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Disclaimer and Privacy Statement

Terms and conditions of use

Use of the information and data contained within this site or these pages is at your sole risk.

  • If you rely on the information on this site you are responsible for ensuring by independent verification its accuracy, currency or completeness.
  • We strive to protect information you provide on this site. We will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that this site and your information are not compromised. However, we cannot guarantee that no Harmful Code will enter this site. Harmful Code means any form of harmful surreptitious code or other contaminants, including viruses, bugs, Trojan horses, spyware or adware. You should be aware of the risks associated with using websites.
  • We recommend that you use appropriate and up-to-date firewall and anti-virus software to protect your computer systems.
  • If you use automatic language translation services in connection with this site you do so at your own risk.
  • The information and data on this site is subject to change without notice. The Government of South Australia may revise this Disclaimer at any time by updating this posting.
  • By using this site you consent to this site communicating with other Government of South Australia computer systems which will retain your account information, for the purpose of assessing your eligibility for services, repaying any debt you have accrued to the SA Housing Trust at an amount, repayment schedule, and payment method you have agreed to, sending electronic notifications or the service you have requested.
  • You understand that if you incur any debt to the SA Housing Trust now or in the future, you will be required to pay the amount you owe in full or arrange and make regular payments towards the debt, or your access to future services may be affected.
  • You give the SA Housing Trust permission to make enquiries to find your new address and consent to details of your new address being supplied to the agencies that administer services or policies on behalf of the SA Housing Trust if you move without notifying these agencies and have incurred a debt to the SA Housing Trust.
  • The Government of South Australia, its agents, instrumentalities, officers and employees:
    • make no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information and data contained on this site;
    • make no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy or usefulness of any translation of the information on this site or any linked website into another language;
    • make no representations as to the availability of the site and the availability of websites linked from or to the site;
    • accept no liability however arising for any loss resulting from the use of the site and any information and data or reliance placed on it (including translated information and data);
    • make no warranties that the said information and data is free of infection by computer viruses or other contamination;
    • make no representations, either expressed or implied, as to the suitability of the said information and data for any particular purpose;
    • accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this site or its use or any website linked to this site;
    • do not represent or warrant that applications initiated through this site will in fact be received or made to the intended recipient. Users are advised to confirm the application by other means.

Your responsibilities

You must:

  • make sure that all information you give is true, accurate and correct, and understand that any assistance obtained because of incorrect or false information you have supplied may be withdrawn and/ or subject to repayment;
  • not access or seek to access any other person's account;
  • not permit any other person to use your Digital Identity;
  • keep your Digital Identity secure at all times; and
  • let the agency administering the service on behalf of the SA Housing Trust know immediately if you suspect that the security of your account may have been compromised - e.g. your Digital Identity has been compromised.

Refer to the Australian Government’s Digital Identity website for recommendations on how to keep your Digital Identity information up to date and secure.

Use of your personal information

  • By providing your personal information to us, you indicate that you understand the purposes for which it is being provided and you consent to your personal information being used for those purposes or such other purpose expressly stated on this website.
  • Any personal information you provide to us, including your email address or any social media profile, will only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which you have provided it and for other purposes expressly stated on this website. Your personal information will not be added to a mailing list or used or disclosed for any other purpose without your consent.
  • We do not share information about you with other government agencies or other organisations without your permission unless it:
    • is necessary to provide you with a service that you have requested; or
    • is required or authorised by law; or
    • the Australian Government’s Digital Identity Oversight Authority (currently the Digital Transformation Agency) requires the information to respond to reported cyber security incidents and events, investigate suspected identity or credential-related fraud incidents, escalate service queries and requests, or coordinate system-wide responses to critical incidents.
  • If we ask you for personal information in order to provide you with a service that you have requested then we will tell you how we intend to use that personal information if you choose to give it to us.

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Privacy and security statement

This privacy statement sets out this site's policies relating to the privacy and security of your personal information and security of your other information. This Privacy and security statement applies only to this site.

This site is operated in compliance with the Government of South Australia's Information Privacy Principles (IPPs). The information this site collects and uses is detailed in this Disclaimer and Privacy statement.

Disclaimer

  • Use of the information and data contained within this site or these pages is at your sole risk.
  • If you rely on the information on this site you are responsible for ensuring by independent verification its accuracy, currency or completeness.
  • This site includes links to other websites operated by community, business and government. These linked websites will have their own terms and conditions of use and you should familiarise yourself with these.
  • All linked websites are linked 'as is' and the Government of South Australia:
    • does not sponsor, endorse or necessarily approve of any material on websites linked from or to this site
    • does not make any warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any material on websites linked from or to this site
    • does not make any warranties or representations that material on other websites to which this site is linked does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person anywhere in the world
    • does not authorise the infringement of any intellectual property rights contained in material in other websites by linking this site to those other websites.
  • If you use automatic language translation services in connection with this site you do so at your own risk.
  • The information and data on this site is subject to change without notice. The Government of South Australia may revise this disclaimer at any time by updating this page.
  • The Government of South Australia, its agents, instrumentalities, officers and employees:
    • make no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information and data contained on this site
    • make no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy or usefulness of any translation of the information on this site or any linked website into another language
    • make no representations as to the availability of the site and the availability of websites linked from or to the site
    • accept no liability however arising for any loss resulting from the use of the site and any information and data or reliance placed on it (including translated information and data)
    • make no representations, either expressed or implied, as to the suitability of the said information and data for any particular purpose
    • accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user's computer, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this site or its use or any website linked to this site
    • do not represent or warrant that applications or payments initiated through this site will in fact be received or made to the intended recipient. Users are advised to confirm the application or payment by other means.

Privacy statement

This statement sets out this site's policies relating to the privacy and security of your personal information and security of your other information. This privacy and security statement applies only to this site.

This site is operated in compliance with the Government of South Australia's Information Privacy Principles (IPPs), a copy of which can be obtained on the Department of the Premier and Cabinet website.

This site collects and uses the following information from users:

  • A record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:
    • the user's IP address
    • the date and time of the visit to the site
    • the pages accessed and documents downloaded
    • the previous website visited
    • the type of browser used.
  • No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect our service provider's logs. This information is analysed at the end of each month to determine the site's usage statistics.
  • This site retains the personal information you have submitted in order to assess your eligibility for, deliver and provide information about services provided on behalf of the SA Housing Trust, to contact you, your household or your approved proxy in relation to these services, in relation to any debt you have accrued to the SA Housing Trust, information you have subscribed to receive, or to contact you for the purposes of providing information and advice about any assistance provided to you, and for reporting requirements. Personal information collected can include your name, date of birth, gender, household composition, details about your personal situation including source, type and amount of household income, and the same information for members of your household.
  • Such information may or may not be personal information for the purpose of the IPPs. Nonetheless, you consent to the use of this information to establish ownership of the material and to enable site administrators to contact website administrators/content owners, to confirm (or not) the website registration and advise them of the link being published on this site. The information is then kept for contact purposes in the course of monitoring site currency. The information is stored in a secure area.
  • Your personal information will not be disclosed to a third party except in accordance with the IPPs.
  • Site administrators are required to protect and handle your personal information in accordance with the IPPs.
  • This site and the Government of South Australia are responsible for the privacy and security of information while it is collected, stored on or passing through this site. The Government of South Australia agencies and instrumentalities are responsible for the privacy and security of information collected by, stored on or passing through their own websites.
  • You should note that there are inherent risks associated with transmission of information through the internet. You should make your own assessment of the potential risks to the security of your information when making a decision as to whether or not you should utilise this site. There are alternative ways to obtaining information from, and transacting business with, the Government of South Australia for those users who do not wish to use the internet.
  • Please note that this site contains links to a large number of other web sites that are included on the basis of containing content related to South Australian community, business or government. When a user has clicked on a link to another website, they leave this site and this privacy and security statement does not apply to those websites.
  • The content of this Privacy and security statement may be updated from time to time, so we suggest that if you return to this site on a regular basis that you carefully read the information provided.

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