Purpose
K Care Healthcare Solutions is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage Personal Information and Health informationWe have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act).
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
Personal Information and Health information or an opinion that identifies an individual and health conditions which is collected on behalf of the Supplier.This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website, from your website and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's personal details or health information.Sensitive information will be used by us only:
- For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
- For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
- With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.When your Personal Information is no longer required for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.
