Privacy Policy

Vaxtracker is a national partnership of health agencies.

The information you provide will be kept confidential and as required by the State Records Act.

Data that cannot be traced back to participants is shared with AusVaxSafety (AVS) for vaccine safety data analysis. The data is de-identified prior to sharing with AVS and data analysis is conducted on pooled data. De-identified data may be shared with approved research groups to add value to this project by extending and validating our analysis. No personal information is ever shared.

Your participation in Vaxtracker is voluntary and you may refuse to answer questions or leave the survey at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in any emails we send, or by contacting us by email or by phone on (02) 4924 6499.

What information do we collect?

When you look at the pages on this site, our computers automatically record information that identifies, for each page accessed:

• The IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
• Your top-level domain name (for example .com, .org, .au, etc)
• The address of your server
• The date and time of your visit to the site
• The pages accessed and documents downloaded
• The previous site visited
• The type of browser and operating system you have used

'Cookies' are small pieces of text data that a web server can store on, and later retrieve from, a user's computer. They do not personally identify you, but do identify your browser. Cookies can be either 'persistent' or 'session' based. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer, contain an expiration date, and may be used to track your browsing behaviour upon return to the issuing web site. Session cookies are short-lived, are used only during a browsing session, and expire when you shut down your browser.

This site uses persistent cookies. They record your preferences in relation to your use of the site and provide us with other information about your enquiry that allows us to recognise your browser if you return to this website in the future. This allows Vaxtracker to present information that may be most relevant to you based on your previous visits. They also help Vaxtracker to understand what parts of the site users find the most useful and improve the effectiveness of the website.

The cookies on this site do not read the information on your hard drive. They do not make your computer perform any actions or make your computer send information to any other computer via the internet. Vaxtracker makes no attempt to associate cookies with users' names or identities. Our server cannot find out your name or email address, or anything about your computer, by using cookies.

How do we use the information collected?

The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports in order for Vaxtracker to identify patterns of usage of the site. This will assist us in improving this site and the services offered on it.

Vaxtracker will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998.

What exceptions are there to this rule?

Vaxtracker will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:

• Unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published Vaxtracker pages
• Unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the site
• Unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the site by other sites
• Attempts to intercept messages of other users of the site
• Communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed
• Attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach any applicable laws, or interfere with the enjoyment of the site by other users

Vaxtracker reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of this site raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, Vaxtracker will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.

Is the information stored securely?

Yes. Information collected is stored on a NSW Health server and held by Vaxtracker for archival purposes. When the information is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected it is deleted.

What will we do with the information provided as feedback?

Vaxtracker provides feedback facilities on this site to allow users to provide input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of service by Vaxtracker.

Users provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their feedback. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.

Vaxtracker may publish aggregated information about feedback on the site, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users.

You may request access to your information at any time.

Will this policy be updated over time?

Due to the developing nature of privacy principles for online communication, this policy may be modified or expanded in light of new developments or issues that may arise from time to time. The amended policy will be posted to this site and will operate from the time it is posted.

Questions, Complaints and Contact Details

Vactracker is a national partnership of health agencies

The manager of Vaxtracker Australia is Patrick Cashman. If you have any concerns, comments or questions about this survey now or later, feel free to contact Patrick Casman on (02) 4924 6499.

If you wish to speak to an independent person, please contact Hunter New England Local Health District complaints - 1800 605 172 (during business hours).

General enquiries can be sent to the Vaxtracker Team here or via the following:

Vaxtracker
Booth Building, Wallsend Health Campus
Wallsend NSW 2287
ph: (02) 4924 6499
fax: (02) 4924 6212

Thank you for your interest and participation.