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Privacy Policy

AIML Google Sign-in

How applications operated by AIML access, use, store and disclose information received from your Google account.

Effective from 14 September 2026Last reviewed 14 September 2026

1.Purpose and scope

This Privacy Policy is issued by the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), an institute of Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia (“AIML”, “we”, “us”, “our”). It applies to applications operated by AIML that allow you to sign in with your Google account (“our applications”).

This policy describes how our applications access, use, store and disclose the information they receive from Google when you sign in. It is the privacy policy for AIML's Google Sign-in and is the policy referenced on the Google consent screen.

Adelaide University's Privacy Policy governs the University's handling of personal information generally and applies to any matter not addressed here.

2.Information we receive from Google

Our applications use Google Sign-in to verify your identity. They request only the basic sign-in permissions, which Google identifies as openid, email and profile. Through these permissions, Google provides us with:

Our applications do not request access to Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Contacts, Photos or any other Google service, and do not take any action within your Google account. Authentication is performed by Google. We do not receive or store your Google password.

3.How we use this information

We use the information received from Google to:

We do not sell Google user data, use it for advertising, or use it to train or fine-tune machine learning models. We will not use it for any purpose not described in this policy without first updating this policy and, where required, obtaining your consent.

4.Storage, retention and deletion

Information received from Google is stored in AIML's Google Cloud environment in the australia-southeast1 (Sydney, Australia) region. It is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is restricted to authorised AIML staff who require it to operate and secure the service.

Retention periods
RecordRetention
Account details received from Google Sign-in (account identifier, name, email address, profile picture link) Retained while your account is active and deleted 180 days after your last sign-in, or sooner on request.
Session cookie that keeps you signed in Expires when you sign out or after 7 days, whichever is sooner.
Server and security logs, which may record your account identifier or email address alongside a sign-in or request 180 days, then deleted automatically.

You may ask us to delete your account and the information we hold about you at any time by writing to admins@aiml.team. Deletion requests are actioned within 30 days, except where we are required by law to retain particular records.

5.Disclosure to third parties

We do not disclose Google user data to third parties, except:

6.Google API Services User Data Policy

AIML's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

7.Your rights and choices

Adelaide University handles personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). In relation to our applications you may:

8.Changes to this policy

If the way our applications use Google user data changes, we will publish a revised policy at this address before the change takes effect and update the “Last reviewed” date shown above.

9.Contact

Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Adelaide University
AIML Building, Lot Fourteen
384–392 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
admins@aiml.team

University Privacy Officer
Office of the Vice Chancellor, Adelaide University SA 5005
privacy@adelaide.edu.au