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Privacy

The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is committed to protecting your privacy

Transport Victoria Open Data Portal Collection Notice

The Transport Victoria Open Data Portal makes consistent and accurate data about our public transport and road network available to everyone who wants it.

This collection notice applies to individuals who:
- register for an account; 
- submit an enquiry through the ‘Contact Us’ form; or
- create a subscription to API.

If this applies to you, then this collection notice will detail how your information will be collected and handled. 

You may interact DTP anonymously when using the Transport Victoria Open Data Portal. However, DTP will collect your personal information, such as your name and email address, when using or registering for one of the services as described above. If you do not provide some or all of the information that we request from you, then you may not be able to register for a portal account or receive a response to questions or data requests. 

DTP will protect your information in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 as applicable, and as required by other laws and policies. 

DTP staff may use or disclose your information to follow up or seek further information related to your enquiry, and we will only use your information for the purposes of these communications or as authorised or required to do so by law. When subscribing to APIs, DTP will share information with other Department of Government Services (DGS) where API gateway is hosted, please see the DGS privacy policy for how your information will be handled.