Privacy Statement

This page explains the type of information that is collected by the Bureau of Meteorology, how such information is used and under what circumstances and to whom it may be disclosed. If you have any privacy concerns, you should direct them to the Bureau's Privacy Officer by e-mailing privacy@bom.gov.au or by writing to:

Privacy Officer (EXL)
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne Vic 3001
Australia

“Personal information collected by the Bureau of Meteorology is used in accordance with its obligations under the “Privacy Act 1988” Personal information is information relating to an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion provided.”

The Internet is an insecure medium and users should be aware that there are inherent risks transmitting information across the Internet. Information submitted unencrypted via e-mail or web forms may be at risk of being intercepted, read or modified.

For those who do not wish to use the Internet we provide alternative ways of obtaining and providing the information. If you prefer, you can contact us by phone or mail.

When visiting the Bureau's site, a record of your visit is logged. The following information is recorded for statistical purposes and is used by the Bureau of Meteorology to help improve the site. The following information is provided by your browser:

• the type of browser you are using
• the date and time of your visit
• your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc.)
• the address of the referring site
• your server’s IP address (a number which is unique to the machine through which you are connected to the Internet: usually one of your service provider’s machines)
• the address of the pages accessed and any documents downloaded

No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities, unless disclosure is required by law or due to a mandatory requirement of a Court, Government Agency or Regulatory Authority in the course of a legally enforced investigation.

• we will record your e-mail address
• we will only use your e-mail address for the purpose for which you provided it
• it will not be added to a mailing list unless you request this be done
• we will not disclose it without your consent, except where the Bureau of Meteorology may be required by law to disclose certain information

When you use our Subscription and Feedback forms:

• we will record the personal information provided by you (for example you name, address, telephonenumber etc)
• we will only use this information for the purpose for which you provided it
• only Bureau authorised staff will have access to this
• we will not disclose it without your consent, except where the Bureau of Meteorology may be required by law to disclose certain information

We do not use cookies to collect personal information or to track your activities. Limited use of the cookies has been implemented to enhance the rain and river height map displays and to simplify repeat location selection of meteograms and in the marine pages.

For more details please refer to the use of cookies within the Flood Warning Centre Pages and the use of cookies within the SILO Meteogram selection pages.