Privacy

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 apply only to Department for Trade and Investment websites; DTI.sa.gov.au, Export.sa.gov.au, Invest.sa.gov.au, Grants.DTI.sa.gov.au, ConnectPlus.sa.gov.au and Brand.sa.gov.au.
 
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 {https://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/resources-and-publications/premier-and-cabinet-circulars}  
 
DTI.sa.gov.au, Export.sa.gov.au, Invest.sa.gov.au, ConnectPlus.sa.gov.au sites can be used anonymously without providing personal information and/or you can sign up as a registered user if you want access to more relevant, personalised or additional content and services offered by Department for Trade and Investment, including email communications. Grants.DTI.sa.gov.au will require a log in and registration to access.  
 
We use third party web traffic analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics), which do not obtain personally identifiable information. Analytics may collect and process the following information when you visit the site: 
  • your IP address 
  • the date and time of your visit to the site 
  • the pages you accessed and documents downloaded 
  • the previous website you visited  
  • type of browser and device you used.  
  • name of your ISP, your IP address  
  • country you are visiting from 
  • how much time spent on which parts of the site;  
  • links you click on and in which order. Mouse movements and scrolling activity on our pages  
  • device screen size and resolution; type of device and its operating system 
  • any voluntary feedback you provide on your user experience.   
 
We use third party pixel tags to benefit from the services of web analytics and targeted campaigns. We do not obtain personally identifiable information from the pixel tags.   
 
We use cookies to “remember” your browser between page visits, which identifies your browser, not you personally. 
 
The site retains the email address of people who send emails through the 'Complaints and feedback' form, for the purpose of sending a response. They are stored in a secure area within the Government of South Australia's message services system and will not be used for any other purpose, nor disclosed without your consent. 
 
No attempt will be made to identify anonymous users or their browsing activities beyond the usage of our websites, except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect our service provider's logs. 
 
ConnectPlus.sa.gov.au uses third party authentication services via OpenId (https://openid.net/) to sign up and register users and subscribers. OpenID is an authentication method. We will only obtain your name and email address associated with your chosen authentication service. This authentication is required when accessing your extended profile, such as your investment project submissions. 
 
When you complete your ConnectPlus sign up, we collect personal information submitted by yourself, which may include: your name, email address, phone number, country of origin, business activities, preferences and investment project activities and interests. By registering you consent to us collecting your personal information and using it for the purposes of understanding the type of information and activity you may choose to participate in when engaging with the site content and our services. This information helps us to provide a better service, relevant content and improve how and when we communicate with you.  
 
ConnectPlus also offers an email sign up to enable Department for Trade and Investment to communicate to you based on your input information and preferences.  
 
You may delete or deactivate your ConnectPlus account at any time by emailing ConnectPlus@sa.gov.au.  You may update, change, unsubscribe from email communications by using the relevant links in the email footer.  
 
In order to submit applications to Grants.DTI.sa.gov.au, you will be required to provide personal and business information. This information will be stored securely within the Grant application and adhere to all IPP.  
 
Your personal information will not be disclosed to a third party, except in accordance with the IPPs. 
 
Site administrators and website administrators/content owners are required to protect and handle your personal information in accordance with the IPPs. 
 
These sites and the Government of South Australia are responsible for the privacy and security of information while it is collected, stored on, or passing through these sites. 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 via the Internet. You should make your own assessment of the potential risks to the security of your information when deciding as to whether 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 many other web sites that are included based on 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.