SANE Australia is committed to protecting the confidentiality,
security and privacy of personal information held on its records. The
SANE Privacy Policy conforms to the Privacy Act (1998) and National
Privacy Principles (2001).
Privacy of information
Personal information held by SANE is not disclosed, sold or otherwise supplied to any third party.
Voluntary provision of information
Only
personal information voluntarily provided by individuals is held by
SANE in order to carry out its mission to help people affected by
mental illness. No other personal information on individuals is
collected, stored or used by SANE.
Use of information
Personal
information is used only for the purposes for which it was supplied or
a related purpose within reasonable expectation. Information is sent
only to an individual requesting it, not to any third party.
Security of information
Personal
information held by SANE is secured on locked premises regularly
checked by a security guard. Information held in electronic form is
secured from Internet intrusion by a firewall, and from physical
intrusion by encrypted password control.
Accuracy of information
SANE is committed to ensuring that any personal information held is accurate and up-to-date.
Disposal of information
Personal information not required to be kept by SANE is destroyed by shredding.
Research information
Personal
information is only collected in the course of research projects with
the consent of individuals concerned. This information is de-identified
before analysis, and any identifying data destroyed using a commercial
shredder.
Freedom of information
Any
individual has access to personal information held about them on
request to the SANE Privacy Officer at
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or on (03) 9682
5933.
Staff handling of information
All
staff at SANE are trained to handle personal information confidentially
and have signed agreements not to disclose personal information to any
third party.
Enquiries about information
Any enquiries about personal information should be directed to the SANE Privacy Officer at
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