Privacy Statement – Collection of personal information

This Privacy Statement explains how the University of Southern Queensland (we, our, us, UniSQ) collects your personal information when you register for a course at UniSQ Brisbane. For more information about how we handle personal information more generally, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

UniSQ is committed to protecting the personal information it collects against misuse. We ensure that personal information is responsibly collected, used and managed in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). UniSQ’s Privacy Policy affirms the University’s commitment to the privacy and data protection principles contained in these privacy laws.

UniSQ is collecting the personal information on this form (including your name, email address, contact number and dietary and accessibility requirements) for the purpose of facilitating your registration for this course. If you do not provide your personal information, you may not be able to participate in the course.

Your personal information will only be accessed by authorised individuals, including specific staff within the UniSQ Communications team, Academic staff associated with the subject course and the UniSQ Alumni team as well as the third party vendors EventAir and their cloud-based data security provider, Microsoft Azure. It is stored in accordance with the UniSQ Records and Information Management Procedure and will be destroyed no more than 12 months after the conclusion of the subject course. We may retain de-identified personal information for reporting purposes only.

Your personal information will not otherwise be used or disclosed unless:

·         We are requested to do so by you;

·         We are required or permitted by law to do so; or

·         Disclosing information will prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to a person’s life or health.

Upon request, UniSQ can delete or anonymise your personal information and will only retain de-identified personal information for reporting purposes.

Acknowledgement and Consent

By proceeding with registration, I confirm I have read and understood the above Privacy Statement and the UniSQ Privacy Policy referred to above, and I consent to my personal information being collected, stored and disclosed in accordance with that statement.