Thank you for visiting the PEPA/IPEPA website. The PEPA/IPEPA team is committed to protecting the privacy of users of our website. We understand that visitors to and users of this website are concerned about their privacy and the security of any information that they may provide.

We ensure that personal information is responsibly collected and managed in accordance with National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles of the Information Privacy Act 2009. We also comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), including provision of mandatory data breach notifications.

Notwithstanding this, you should be aware that there are inherent risks associated with the use of the Internet for the transmission of personal or private information.  We disclaim any liability for such risks to the extent that they are outside of our reasonable control.

Your email address and personal details will only be used by us for the purpose for which you have provided it being the administration and use of the website and materials provided on that website. This may include the provision of details and statistics aggregated from your personal information to the Commonwealth Department of Health and the PEPA/PCC4U Collaborative.  Your email address will not be added to any mailing lists without your permission.  We will not give anyone else your email address or any other personal details provided by you, unless you consent to this in writing, or we are required to do so by law.

A copy of the Act is available at COMLAW.

Collection and Use of your personal information

No attempt will be made to identify individual users or their browsing activities except where required by law. Please note that this website uses cookies to maintain session information between web pages.

Subject to your written request, we may maintain records of your personal information collected under these Terms and Conditions for an indefinite period as is necessary to comply with our obligations to the Commonwealth Department of Health and for the continued administration of the website.

By using this website and entering any sensitive information, you consent to our collection of that sensitive information.

You may request access to and seek correction of the Personal Information we hold by contacting the National Project Manager by email:  pepa@qut.edu.au 

Changes to this statement

PEPA/IPEPA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect the project and your feedback. PEPA/IPEPA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how PEPA/IPEPA is protecting your information.

Contact information

We welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact the project team on pepa@qut.edu.au .