Privacy

Key information about privacy at UTS and how your personal information is managed.

Relevant privacy collection notices

UTS may collect information from you for different reasons and depending on how and why you are engaging with us. When your information is collected you will be presented with a privacy notice relevant to the collection, which will include details explaining why your information is being collected and how it will be used and/or disclosed.

We have a number of key privacy notices that may be relevant to you depending on how you are interacting with us:

Students

Student privacy notice applies when you commence an application to study.

Our alumni privacy policy will also apply to all our alumni from both UTS and our antecedent institutions.

Short course learners

UTS Open privacy notice applies to all short course learners.

Marketing

Marketing privacy notice covers how we collect and use information for marketing, including events and student recruitment.

Website users

Website privacy notice applies to all uses of our UTS website and includes our use of cookies and similar technologies.

Staff and affiliates (includes contractors)

UTS recruitment privacy statement applies when you apply to work at UTS or engage with our system.

The employee privacy notice applies to all staff and affiliates.

Philanthropy

Giving to UTS Privacy Policy covers how we manage personal information of our donors.

This is not an exhaustive list. Other specific activities will have their own collection/privacy notices. For example, specific student services or applications.  If you have any questions relating to any of the notices listed above, or any other privacy notices you are provided, refer your question in the first instance to the contact listed within the notice.

Otherwise, contact privacy@uts.edu.au.

Report a suspected data breach

A data breach is an unauthorised access, modification or disclosure of personal information held by UTS; or a loss of information that is likely to result in unauthorised access or disclosure.

If you suspect something has gone wrong with your personal information, or have identified a data breach, you must report this as soon as possible via email data.breach@uts.edu.au. Your email will be received by the UTS Privacy Officer and key staff in the Cybersecurity team.

When making a report, provide as much information as you can to allow us to investigate the incident in question.

Further information is available in Data breaches and the Data Breach Policy. 

Under the NSW Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme, any public notifications made by UTS are published in the UTS Public Notification Register.

Report a cybersecurity concern

If you have a cybersecurity concern, email the Cybersecurity team directly via itsecurity@uts.edu.au.

Further information on how privacy is managed by UTS

Refer to Privacy at UTS for further information about how we manage personal information, including requests from other parties, requests from yourself or making a privacy complaint.

Other key privacy documents and information resources

The following are our key privacy governance documents and resources:

Internal resources are also available for the UTS community:

Contacts

UTS Privacy Officer: privacy@uts.edu.au

Refer also privacy contacts.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.