose for which it is collected, including to:
Where appropriate, we may contact you to respond to your enquiry or seek clarification in relation to information you have provided.
Personal information collected through the NAIC website may be accessed by authorised departmental staff, and where necessary, disclosed to contracted service providers who the department has engaged to support website hosting, communications or email distribution services.
The department will not otherwise use or disclose your personal information unless you consent, or the use or disclosure is required or authorised by law.
If additional website features are introduced in the future that involve the collection, use or disclosure of personal information beyond what is described in this statement, further information or separate privacy notices will be provided at the point of collection.
The department uses Google Analytics, a web analytics tool, to help improve website functionality, performance and user experience.
Google Analytics uses first-party cookies and JavaScript code to gather statistics. It tracks how users interact with this website, including the location of the IP address and what was done on this website, and links this information to a unique identifier that is associated with the browser, application or device being used.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of user data generated through your activities by Google in the manner described in Google's Privacy policy and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookies, disable JavaScript, or use Google's opt-out service.
The website uses session-based cookies to collect usage information. If you do not wish to be part of this collection, you can disable cookies through your web browser settings.
The department uses Swift Digital, an online marketing platform, to create, send and manage newsletters and emails. Swift Digital may collect your personal information, including your email address and other information for the distribution of email campaigns and other important information. Before you subscribe to a Swift Digital email list or newsletter and submit your personal information, we will ask you to review and accept a privacy collection statement.
All information the Swift Digital service collects is the property of our department and is never shared or used by third parties.
Swift Digital manages your data in compliance with Australia's Spam Act 2003 and Australian privacy provisions. Swift Digital maintains data within Australia. It never leaves Australian jurisdiction. Where stipulated, data is encrypted in transit using SSL connections. All data Swift Digital stores is encrypted at rest.
The department takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. All personal information collected is managed in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and stored and retained in accordance with the Archives Act 1983 (Cth).
Service providers are required to comply with privacy, security and confidentiality obligations consistent with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and departmental security requirements. Service providers may store information securely on their systems only for the purposes of providing website-related services to the department.
This website includes links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other website owners and we encourage you to examine the relevant privacy policies attached to those websites.
For more information on how the department handles personal information – including how to request access to, or correction of, your personal information and how to make a privacy complaint – refer to the department’s Privacy Policy.