Disclaimer & Privacy Statement

Disclaimer

While the Australian Government Department of Health has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.

Privacy Statement

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Statement at any time. This Privacy Statement is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable to the web site. We do not make any representations about third party web sites that may be linked to the web site.

Personal information includes information that is capable of identifying an individual and such information is defined by and is the subject to various privacy laws in Australia (“Personal Information”). We recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of information, including Personal Information, collected about visitors to the web site. This Privacy Statement explains the manner in which your Personal Information, obtained through the web site, will be dealt with. This Privacy Statement will be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes. We welcome your comments and feedback.

We only collect your Personal Information from the web site when you knowingly and voluntarily disclose your Personal Information, for example when you give us your details so that we can contact you. Unless specific exemptions apply, we will seek your consent prior to collecting any information which is sensitive information.

You are not obliged to disclose your Personal Information. However, we may need to collect such information to properly provide you with services or to answer or forward any requests or enquiries that you make. If you disclose your Personal Information, we will use our best endeavours to ensure that your Personal Information is only used in accordance with applicable privacy laws in Australia.

Personal Information that you submit when using the web site is used only for the purpose for which you submit the Personal Information (“primary purpose”) or for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose, unless we disclose other uses in this Privacy Statement or at the time of collection of the Personal Information

We may provide links to other web sites outside of the web site, as well as to third party web sites. These linked sites are not under our control, and we will not accept responsibility for the content of those web sites or the conduct of companies linked to those web sites. Before disclosing your Personal Information on any other website, we recommend that you read the terms and conditions of use and privacy statement of the relevant web site very carefully.

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