The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (‘NBOCC’) recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, storage, and use by us of your personal information. You agree that using the Website or clicking ‘I Accept’ when signing up for a subscriber or user account on the Website implies your consent to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your use of the Website following any such change to the Privacy Policy will confirm your acceptance of the changes.
Collection of Your Personal Information
Your personal information is collected to enhance your use of the Website and continually improve the Website. Some of the information collected will not personally identify you but track your use of the Website, to learn about your preferences, so that we can make our Website better. We will also collect information that does personally identify you (this may include your name, contact telephone numbers, email address, gender and personal stories) but only when you voluntarily give it to us (e.g. if you establish a User Account or send us your personal stories) (‘personal information’).
We collect personal information from a number sources including:
- directly from the individual to whom the information relates (e.g. sometimes this information is collected through surveys that we conduct or events that we hold);
- from individuals who share their personal stories with us;
- from treating medical practitioners;
- from other organisations that are involved in the fight against cancer;
- from contractors and suppliers to NBOCC; and
- from donors.
We also collect aggregated information from the Website which tells us about visitors to the Website. For example, we may collect information about the date, time and duration of visits and which pages of the Website are most commonly accessed. The information does not identify visitors to the Website. It is used to help administer and improve the Website.
We do not wish to collect information about visitors which is sensitive information as defined under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (‘Privacy Act’), being information or opinions about the visitor’s health, political affiliations, sexual preferences, religious beliefs, racial or ethnic origin or other such private information.
We are committed to the protection of your personal information and have developed this Privacy policy in line with the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act.
Storage and Security of Your Personal Information
We will use all reasonable care to maintain the security of your personal information and to make the Website as secure as possible against unauthorised access of your personal information. We cannot ensure or warrant that your personal information will always be secure during transmission or protected from unauthorised access during storage therefore you provide your personal information to us at your own risk. Please contact us immediately if you become aware or have reason to believe there has been any unauthorised use of your personal information in connection with the Website.
Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We use personal information to improve breast and ovarian cancer control by:
- analysing research and making it readily available to women and health professionals;
- developing, disseminating and encouraging the adoption of clinical guidelines to improve the diagnosis, treatment and support of women with breast and ovarian cancer;
- providing accurate and accessible information to well women, women with breast or ovarian cancer, primary care providers and breast cancer specialists; and
- developing a national monitoring system to provide information about all aspects of breast cancer.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. However, we may disclose or share personal information with:
- the consent of the individual to whom the information relates;
- treating medical practitioners;
- other organisations that are involved in the fight against cancer; or
- third party contractors where we contract out any financial, administrative or other services,
provided that such disclosure is in compliance with the National Privacy Principles.
Where it is necessary for us to engage contractors to undertake services for us, we require that those contractors comply with the National Privacy Principles.
We will not transfer personal information to recipients outside of Australia except:
- with the consent of the individual to whom the information relates; or
- in compliance with the National Privacy Principles.
If you subsequently decide that you do not wish to receive information from any person to whom we have provided your personal information, please contact us with your request to be removed from our mailing list. We will remove your name within a reasonable period of receipt of notice.
Access, Amendment and Deletion of Your Personal Information
Please contact us to examine your personal information if required and we will be able to provide a complete list of your personal information within a reasonable period of receipt of your request unless such access is in breach of the National Privacy Principles. A fee may be charged by us and you will be notified of any such fee in advance.
You may contact us to amend any of your personal information that is inaccurate or request that your personal information be deleted. We will amend or delete your records as requested within a reasonable period of receipt of notice. If applicable, any legal requirement on us to maintain certain records of your personal information shall prevail over any of your requests.
Disclaimer
We will only collect, use or disclose information that personally identifies you in accordance with this Privacy Policy, unless we are required to disclose it by law, or in our opinion we are required by disclose it to protect the rights or property of us or any third party or to avoid injury to any person.
Links
If you use a Link to access a third party website, you do so entirely at your own risk. You should always read the applicable privacy policies on the other websites.
Applicable Law
The Website is controlled from our offices in Australia. This Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of this Privacy Policy which will continue in full force and effect.
