Privacy
The Commission website is maintained by the New South Wales Government's Health
Care Complaint Commission (the Commission). This privacy statement applies to all
the publicly accessible pages on the Commission website located at
www.hccc.nsw.gov.au.
Users of the Commission site are entitled to expect that any information as a result
of that use will be treated in the terms of the NSW Government's privacy responsibilities
and obligations. These practices are regulated by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
This Act defines personal information as any information or opinion about an individual
whose identity is apparent or can be readily identified from the information or
opinion.
The Commission does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices
of third party sites linked to the Commission site.
Unsolicited information (automatically derived information)
When you visit our web site to read pages or download information, we automatically
collect and store the following non-identifying information:
- Internet Protocol (IP address) from which you access our website
- type of browser and operating system you are using
- date and time of your visit
- pages visited and duration of visit
- last site visited, if it contains a link to our website.
We store data in system logs and use it to monitor demand and to improve access
to our website. We do not track or record information about identifiable individuals
and their visits. We do not use "cookies" (i.e. files placed on your computer's
hard drive that allow monitoring of your use of a site).
For security purposes we use software programmes to monitor network traffic and
identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause
damage. It is a criminal offence to interfere with computers and data. We may disclose
data which provides evidence of such offences to law enforcement agencies.
Solicited information (information provided by the user)
Email messages
By requesting copies of our publications or emailing us, you have provided us with
personal information needed to contact you. This information will be used and disclosed
for the purpose of replying to you or filling your order, and is subject to the
requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act and
the Freedom of Information Act.
Under these Acts, you may apply to access the records we hold about you, and to
apply to amend or correct information which is inaccurate, irrelevant, out of date,
incomplete or misleading.
Email security
Electronic mail is not a secure form of communication and the Commission cannot
guarantee that your message will not be viewed by someone else when being sent to
us. We strongly recommend that you write to us if the information you wish to provide
is highly confidential.
Steps taken to protect your privacy
The Commission has a
Privacy Management Plan, which describes the steps taken to protect
your privacy to ensure that all Commission activities are in accordance to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
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