Maths Inside privacy statement

Maths Inside is a project designed to improve how students engage with mathematics. Pathways to Maths is part of Maths Inside and allows you to assess your own knowledge of mathematics and do some self-directed learning. It is owned by the University of Technology Sydney.

What personal information is collected and how will it be used?

Using Pathways to Maths is voluntary. When you create an account for Pathways to Maths you will be need to provide your email address so messages can be sent to you about your account. This will also allow you to compare tests you have undertaken using Pathways to Maths.  You will be requested to provide other information, such as your State and school year, to help improve the system and to make sure you can’t be identified from statistics created from the program.

UTS may collect personal information and other data from you through the use of a cookie or other automated means (such as server logs or proxy logs). A cookie is a packet of data that a website stores on your computer to identify you as a visitor to that website. You can choose to disallow cookies by changing settings on your web browser.

Examples of the type of information that might be collected by UTS through cookies include:

• your computer’s IP (Internet Protocol) address
• the date, time and duration of each interaction on our website(s), using, for instance, a numbered key (a unique server-generated number used to identify the current session)
• the pages you view, the online tools you use and the documents you download, and
• the previous site visited and the type of browser used.

Unique identifiers are also used to store information about users’ preferences and enable the dynamic display of the site according to your preferences when you return.

Information created by the system on how what parts are used, and results of tests, will be used to improve the system and its goals in providing opportunities for the learning of maths and engagement with mathematical ideas. Statistics will also be included in reports to the Commonwealth Government who has funded this program. Information used for these purposes will not identify you.

In addition to the above, the Maths Inside team plans to conduct research using information held in Maths Inside. Where research projects are approved by a Human Ethics Committee, we may use your email address to contact you to ask you if you would be happy to participate.

Will my information be given to other people?

Any information held about you by Pathways to Maths will not be provided to another person unless you provide permission, or it is required to be provided by law.

Can I access my information?

You can access the information held about you by Pathways to Maths each time you login.

How long is my information going to be kept?

Accounts that are inactive for a period of 3 years will be disabled. You can request your account to be deleted at any time by sending an email to info.mathsinside@uts.edu.au.