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Privacy Notice

When you engage with the Space and Astronomy Parkes and Compact Array Observatories through this PORTAL, CSIRO may collect certain personal information about you. When it does, your personal information is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). CSIRO will handle your information in accordance with this Act as otherwise required by law.

The personal information CSIRO collects may include your name, other identifying information, institution and contact telephone number. This information is collected and shared with other PORTAL users so that:

Observers using the PORTAL can see who is the current Observer in Charge.
Observers using the PORTAL can see the full names of those booked for observing sessions.
CSIRO staff can contact you if there is a need to (via. a redirect service provided by Cisco).
Observers will not be able to see the direct contact number you provide, only the Cisco redirect number.

CSIRO may also collect your IP address through external provider https://ipinfo.io/ to obtain your approximate geolocation. CSIRO does this to identify the countries from which observers are accessing our radio telescopes, and is used only for reporting purposes (such as our Annual Report).

All personal information databases are stored on CSIRO servers, with strictly controlled access to the databases for those CSIRO officers with a ‘need to know’.

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 (https://www.csiro.au/en/about/policies/privacy) or by contacting us at privacy@csiro.au.

Wiradjuri names

We encourage everyone to use the Wiradjuri names gifted to our Parkes Observatory telescopes. For example, the 64m telescope should be referred to as ‘Murriyang, CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope’ in the first instance in publications, presentations and general communication. Once the dual name has been used, the telescope(s) can be referred to more informally, for example as ‘Murriyang’, ‘the Parkes telescope’ or ‘The Dish’, at the discretion of the author or speaker. You may also wish to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people as the Traditional Owners of the Observatory site. Using the telescopes' Wiradjuri names acknowledges and respects the connection Wiradjuri People have to the land on which the telescopes sit. Formal acknowledgement policies for all Space and Astronomy telescopes and data usage can be found here.

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