Privacy and the web
The Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia (NMHPA) collects information and data about people who use our website. This brings important legal and ethical responsibilities. Any personal information we hold about you is stored and processed in accordance with the Privacy Act 1998.
This policy explains how we collect, store and use your information and data. We will review and update this policy when any relevant laws change or if we change how we do things.
Information and data we collect
We use cookies and collect data about your browser type and the operating system you use, including your IP address, geographical location, referral source, length of visit and number of times a page is viewed.
If you do not want this data collected for any reason, you can block or disable cookies (if you do so, you may not be able to use certain features and functions of our website).
We also collect information you voluntarily give us via any forms completed on our website. Read the our privacy and confidentiality policy.
Why we collect information and data
Your information and data help us to understand what you are looking for from our program.
Your data and information may be used for:
- customising the website and its content
- improving your experience with our website, program and resources
- sending newsletters, updates or invitations. You can unsubscribe at any time
- answering enquiries or following up on feedback or complaints
- providing supporting evidence when seeking grants or other funding
- statistical purposes, including reporting
We may disclose information and data about you:
- to the extent we are required to do so by law
- in connection with any legal or prospective legal proceedings
- in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights
Our program may use your information and data for secondary purposes related to the primary reason it was collected. This will only be for reasonable things outside what you have consented to. We will not share your personal information with or sell it to third-party marketers.
Storage of information and data
We use the recommended industry standards to protect your information and data. The security of your information and data is important to us.
Here are the steps we take:
- website protection measures (such as encryption, firewalls and anti-virus software)
- access restrictions to computer systems (such as login and password protection)
- restricted access to office premises
- staff training and implementation of policies and procedures that cover access, storage and security of information
Our service partners
We use trusted third-party providers to help us run our website and services, including website hosting and content management, email, surveys and website analytics. These providers may store or process personal information on our behalf, such as information submitted through our contact and feedback forms. They may only use this information to provide their services to us, and we take reasonable steps to ensure they protect it.
Some of these providers may store information outside Australia, including in the United States. Where this happens, we take reasonable steps to make sure your information is protected in line with Australian privacy law.
We will not share your personal information with any other third parties unless you give us permission, or where the law requires or allows us to, such as to prevent a serious threat to someone's life, health or safety.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to third-party websites. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their privacy or security practices. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Social media
Our program records individual visits to our social media pages, including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. This information is used for statistical purposes and to help improve our program. We may use statistical data within our reporting.
This information will not be disclosed to any other government agency, organisation or individual unless we are required by law to do so.
For further information, please see:
Security measures
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your information and data.
It should be noted that data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the Internet. You are responsible for keeping your passwords and user details confidential.
Breaches or complaints
Personal enquiries, feedback comments or concerns about our website privacy policy or breaches of this should be directed to info@nursemidwifehpa.org.au
Accessing your information
In most instances, we will give you access to your personal information, although there are certain circumstances in which we will not provide such access in accordance with the Privacy Act.
You can request access to, update, or correct your personal information by unsubscribing from our emails or by contacting us at info@nursemidwifehpa.org.au
Further information
If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your data, please contact us or refer to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) resources listed below.