How does Associate Professor John W Fuller protect your privacy?
Your personal privacy is important to Associate Professor John Fuller.
Associate Professor John Fuller is committed to the right to privacy and the protection of personal and health information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles. These privacy principles include:
Open and transparent management of personal information
Associate Professor John Fuller has established a comprehensive Privacy Policy which can be consulted via this link.
The information about a visitor’s access to Associate Professor John Fuller\’s website is distinct from a patient’s health information which may – for example, in the usage of the eHealth applications – be sent or stored online.
Where information which forms part of a patient’s medical record (‘sensitive information’) is sent electronically, the information will be subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy .
Collection of solicited personal information
When reasonable and practicable to do so, Associate Professor John Fuller collects personal and health information directly from the individual concerned. This may take place when the individual fills out documents such as an admission form, administrative form or provides Associate Professor John Fuller with personal and health information in person or over the telephone.
Dealing with unsolicited personal information
In general, visits to the Associate Professor John Fuller website can be made without revealing any personal information. Associate Professor John Fuller will only collect information relating to your use of the website for statistical purposes to assist Associate Professor John Fuller in improving users’ experience of the site.
Use or disclosure of personal information
Associate Professor John Fuller does not allow the publication of information that may identify individuals, or might potentially identify them.
Email addresses provided on this site will only be used to provide the requested service and respond to enquiries. They will not be added to mailing lists, or disclosed to any other party without the user’s consent, unless required by law. Personal information will be kept in safe custody, sufficient to prevent unauthorised access, and will be properly handled to ensure its safety, integrity and confidentiality. Circumstances in which Associate Professor John Fuller may be required to disclose this information to a law enforcement agency include:
- Unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on Associate Professor John Fuller\’s site;
- Unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published on Associate Professor John Fuller\’s site;
- Attempts to intercept messages of other users of Associate Professor John Fuller\’s site;
- Communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed;
- Attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server;
- Breach of the laws of the State of NSW or the Commonwealth of Australia.
Associate Professor John Fuller may provide third parties with aggregate statistics about website visitors, traffic patterns and related site information. This data reflects site usage and does not contain identifying information. Associate Professor John Fuller does not provide any third party access to personal information.
Quality of personal information
Associate Professor John Fuller takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal and health information it collects, uses and discloses is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Correction of personal information
Individuals are encouraged to alert Associate Professor John Fuller of any errors or changes to their personal information as they become aware of them. Individuals may do this by mail or email .
Security of personal information
Associate Professor John Fuller stores personal and health information in both paper and electronic form. The security of personal and health information is important to Associate Professor John Fuller and reasonable steps are taken to protect it from misuse or loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Personal and health information is retained for the period of time determined by law and is disposed of in a secure manner.
Access to personal information
Whilst medical records are the property of Associate Professor John Fuller, individuals have a right to access them (subject to some exceptions allowed by law). Access can be requested by contacting the Privacy Contact Officer (PCO) via myprivacy@lh.org.au.
Note about external links on this site
Links to external (non-Associate Professor John Fuller) websites are sometimes included in web pages for the convenience of site users, but Associate Professor John Fuller does not have any responsibility for the privacy practices of third party sites linked to Associate Professor John Fuller\’s site. Associate Professor John Fuller recommends that individuals following links to other sites from a Associate Professor John Fuller website, read the privacy statement of that site, to familiarise themselves with its privacy practices.
Complaints relating to privacy concerns
Individuals who believe that Associate Professor John Fuller has breached their privacy rights in any way or wish to discuss any issues about the Associate Professor John Fuller Privacy Policy, should contact our Privacy Officer via myprivacy@lh.org.au.
An individual also has the right to make a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner on telephone number 1300 363 992 or in writing to: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner www.oaic.gov.au