Retention period of online meta data held by the department
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
I would like to know the retention period of online metadata of users visiting your website including employers, organisations and visa holders using the vevo website. This includes the ip address as well as device information and mac addresses of the device used to access DIBP services such as downloading forms from your website, usage of vevo services as well as any applications made using the immi account.
Please indicate retention period in relation to the above data held on active as well as back up systems and if the information is archived.
Further, I would like to know the retention periods of forms as well as logs/any other evidence relating to the fact the individual/organization has made a freedom of information request in the past. Please indicate if the above information is archived.
Yours faithfully,
Rodney Malone
Good morning
Thank you for your email below.
I note that your request is seeking the answer to a number of questions. In order for a request to be valid for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Ac 1982, it must be a request for access to a document. As such, in order to assist you in submitting a valid request, the Department will regard your request as:
A document that indicates the retention period of online metadata of users visiting the Department's website, including employers, organisations and visa holders using the vevo website. This includes the ip address as well as device information and mac addresses of the device used to access DIBP services such as downloading forms from your website, usage of vevo services as well as any applications made using the immi account.
A document that indicates the retention period in relation to the above data held on active as well as back up systems and if the information is archived.
A document that indicates the retention periods of forms as well as logs/any other evidence relating to the fact the individual/organization has made a freedom of information request in the past.
If you have any concerns with that, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email address].
With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Our references: FA 17/02/00156; ADF2017/18276
Dear Mr Malone
Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request.
Request for an extension of time
Please be aware that the Department has seen a significant increase in the
number of FOI requests received by this agency. As a result there are
expected delays involved with the processing of FOI requests at the
present time. Generally, requests will be processed in the order that they
are received. The Department will endeavour to finalise your request as
quickly as possible.
For this reason the Department seeks your agreement under s.15AA of the
FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30
days.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Thursday, 9
February 2017.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Yours sincerely
Julia Wu
FOI Officer/Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear Mr Malone
Thank you for granting an extension of time for us to process your request.
Please note all requests are being processed in date order of receipt notwithstanding whether or not an extension of time is being granted. The updated statutory due date to process your request will be Sunday 2 April 2017.
We will continue to progress your request.
Yours sincerely
Julia Wu
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Our references: FA 17/02/00156; ADF2017/18276
Dear Mr Malone,
I refer to your FOI request received on 30 December 2016, seeking access
to the following:
[1] A document that indicates the retention period of online metadata of
users visiting the Department's website, including employers,
organisations and visa holders using the VEVO website. This includes the
IP address as well as device information and mac addresses of the device
used to access DIBP services such as downloading forms from your website,
usage of VEVO services as well as any applications made using the
IMMIaccount.
[2] A document that indicates the retention period in relation to the
above data held on active as well as backup systems and if the information
is archived.
[3] A document that indicates the retention periods of forms as well as
logs/any other evidence relating to the fact the individual/organization
has made a freedom of information request in the past.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision letter and decision record.
This request has now been closed.
with regards,
Helen Simons
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information, Privacy & Records Management Branch
Corporate Services Division | Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
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DIBP respects your privacy and has obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
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