Web

The University may require you to enter your information into a web form. We will use your information as outlined in these statements.

The University may require you to enter your information through authenticated websites through blogs, surveys and online teaching. We will use your information as outlined in these statements. It is important to be aware that your information and identity may become viewable to other users on online teaching resources such as through MyLO, online discussion boards and online blogs.

When you visit a University of Tasmania website, the web server automatically records your visit and logs the following information:

1. The browser’s internet address;
2. The visitor’s domain name;
3. The date and time of the visit;
4. The pages accessed and documents downloaded;
5. The previous site visited;
6. The type of browser used;

The University’s websites also use first-party cookie-based technologies such as Google Analytics to autonomously record statistics and information about:

1. The Internet Protocol (IP) address number that is assigned by the visitor’s Internet Service Provider (ISP);
2. The name of the ISP;
3. The visitor’s connection speed;
4. The geographical region (city, state, country);
5. The date and time of the visit;
6. The pages accessed and documents downloaded;
7. The referral site and page visited;
8. The type and version of browser used;

Additional information collected may include usernames (account names), however this is only for sites that use an HTTP authentication.

Further to the above, the University may collect information through cookies to be used for marketing, audit, statistical and security purposes as well as to provide and improve its website services.

In some instances, the University may provide de-identified data to third parties on a project basis for the purposes of developing a better website and improved user experience based on data analysis. Note that if you choose to block the installation of cookies, you may not be able to access some of the University’s pages without re-authenticating on each site.

The University may use social media tracking to track your activity from the University’s social media sites through use of cookies, analytics software and double click tracking.