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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
V.1 November 2017
V.2 Updated May 2018
V.3 Updated January 2021
V.4 Updated August 2023
1. PART 1 – ABOUT THIS POLICY
1.1 Purpose
SPOT Paediatrics is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information we collect and hold about individuals and their families. SPOT Paediatrics complies with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), other privacy laws that govern how private sector health service providers like SPOT Paediatrics handle your personal information (including your health information), and Speech Pathology Australia’s Code of Ethics (2010).
This Privacy Policy explains how SPOT Paediatrics manages the personal information we collect, use and disclose. SPOT Paediatrics works on the principle that individuals have the right to be informed and know what personal information is collected about them, the method of collection, why this information is collected, the method of this information storage, who has access to this information and who it may be disclosed to.
SPOT Paediatrics is a private speech pathology and occupational therapy practice under the ownership of Eilis Melino.
2. PART 2 – HOW SPOT PAEDIATRICS HANDLES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
2.1 SPOT Paediatrics’ Legal Obligations
In order to provide you with the health care services that you have requested, SPOT Paediatrics will need to collect and use your personal information. If you provide incomplete or inaccurate information to us or withhold personal and health information from us we may not be able to provide you with the services you are seeking.
2.2 What information does SPOT Paediatrics collect?
We will only collect the information from you that is necessary to provide you with speech pathology and/or occupational therapy services, manage our relationship with you, or is required for us to meet our duty of care obligations or relevant regulatory or legislation requirements. This includes but is not limited to the following information:
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Name, address, contact information such as email address, phone number, and any other necessary or required contact information.
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Gender, date of birth, any relevant custody details and other demographic details;
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Health related information such as current health conditions, treatment preferences, family medical history, and current and past medical history;
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Details of the individual’s guardian, school, or any other relevant health professional.
We require this information to assist the therapist to diagnose and treat you.
2.3 How does SPOT Paediatrics collect health information?
We will usually collect your health information directly from you. Sometimes, we may need to collect information about you from a third party (such as a relative or another health service provider).
2.4 How does SPOT Paediatrics use your information?
SPOT Paediatrics uses your personal information for the purpose you have given the information to us. We will use your information to provide speech pathology and occupational services to you, for assessment and reporting purposes, to manage our relationship with you and to contact you in relation to matters concerning your care. We may also use your information for other purposes permitted under the Privacy Act 1988.
Who might we disclose your information to?
We may disclose your information to the following people:
(a) disclosure to other health professionals involved in your treatment
Your personal information will generally only be used by the therapist involved in your care, however on occasion your care may be provided by a number of health professionals (for example., speech pathologist, occupational therapist and/or psychologist) working or consulting together. We may disclose your information to these health professionals as part of the process of providing your care and to other health professionals involved in your care.
(b) the referrer
SPOT Paediatrics will usually send a discharge summary to the referrer (i.e., your medical practitioner) following discharge from SPOT Paediatrics or at other times, as required for your care.
If you do not wish us to provide a copy of your discharge summary to the referrer you must let us know. Also, if the referrer’s details have changed please let us know.
(c) Relatives, guardian, close friends or legal representative
We may provide information about your condition to your parent, child, other relatives, close personal friends, guardians, or to a responsible person for you, unless you tell us that you do not wish us to disclose your health information to any such person.
Other uses and disclosures
In order to provide the best possible environment in which to treat you, we may also use or disclose your personal and health information where necessary for:
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activities such as quality assurance processes, accreditation, audits, risk and claims management, patient satisfaction surveys and staff education and training;
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invoicing, billing and account management;
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to liaise with your health fund, Medicare or the Department of Veteran's Affairs and where required provide information to your health fund, Medicare or the Department of Veteran's Affairs to verify treatment provided to you;
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the purpose of sending you standard reminders, for example for appointments and follow-up care, by text message or email to the number or address which you have provided to us.
(f) Other uses with your consent
With your consent we may also use your information for other purposes such as including you on a marketing mail list, or research. Please note, however, that unless you provide us with your express consent for this purpose, we will not use your information in this way. We will not disclose your personal information to any individual who is outside Australia.
2.5 Access to and correction of your health information
You have a right to access the personal and health information that we hold about you. You can also request an amendment to your personal and health information should you believe that it is inaccurate.
If we do not agree to change your medical record/personal information in accordance with your request, we will permit you to make a statement of the requested changes and we will enclose this with your record.
Should you wish to obtain access to or request changes to your health record you can ask for our Privacy Officer (see details below) who can give you more detailed information about SPOT Paediatrics’ access and correction procedure.
Please note that SPOT Paediatrics may recover reasonable costs associated with supplying this information to you.
2.6 Data Quality
SPOT Paediatrics will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information which we may collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
2.7 Data Security
SPOT Paediatrics will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. We use technologies and processes such as access control procedures, network firewalls, encryption and physical security to protect your privacy. We retain personal information for as long as needed to provide services to you and as otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
SPOT Paediatrics will destroy or permanently de-identify any of your information which is in its possession or control and which is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected provided SPOT Paediatrics is not required under an Australian law or court/tribunal or otherwise to retain the information.
2.8 What to do if you have a complaint about privacy issues
If:
(a) you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy;
(b) SPOT Paediatrics does not agree to provide you with access to your personal information; or
(c) you have or a complaint about our information handling practices,
You can lodge a complaint with or contact our Privacy Officer on the details below. We will promptly review your complaint and provide a response to you.
2.9 How to contact us if you have a complaint about privacy issues
By letter: Privacy Officer, SPOT Paediatrics Level 1, 360 Brighton Road, Hove, 5048
By email: (admin@spotpaediatrics.com.au)
By telephone: (08 7228 6825)
PART 3 – HOW SPOT PAEDIATRICS HANDLES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE
This section of our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal information which is collected from our website: www.spotpaediatrics com.au. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of our website and the use of any of the facilities on our website.
3.1 Collection
When you use our website, we do not attempt to identify you as an individual user and we will not collect personal information about you unless you specifically provide this to us.
Sometimes, we may collect your personal information if you choose to provide this to us via an online form or by email, for example, if you:
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submit a general enquiry via our contacts page;
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submit an appointment enquiry via our enquiry page;
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register to receive eNewsletters; or
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send a written complaint or enquiry to our team.
Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only. Information provided via the enquiry form is used solely to assist with fulfilling the user’s needs and is not sold to any 3rd parties or used in advertising or promotions.
When you use our website, our Internet Service Provider (ISP) may record and log for statistical purposes the following information about your visit:
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your computer address;
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your top level name (for example, .com.,gov., .org, .au etc.);
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the date and time of your visit;
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the pages and documents you access during your visit; and
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the browser you are using.
Our web-site management agent may use statistical data collected by our ISP to evaluate the effectiveness of our web-site.
3.2 Cookies
A "cookie" is a device that allows our server to identify and interact more effectively with your computer. Cookies do not identify individual users, but they do identify your ISP and your browser type.
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This website uses cookies (outlined in Table 1). Personal information such as your email address is not collected unless you provide it to us. We do not disclose domain names or aggregate information to third parties other than agents who assist us with this website and who are under obligations of confidentiality. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all cookies and to notify you when a cookie is used. We suggest that you refer to your browser instructions or help screens to learn more about these functions. However, please note that if you configure your browser so as not to receive any cookies, a certain level of functionality of the SPOT Paediatrics website and other websites may be lost.
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3.3 Links to Third Party Websites
We may create links to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by websites that are linked from our website.
3.4 Withdraw Consent
If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us by email: admin@spotpaediatrics.com.au or send us mail to: Level 1, 360 Brighton Road, SA 5048.
3. 5 Use and disclosure
We will use any personal information collected via our website in accordance with our privacy policy.
3.6 Privacy Policy Updates
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Questions and Contact
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at admin@spotpaediatrics.com.au
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