Disclaimer and copyright

Disclaimer and copyright

Disclaimer

The purpose of this website is to publish Commonwealth government agencies’ (Source Agencies) content regarding the Australian federal government’s digital transformation policies, strategies and programs (Source Agencies’ Content). Note: the term Source Agencies refers to any and all Commonwealth government agencies, including the Digital Transformation Agency, and joint ventures between Commonwealth government agencies.  

The Source Agencies' Content is published on digital.gov.au to be made available to the public and government agencies in one location. 

While the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is the host of this website, the Source Agencies’ Content is not prepared by the DTA and does not represent any view, endorsement or recommendation of the Source Agencies’ Content by the DTA or Commonwealth, nor does the publication of the Source Agencies’ Content on this website indicate that any particular course of action will be taken by the DTA, the Commonwealth or the Source Agencies.

The Source Agencies’ Content may be updated from time to time. Users are therefore encouraged to return to this website or the Source Agencies’ own websites as required to view changes to the Source Agencies’ Content.

While the currency of the Source Agencies’ Content on this website is monitored, and DTA endeavours to confirm the currency of the Source Agencies’ Content, neither the DTA nor the Commonwealth guarantee the currency, accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Source Agencies’ Content or any linked site.  

The DTA and Commonwealth do not accept any legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to the Source Agencies’ Content or any reliance placed by users upon the Source Agencies’ Content.

Links to external websites

Links to any external websites are provided for the user’s convenience and informational purposes only and the Commonwealth accepts no responsibility or legal liability for material contained in any website or material that is linked to this website.

Security of this website 

While a range of security controls are applied to protect this website from unauthorised access, users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an unsecured public network that gives rise to the risk that:

• the user’s transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties; and
• files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects. 

Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to prevent damage to their computer system, software or data. See how by visiting Stay Smart Online. 

The DTA and Commonwealth accepts no liability whatsoever for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer system, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this website, its use or the viewing or downloading of any Source Agencies’ Content or visits to external websites from links on this website. 

If contributing any questions or comments, users are encouraged to: 

• protect their personal privacy and that of others by not including personal information about themselves or others (such as names, email addresses, private addresses or phone numbers);
• post material that is relevant to the topics and issues being discussed, particularly if seeking a response;
• represent their own views and not impersonate or falsely represent any other person. 
   

No spam

The contact forms that may be available on this website are for the benefit of users only. Any unsolicited electronic messages received via any contact form on this website or published contact address may be referred to the Australian Communications and Media Authority or other authorities for prosecution.  

The Commonwealth has strict guidelines on discrimination and intimidation. No response will be given to, or content accepted, which is irrelevant, pornographic, discriminatory, hateful or threatening, and actions which may offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate. Users who perpetrate such actions may be removed or blocked from accessing this website, and may be reported to law enforcement agencies for investigation. See also the section titled “Identification of users” below. 

Visiting this website

When an individual user looks at this website, the DTA’s server makes a record of the user’s visit and logs the following information about the user:

• their server address
• their domain name
• the date and time of the visit to this website
• the pages accessed and documents downloaded
• the previous site visited
• the type of browser used.

This information is collected to facilitate website and system administration, including to monitor and seek to prevent security breaches, and to facilitate enhancement of the website.

Identification of users

The DTA does not attempt to identify users or their browsing activities except in the unlikely event of a criminal investigation, for example if a law enforcement agency has issued a warrant to inspect server logs. 

For more information on the use and disclosure of user’s information in relation to this website, please visit our Privacy Statement.

As noted in the section titled “Links to external websites” above, external sites or content that is linked to or from this website, are not under our control and users are advised to view their privacy statements separately.

Copyright

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, all material presented on this site is provided under the latest Creative Commons Attribution licence.

The details of the relevant licence conditions and the full legal code for the licence are available on the Creative Commons website.

Use of the Coat of Arms

Guidelines for use of the Coat of Arms are published by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Attribution

Anyone using this material should note that it includes public sector information licensed under the UK Open Government Licence v2.0 and v3.0.