Introduction
Telecare Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 37 632 722 911) (we, us or our), understands that protecting your personal information is important. This Privacy Policy sets out our commitment to protecting the privacy of personal information provided to us, or otherwise collected by us when providing our health services to you (both online and offline) (Services) or when otherwise interacting with you.
The Information we collect
Personal information: is information or an opinion, whether true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual who is identified or reasonably identifiable.
The types of personal information we may collect about you include:
- Identity Data including first name, middle name, last name, maiden name, title, date of birth, gender, job title, marital status and pronouns.
- Contact Data including billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
- Financial Data including bank account and payment card details.
- Transaction Data including details about payments from you to us.
- Technical and Usage Data including internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, your browser session and geo-location data, device and network information, statistics on page views and sessions, acquisition sources, search queries and/or browsing behaviour, information about your access and use of our website, including through the use of Internet cookies, your communications with our website, the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
- Interaction Data including information you provide to us when you participate in any interactive features of our Services, including surveys.
- Marketing and Communications Data including your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
- Professional data including where you are a worker of ours or applying for a role with us, your professional history such as your previous positions and professional experience.
- Sensitive information is a sub-set of personal information that is given a higher level of protection. Sensitive information means information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional associations or memberships, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation or practices, criminal records, health information or biometric information.
The types of sensitive information we collect include:
- your medicare number;
- health information contained in any referral letters we receive from third parties, including your referring doctor;
- information about your past and current physical and mental health;
- information about any past or current medication you are taking or prescribed;
- information about your race or ethnicity, or sexual orientation, where there is a medical reason for collecting such information; and
- any other information you share in the course of your consultations with us.
Unless otherwise permitted by law, we will not collect sensitive information about you without first obtaining your consent.
How We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information in a variety of ways, including:
- Directly: We collect personal information which you directly provide to us, including when you engage us to provide the Services, or when you request our assistance via email, or over the telephone.
- Indirectly: We may collect personal information which you indirectly provide to us while interacting with us, such as when you use our website, in emails, over the telephone and in your online enquiries.
- From third parties: We collect personal information from third parties, such as your referring medical professional (including treating specialists, GPs, radiologists, pathologists, hospitals and other health-care providers), Medicare and Services Australia, the MyHealth Record system, your carers and/or family members. We also collect details of your use of our website from our analytics and cookie providers and marketing providers. See the “Cookies” section below for more detail on the use of cookies.
- From publicly available sources: We collect personal data from publicly available resources such as the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and professional networking sites such as LinkedIn.
Why we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information
We have set out below, a description of the purposes for which we plan to collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information.
1) To enable you to access and use our Services, including to connect you with the relevant medical professional.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
2) To contact and communicate with you about our Services including in response to any support requests you lodge with us or other enquiries you make with us.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
3) To contact and communicate with you about any enquiries you make with us via our website, or by phone or email.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
4) For internal record keeping, administrative, invoicing and billing purposes.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
- Financial Data
- Transaction Data
5) For analytics market research and business development, including to operate and improve our Services, associated applications and associated social media platforms.
Information collected:
- Technical and Usage Data
6) For advertising and marketing, including to send you promotional information about our events and experiences and information that we consider may be of interest to you.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
- Technical and Usage Data
- Marketing and Communications Data
7) If you have applied for employment with us; to consider your employment application.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
- Professional Data
8) To comply with our legal obligations or if otherwise required or authorised by law.
Information collected:
- Any relevant Personal information
9) Sensitive information: We only collect, hold, use and disclose sensitive information for the following purposes:
- any purposes you consent to;
- the primary purpose for which it is collected is to connect you with a medical professional;
- secondary purposes that are directly related to the primary purpose for which it was collected, including disclosure to the below listed third parties as reasonably necessary to provide our Services to you;
- to contact emergency services, or to speak with your family, partner or support person where we reasonably believe there is a serious risk to the life, health or safety of you or another person and it is impracticable for us to obtain your consent; and
- if otherwise required or authorised by law.
Information collected:
- Identity Data
- Contact Data
Our Disclosures of personal information to third parties
We may disclose personal information to:
- Our employees, contractors and/or related entities;
- IT service providers, data storage, web-hosting and server providers;
- marketing or advertising providers;
- professional advisors, bankers, auditors, our insurers and insurance brokers;
- our existing or potential agents or business partners;
- anyone to whom our business or assets (or any part of them) are, or may (in good faith) be, transferred;
- courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities, in the event you fail to pay for goods or services we have provided to you;
- courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers, as required or authorised by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights;
- third parties to collect and process data, such as [Google Analytics (To find out how Google uses data when you use third party websites or applications, please see www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ or any other URL Google may use from time to time), or other relevant analytics businesses; and
- any other third parties as required or permitted by law, such as where we receive a subpoena.
Google Analytics: We may have enabled Google Analytics Advertising Features including Remarketing Features, Advertising Reporting Features, Demographics and Interest Reports, Store Visits, Google Display Network Impression reporting etc. We and third-party vendors may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) or other first-party identifiers, and third-party cookies (such as Google advertising cookies) or other third-party identifiers together.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features including using a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser add-on found here. To opt-out of personalised ad delivery on the Google content network, please visit Google’s Ads Preferences Manager here or if you wish to opt-out permanently even when all cookies are deleted from your browser you can install their plugin here. To opt out of interest-based ads on mobile devices, please follow these instructions for your mobile device: On android open the Google Settings app on your device and select “ads” to control the settings. On iOS devices with iOS 6 and above use Apple’s advertising identifier. To learn more about limiting ad tracking using this identifier, visit the settings menu on your device.
Overseas disclosures
While we store personal information in Australia, where we disclose your personal information to the third parties listed above, these third parties may store, transfer or access personal information outside of Australia. We will only disclose your personal information overseas in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles.
Your rights and controlling your personal information
- Your choice: Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you provide personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect our ability to provide our Services to you and your use of our Services.
- Information from third parties: If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
- Anonymity: Where practicable we will give you the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym in your dealings with us.
- Restrict and unsubscribe: To object to processing for direct marketing/unsubscribe from our email database or opt-out of communications (including marketing communications), please contact us using the details below or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the communication.
- Access: You may request access to the personal information that we hold about you. An administrative fee may be payable for the provision of such information. Please note, in some situations, we may be legally permitted to withhold access to your personal information. If we cannot provide access to your information, we will advise you as soon as reasonably possible and provide you with the reasons for our refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the refusal. If we can provide access to your information in another form that still meets your needs, then we will take reasonable steps to give you such access.
- Correction: If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us using the details below. We will take reasonable steps to promptly correct any information found to be inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Please note, in some situations, we may be legally permitted to not correct your personal information. If we cannot correct your information, we will advise you as soon as reasonably possible and provide you with the reasons for our refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the refusal.
- Complaints: If you wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide us with full details of the complaint. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take in response to your complaint. If you are not satisfied with our response, you also have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Storage and security
We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures, to safeguard and secure personal information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.
While we are committed to security, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmitted to or by us over the Internet. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk.
Cookies
We may use cookies on our website from time to time. Cookies are text files placed in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information. However, they do recognise you when you return to our online website and allow third parties, such as Google and Facebook, to cause our advertisements to appear on your social media and online media feeds as part of our retargeting campaigns. If and when you choose to provide our online website with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
Questions or Complaints
If you have any questions or complaints about our Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, you can contact us by phone or email. Feedback regarding our administrative or clinical services, please complete this form
Upon receipt of a question or complaint, we will consider the details and attempt to resolve it in accordance with our questions or complaint handling procedures. Following appropriate resolution of the issue, the complainant will be informed of the outcomes of any investigations and/or improvements.
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of a complaint or the outcome you may make an application to the Australian Information Commissioner or the Privacy Commissioner in your State or Territory.
We appreciate your patience and understanding throughout this process. If you have any further information or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us by email: admin@telecare.com.au
We remain dedicated to providing exceptional care and ensuring a positive experience for all of our patients.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other party’s websites. We do not have any control over those websites and we are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any personal information which you provide whilst visiting those websites. Those websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy.
Amendments
We may, at any time and at our discretion, vary this Privacy Policy by publishing the amended Privacy Policy on our website. We recommend you check our website regularly to ensure you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
For any questions or notices, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Telecare Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 37 632 722 911)
Email: admin@telecare.com.au
Last update: 2 November 2022.
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