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Privacy Statement

This statement sets out our policy relating to your personal information.

Please click one of the following links for information relating to a specific topic:

Your personal information is important to us
We are committed to the best-practice privacy standards
Collecting information about you
Our use of cookies
Using and disclosing your personal information
Email management - collection of personal information
Personal health information
Links to other websites
What to do if you have a problem or question
Further information on privacy

Your personal information is important to us

We recognize that your privacy is very important to you and that you have a right to control your personal information.

We know that providing personal information is an act of trust and we take that seriously. Unless you give your explicit consent to act otherwise, the following policies will govern how we handle you personal information and safeguards your privacy.

We are committed to the best-practice privacy standards

We are committed to protecting your personal information and giving you a choice in who can use your personal information and how it can be used. We believe that our privacy policy represents industry best practice. We recommend you view the Internet Industry Association, which is developing a Code, which provides a high standard of privacy protection. We are committed to complying with this Code, and are committed to complying with the National Principles for the Fair Handling of Personal Information developed by the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner in 1998 (see the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner's website). We will comply with any laws introduced to strengthen protections for consumer privacy.

Collecting information about you

When you access this web site, our Internet Service Provider, Netspace, makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes:

Your server address
Your domain or top level domain name
The date and time of your visit to the site
The pages you accessed and documents downloaded
The previous site you visited
The type of browser you are using

Our Internet Service Provider provides this information to us (provide information of how often statistical information is provided and in what form).

This non-identified information is used to monitor usage patterns on our site in order to improve navigation and design features - helping you to get information more easily.

Our use of cookies

Cookies used on this site do not identify the user.

Using and disclosing your personal information

We will not use or disclose any information about you without your consent.

Email management - collection of personal information

We will only record your email address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list unless specifically requested. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.

Personal health information

In the interests of your privacy, and given the inherent insecurity of information passed over the Internet, we do not currently support the transmission of personal health information to or from our patients over the Internet. If you send any personal health information to us via the Internet, we cannot guarantee its security.

Links to other websites

We are not responsible for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other websites, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions if using their websites.

What to do if you have a problem or question

If you have any further queries relating to our privacy policy, or you have a problem or complaint, please contact us on 9509 8233 or email: privacy@colorectalmalvern.com.au.

Further information on privacy

For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner's website.

Authorised: Adrian Polglase
Reviewed: Monday, February 27, 2006

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