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Carinity Privacy Collection Statement<\/h1>\n

Carinity is committed to providing you with the best possible services and to protecting personal information we collect. Carinity is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles.<\/p>\n

Carinity provides aged care, education, retirement lifestyle, disability support, counselling, chaplaincy and youth and community services.<\/p>\n

You have received this Statement as we are collecting, or have collected, your personal information for the purpose of providing one or more of these services.<\/p>\n

The Carinity Privacy Policy outlines how we may collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, including sensitive information, and is available by request.<\/p>\n

Why we collect information<\/span><\/h1>\n

We will only collect information, when necessary, for a purpose that relates directly to Carinity functions and activities.<\/p>\n

We understand that you may not want to provide information to us. The information we request of you is relevant to providing you with the services you need or is required by State or Federal laws. If you choose not to provide us with some or all of the information we request, we may not be able to provide you with the services you require.<\/p>\n

Kinds of information we collect<\/span><\/h1>\n

The following kinds of personal and sensitive information that may be collected include but is not limited to:<\/p>\n

\u203a your name, date of birth, address, gender and contact details<\/p>\n

\u203a emergency contacts<\/p>\n

\u203a information about any family or other related persons such as partners, parents, children and legal representatives<\/p>\n

\u203a information about your health and wellbeing<\/p>\n

\u203a court orders that affect you<\/p>\n

How we collect your information<\/span><\/h1>\n

We will collect your personal information through a range of channels including:<\/p>\n

\u203a directly from you or your legal representative when we meet with you face to face<\/p>\n

\u203a via letters, email, forms, surveys and through our websites<\/p>\n

\u203a\u00a0 from authorised third parties e.g. government agencies<\/p>\n

\u203a the operation of CCTV cameras in some facilities. Where CCTV is in operation, this is indicated through the presence of signage<\/p>\n

When do we use or disclose information?<\/span><\/h1>\n

We will use and disclose the personal information of existing and prospective service users and their representatives only for the purpose for which it was collected or for any other purpose that is otherwise directly related to Carinity functions or activities or otherwise permitted by law.<\/p>\n

Access and correction of information<\/span><\/h1>\n

For information on how you may access the personal information we hold about you and how you can seek to have your personal information corrected, refer to the Carinity Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n

Overseas recipients<\/span><\/h1>\n

We do not usually send personal information out of Australia. If we do, we will take all steps that are reasonable in the circumstances to protect your personal information.<\/p>\n

Links to other websites<\/span><\/h1>\n

Carinity website\/s may contain links to other websites. These links are meant for your convenience only. Please be aware that Carinity is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.<\/p>\n

Changes to the Privacy Collection Statement<\/span><\/h1>\n

The Privacy Collection Statement may be changed from time to time.<\/p>\n

Making a complaint<\/span><\/h1>\n

If you wish to make a complaint about the way we have managed your personal information you may make that complaint verbally or in writing by setting out the details of your complaint to the Carinity Privacy Officer by any of the following:<\/p>\n