Protecting your privacy when you visit this web site
In complying with the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000,Central Highlands General Practice Network provides the following advice to users of this website about the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information.
The aim of this advice is to inform users of this site about:
• what personal information is being collected;
• who is collecting personal information;
• how personal information is being used;
• about cookies
• access to personal information collected on this site; and
• security of personal information collected on this site.
What personal information is being collected
Unless this website asks for specific personal information in order to respond to requests for information or to register users for particular services, only the following information will be collected when you use this site:
• the date and time of your visit to the site;
• your server address; and
• the pages you accessed and the documents downloaded.
This information is collected for statistical purposes and to enable us to improve the
navigation functions of our web site.
Who is collecting personal information?
The above information is collected by Central Highlands General Practice Network.
Where this site specifically asks for your personal information (for example to respond to requests for information or to register users for particular services), your personal information will only be collected by staff of Central Highlands General Practice Network who have responsibility for responding to such requests or administering such registrations.
This Privacy Statement has been developed through reference to AGPN's suggested template which drew on the website Privacy Statement of the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner.
How is personal information used?
Personal information collected on this website will only be used for the purposes stated at the time of collection.
Your personal information will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent.
About cookies
This web site uses only session cookies and only for the purpose of collecting statistical information about the use of our website (as described above).
Upon closing your browser the session cookie set by this web site is destroyed and no personal information is maintained which might identify you should you visit our web site at a later date.
Cookies can be either "persistent" or "session" based. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer, contain an expiration date, and may be used to track your browsing behaviour upon return to the issuing web site. Session cookies are short-lived, are used only during a browsing session, and expire when you quit your browser.
Most web browsers are set up to accept cookies, but if you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse them.
Access to personal information collected on this site
Unless required by law to do so Central Highlands General Practice Network will only disclose personal information collected on this site to a third party if consent has been provided.
Security of personal information collected on this site
This site does not provide facilities to guarantee the secure transmission of information across the Internet. Whilst reasonable efforts are used to provide security, users should be aware that there are inherent risks in the transmission of information across the Internet.
Further Information
For further information about Central Highlands General Practice Network Privacy Policy, contact CHGPN on (03) 5428 4848 or centhigh@chgpn.com.au
This Privacy Statement has been developed through reference to AGPN's suggested template which drew on the website Privacy Statement of the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner.