Privacy
This website is maintained by the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA). This privacy statement applies to all the publicly accessible pages on SCA websites located at:
The SCA is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to this site. If you have any questions the SCA's privacy provisions please contact:
Privacy Coordinator
Sydney Catchment Authority
PO Box 323
Penrith NSW 2750
Telephone: 1300 SCA GOV (1300 422 768)
When you use the SCA website you can expect we will treat any information you provide within the terms of the NSW Government's privacy responsibilities and obligations. The NSW Government's privacy practices are regulated by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).
What information do we collect?
We do not record any personally identifiable information.
When you look at the pages on our websites, we record information that identifies:
- the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
- the date and time of your visit to the site
- the pages accessed and documents downloaded
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser and operating system you have used.
How do we use the information we collect?
The information we collect during each visit is aggregated to identify patterns of use of the site. This will help us to improve our sites and the services we offer.
The SCA will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses.
When will information be disclosed and to whom?
The SCA will disclose the recorded information to relevant authorities in the following circumstances:
- unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published on SCA pages
- unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the SCA site
- unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the SCA site by other sites
- attempts to intercept messages of other users of the SCA site
- communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed
- attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach NSW or Commonwealth laws, or interfere with the enjoyment of the SCA site by other users.
The SCA reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of this site raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed.
In the event of an investigation, the SCA will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.
What will we do with information provided as feedback?
The SCA provides feedback options on this site for you to provide input into future development of the site and to comment on the SCA's services.
You may provide personal details so that we can reply to your feedback. This information will only be used for the reason for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.
The SCA may publish aggregate information about feedback on this site, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users.
Who else can access this information?
Access to the raw data is restricted to a limited number of officers in the SCA to analyse and report on the success of the site in meeting the SCA's communication and access objectives. If you would like to access information held about you by the SCA, please contact:
Privacy Coordinator
Sydney Catchment Authority
PO Box 323
Penrith NSW 2750
Telephone: 1300 SCA GOV (1300 422 768)
Will this statement be updated over time?
Privacy principles for online communication continue to develop. We may modify or expand this statement in light of new developments or issues that may arise from time to time. The amended statement will be posted to this site and will operate from the time it is posted.
For more information on how the SCA collects, holds and uses personal information, please refer to our brochure Privacy laws, the Sydney Catchment Authority and you.
