Northern Coalfields Community Care Association
(NCCCA)
Internet Privacy Policy
(NCCCA)
Internet Privacy Policy
Northern Coalfield’s Community Care Association Ltd (NCCCA) recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of information collected about visitors to our website, in particular information that is capable of identifying an individual ("personal information"). This Internet Privacy Policy governs the manner in which your personal information, obtained through the web site, will be dealt with. This Privacy Policy will be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes.
Personal information about visitors to our sites is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. For example, we may need to collect such information to provide you with further services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries. It is our intention that this policy will protect your personal information from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with applicable privacy laws in Australia.
NCCCA does not use any cookies or digital identifiers on its website.
In the course of providing our services, our website has links that can allow us to collect personal information in a variety of ways.
For example, information is collected when you:
Prospective residents of NCCCA facilities:
In order to provide you information and status updates of your enquiry, we will collect the following information about you (and if your application is on behalf of someone else, we will also collect the following information for the prospective resident):
Prospective employees:
In order to assess applications for employment at NCCCA facilities, we may information about you as a prospective employee:
Personal information that visitors submit to our site is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted unless we disclose other uses in this Internet Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. Copies of correspondence sent from the web site, that may contain personal information, are stored as archives for record-keeping and back-up purposes only. You should be aware that we may use your email address or other contact details provided to contact you in the future. We will not sell or pass on your details to third parties.
We may sometimes use the personal information we collect for a secondary purpose, that is, for use in a way different from the original reason for collection. We will only do this in the following circumstances:
You can also request that information about you be corrected or deleted. To do this contact us at the email address (mail@nccca.com.au) on the web site stating your correction of deletion request.
This is part of our commitment to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our site. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.
However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information you may transmit to us or from our website. Once we do receive your data, we will also make our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
In addition, our employees who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us. However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.
We provide links to Web sites outside of our web site, as well as to third party Web sites. These linked sites are not under our control, and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions of using that Web sites and its privacy statement.
For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner's website.
References
1. Privacy Act 1988
2. Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012
3. Privacy Regulation 2013
Personal information about visitors to our sites is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. For example, we may need to collect such information to provide you with further services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries. It is our intention that this policy will protect your personal information from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with applicable privacy laws in Australia.
NCCCA does not use any cookies or digital identifiers on its website.
In the course of providing our services, our website has links that can allow us to collect personal information in a variety of ways.
For example, information is collected when you:
- apply for a job with us
- make an enquiry about our services
- visit our web site
Prospective residents of NCCCA facilities:
In order to provide you information and status updates of your enquiry, we will collect the following information about you (and if your application is on behalf of someone else, we will also collect the following information for the prospective resident):
- name and contact details, including phone number and email address;
- prospective resident's name and date of birth;
- prospective resident’s health information (including the Aged Care Client Record information and Aged Care Assessment Team approval details), that may have been supplied with the enquiry or a tour of a facility;
- type of placement required; and
- general information regarding the enquiry, including date and source of enquiry, follow up calls and tours, and waitlist information.
Prospective employees:
In order to assess applications for employment at NCCCA facilities, we may information about you as a prospective employee:
- Pre-employment information may include information such as:
- application forms - name, addresses, telephone numbers;
- resume details - which will usually include details such as an individual's name, address, telephone numbers, academic qualifications, employment history, and referees;
- reference checking;
- pre-employment medical (with the prospective employee's consent);
- criminal record checks (a requirement of the Aged Care Act 1997)
Personal information that visitors submit to our site is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted unless we disclose other uses in this Internet Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. Copies of correspondence sent from the web site, that may contain personal information, are stored as archives for record-keeping and back-up purposes only. You should be aware that we may use your email address or other contact details provided to contact you in the future. We will not sell or pass on your details to third parties.
We may sometimes use the personal information we collect for a secondary purpose, that is, for use in a way different from the original reason for collection. We will only do this in the following circumstances:
- where you have consented,
- where the secondary purpose is directly related to the primary purpose, and you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information in such a way, or
- where we are permitted or required by law, or it is in the interests of public safety to do so.
You can also request that information about you be corrected or deleted. To do this contact us at the email address (mail@nccca.com.au) on the web site stating your correction of deletion request.
This is part of our commitment to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our site. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.
However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information you may transmit to us or from our website. Once we do receive your data, we will also make our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
In addition, our employees who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us. However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.
We provide links to Web sites outside of our web site, as well as to third party Web sites. These linked sites are not under our control, and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions of using that Web sites and its privacy statement.
For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner's website.
References
1. Privacy Act 1988
2. Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012
3. Privacy Regulation 2013
