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.
Steps taken to protect your privacy
The Commission has a
Privacy and Information Management Framework, 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.
Still need more information
If you would like to speak to someone at the Commission for more information before you lodge a written complaint you can contact the Inquiry Line during business hours, Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm on 1800 043 159 or submit an online inquiry.
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