Privacy
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to this website and the confidentiality of information that may be provided to our organisation. We follow the website guidelines developed by the Australian Privacy Commissioner.
Our organisation complies with the 11 Information Privacy Principles, contained in the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act), that set out how personal information is collected and managed in the public sector.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to collect information about our visitors and to track advertising campaign data.
A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer when you visit our website that may store user preferences and other information about your interactions. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to indicate when one is being sent. Please note, some features of our website may not function properly without cookies.
Information collected
Unless you specifically tell us, the ECQ will not know the identity of visitors to our website. Any personal information you provide will be used for the purpose specified at the time it is collected, and will otherwise be managed in accordance with the IP Act.
When you visit the ECQ's website, our servers make a record of your visit and collect anonymous information for statistical purposes only. That information includes the type of browser, computer platform, screen resolution, the internet address of the server accessing our site and your traffic patterns. For example:
- the date, time and duration of your visit to the site
- the pages you accessed and documents downloaded, and
- the page you visited prior to accessing our site.
These details will only be available to the ECQ and your personal information will remain anonymous, unless the ECQ is legally obliged to reveal this or you choose to identify yourself.
As this is a Queensland Government website, email correspondence is treated as a public record and will be retained as required by the Public Records Act 2002 and other relevant regulations.
Your name and address will not be added to a mailing list and we will not disclose these details to third parties without your consent, unless required by law. Email messages may be monitored by authorised the ECQ staff for purposes such as system maintenance and troubleshooting.
Your email details will be disclosed to the relevant authorities if necessary to protect the safety of the public or the rights and property of the State of Queensland.
The ECQ does not provide candidates or political parties with phone numbers or email addresses of electors. During an election, candidates and political parties are provided with a copy of the electoral roll as is required by legislation.
Security
This site does not provide open access facilities for securely transmitting information across the internet. While we provide a secure environment, you should be aware there are risks associated with the transmission of information via the internet. Please contact us should you wish to use alternative ways of obtaining or providing information.
This site may contain links to other websites and the ECQ is not responsible for the privacy, security practices or content of external websites.
Access to your information
The Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (the IP Act) entitle you to access information held by government (including documents held by the ECQ). Sensitive information may not be released where the Acts recognise it would be contrary to the broader public interest.
To make a formal Right to Information application OR access or amend your personal information held by the ECQ, please see the Right to Information page.