This Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement explains how Western Health as trustee for the Western Health Foundation (ABN 611 6673 5672) (referred to as "the Foundation", "organisers", "we", "our", or "us") collects and protects the privacy of personal information about you, or provided by you, via our website or from other sources.
This Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement does not apply in relation to acts and practices of the Foundation which relate directly to the employee records of present and former employees of the Foundation.
Purpose and mission of The Foundation
The Foundation raises, manages and invests funds to help give the best care to our community.
Collection of your personal information
The Foundation will generally collect personal information about you directly from you when you use this website or deal with us by other means, including over the telephone or by letter or e-mail. Normally, the type of personal information collected will include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Disclosure statement
The Foundation collects personal information for some or all of the following purposes:
- Managing events and activities conducted by the Foundation;
- Providing marketing information to you about the activities of the Foundation;
- Internal administration, training, assessments and reviews and any other use permitted under this Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement or by law.
- If you do not provide any information requested, we may not be able to participate or provide you with information for the purposes outlined above.
- From time to time we may contact you to raise funds to support the provision of health services at Western Health.
- All our communications will contain an opt-out option or unsubscribe button.
We may collect personal information about you from a third-party source. The Foundation will take reasonable steps to contact you and make you aware of the purposes for which we have collected your personal information.
How we collect and handle your personal information
The Foundation collect personal information for the purpose of raising funds for Western Health. We may use and disclose personal information to provide updates about events, campaigns and other fundraising activities and associated ancillary purposes.
From time to time we will also collect names, contact information (e.g. address, email address and phone number) and limited health information (for the purpose of categorising and contacting you about our fundraising network) of past patients from Western Health, unless you have told us not to. We do not have access to your Western Health medical record.
We do not disclose collected personal information to third parties without your consent, other than contact details only to third parties who work with us, or if required by law. For administrative and/or regulatory purposes, some information may be shared with Western Health ABN 61 166 735 672.
From time to time we publicly acknowledge donors by name but will not name you if you request anonymity.
Should you wish to opt out of communications from Western Health Foundation please unsubscribe here.
Personal information about other people
You must not provide personal information to us about another person, unless you are a legal representative of that person or that person has properly authorised you, allowing us to collect, use and disclose personal information about that person for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement.
Access to personal information
The Foundation will, upon request, provide you with access to personal information held by us about you, subject to any limitations or exceptions in the relevant Victorian and Commonwealth Privacy legislation.
The Foundation will deal with requests for access within a reasonable time. You may be required to pay the Foundation for any costs incurred in providing you with access.
If the Foundation refuses to provide you with access to personal information about you, we will provide you with reasons for the refusal, in accordance with the requirements of the relevant Victorian and Commonwealth Privacy legislation.
Up-to-date information
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is up-to-date when collected or used by the Foundation. If any personal information held by us about you is incorrect, you should contact us immediately, so that we can take reasonable steps to update your information.
Security of personal information
The Foundation will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse and unauthorised disclosure.
Personal information about you may be stored in hard copy or electronically in data information storage systems. The Foundation maintains physical security, as well as network and computer security over paper and electronic data information storage systems.
Foreign countries
The Foundation will not transfer your personal information to foreign countries.
Contacts
You may gain access to your personal information, make a complaint about breach of your privacy rights, or make enquiries about collection or use of your personal information by contacting:
Mail: Western Health Foundation, Locked Bag 1200 Sunshine Vic 3020
Phone: 03 8345 7660
Email: foundation@wh.org.au
The Foundation will endeavour to respond to your query or complaint in a reasonable time frame.
Complaints about The Foundation's handling of personal and health information can also be made to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.
