We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Privacy Act regulates how:
- we collect, use, disclose and store personal information including sensitive information
- you can access and correct records containing your personal information.
We also hold personal information in accordance with the Archives Act 1983 (Cth).
Further information about how Questacon handles personal information is available on the Department of Industry, Science and Resources website.
Third-party privacy policies
We use some online services and information provided by third parties.
Links to other websites
This website links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage you to examine each website’s privacy policy.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (Google), to help improve the efficiency and usability of this website.
Google Analytics uses first-party cookies and JavaScript code to gather statistics about how the website is accessed. It anonymously tracks how you interact with this website, including where you came from and what you did on the site. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers located outside Australia. Google is based in the United States of America (USA). To contact Google, see Google’s contact us page.
Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other website and internet usage services. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where they process information on Google’s behalf.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google’s privacy policy and for the purposes set out above. Relevant legislation of the USA will apply. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google.
Hotjar
We use Hotjar, to better understand how users experience our site with the aim of delivering content, services and a user experience that meets users needs.
Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behaviour and their devices (in particular, device IP address [captured and stored only in anonymised form], device screen size, device type [unique device identifiers], browser information, geographic location [country only] and preferred language used to display our website). Neither Hotjar nor Questacon will use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Hotjar on servers located outside Australia. Hotjar is based in the European Union.
Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ behaviour while visiting our website (for example, how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like); this enables us to utilise user feedback to develop, improve and maintain our website offering. Hotjar may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, for services such as accounting or auditing, or where they process information on Hotjar’s behalf.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Hotjar in the manner described in Hotjar’s privacy policy and for the purposes set out above. Relevant legislation of the European Union will apply. You can opt out of the creation of a user profile, Hotjar’s storing of data about your usage of our website and Hotjar’s use of tracking cookies on other websites by visiting their opt-out link.
Vision6
Please note, this statement only relates to the Q Club members’ email subscription.
To provide Questacon member news to Questacon (Q Club) members we use Vision6, a company that provides online platforms that can be used to create, send and manage emails. All personal information collected by Vision6 is protected by the Privacy Act. All of your personal information and subscriber data is stored on servers within Australia only. In providing this service, Vision6 may collect personal information, such as distribution lists that contain email addresses that Questacon has sent, or intends to send, emails to, and all information relating to those email addresses. For further information about the type of personal information Vision6 collects, please refer to their privacy policy.
Vision6 will use this information for the purpose of hosting the online platform to enable Questacon to create, send and manage emails. Vision6 will also use this information to measure their email campaign’s performance and to improve the features for specific segments of customers, evaluate your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Vision6 may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law. Vision6 uses cookies and web beacons to collect information about when you visit the website, when you use the services, your browser type and version, your operating system, and other similar information.
You can opt out of our Questacon member news if you chose the ‘unsubscribe’ service provided by Vision6 in every email, or contact Questacon at qclub@questacon.edu.au. You can also disable or refuse cookies; however, you may not be able to use the services provided by Vision6 if cookies are disabled. Should you wish to contact Vision6, you can find contact details on their contact page.
