Privacy Policy
All information provided by you will be treated confidentially. Your age group or any other personal information will not be included in any publications resulting from the study. De-identified, non-sensitive data collected by the project may be shared with other researchers for the purposes of verifying published results or advancing other research on this topic. Any data collected as part of this study will be securely stored as per CSIRO’s Recordkeeping Procedure.
Your personal information is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and CSIRO will handle your personal information in accordance with this Act. As set out below, CSIRO has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that none of the information you provide can be connected to you, and, therefore, none of the information you provide should be considered personal information.
CSIRO and the third party that has been engaged to develop this app have ensured that robust mechanisms are in place to prevent us seeing, collecting, or keeping any personal information, as defined by the Privacy Act (i.e. information that can be identified as being about you). We may ask for some demographic information, and an email address. However, your email address will be encrypted and the data you submit will be attached to a randomised User ID Number. You may further reduce this risk by using an email address that does not contain your name.
You should be aware that in the unlikely event that your data is identified, the information could be considered sensitive information, as defined by the Privacy Act (for example, excessive flatulence may indicate a health issue, and health information is sensitive information). Generally, sensitive information should only be collected with your consent. By participating in this activity, you will have indicated that you consent the unlikely collection of your sensitive information.
It is anticipated that deidentified information obtained through the app may be published and/or presented in a variety of forums. This includes the production of a general report on flatulence and GI complaints and engagement with science by the public, as well as scientific journal publications and conference presentations. By using the app, you are indicating your consent for us to use the data as described.
You are free to withdraw at any time during the project. Unless requested, we will retain any personal information collected prior to your withdrawal from the study. If you request that we delete your personal information, we will do so if permitted by and in accordance with any applicable laws (including the Privacy Act and the Archives Act 1983 (Cth)).
For further information on how CSIRO handles your personal information and our access, correction and complaints process please read our privacy policy available on our website or by contacting us at privacy@csiro.au.