Privacy
Your privacy
We are committed to protecting user privacy. We understand and appreciate that visitors to, and users of, this website are concerned about their privacy and the confidentiality and security of information they provide to us.
As part of the Queensland Government, we have responsibilities under the Information Privacy Act 2009 regarding the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information. The Act also provides access and amendment rights for personal information held by the department.
You can read the complete Department of Resources privacy policy.
Personal information
We may ask you to provide personal information if you submit feedback to this site. We will only do this to meet your needs.
Use and disclosure of personal information
We will not add you to a mailing list or give your personal information to third parties without your consent, unless required by law.
Emails
Our privacy principles apply to emails as well.
Our internet service provider or information technology staff may monitor email traffic for system trouble shooting and maintenance purposes only.
Management logs
When you log into this site we maintain logs for your access to your saved maps, this information includes all the details of your map and the account with which you logged in.
When you log into this website, our server makes a record of your visit and logs information for access to your maps store only. This information includes: the user's account details, the login service type (e.g. Facebook or Google), any map information that is create (e.g. layers, added data or places).
No attempt will be made to identify users, or their browsing activities, unless we are lawfully required to do so for investigation or law enforcement purposes.
Website analytics
We use Google Analytics (including Display Advertising Features) on our website to gather anonymous information about visitors to our website. When you visit our webpages, your browser automatically sends anonymous information to Google. Examples of the information include the web address of the page that you're visiting, your IP address and demographic information. Google may also use cookies.
We use this data to analyse the pages that are visited, to improve your experience and make sure our website is useful.
You can read more about how Google uses data. You can choose not to allow Google to collect your information by opting out of Google Analytics or specifically opt out of Google Analytics Display Advertiser Features.
Device information
Data from device setting is used to access your GPS location.