OT AUSTRALIA NSW

OT AUSTRALIA NSW

Australian Association of Occupational Therapists - NSW

Terms and Conditions of Website Use

Publication Date: 29 November 2002

1. State and Commonwealth privacy legislation

    OT AUSTRALIA NSW is committed to protecting your privacy. In accordance with the amendments to the Privacy Act 1988, which came into effect on 21 December 2001, it complies with the National Privacy Principles set out in the Act. This policy outlines how OT AUSTRALIA NSW manages privacy protection of your personal information.

    The Privacy Policy will be included on the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website.

    What information does OT AUSTRALIA NSW collect and why is it needed?
    OT AUSTRALIA collects personal and non-personal (aggregated) information

      1. Personal Information
      To enable it to fulfil its responsibilities to the members of OT AUSTRALIA NSW and provide the required member services, OT AUSTRALIA needs to collect personal information. The personal information held by OT AUSTRALIA NSW may include your name, current home address and work address, home and work telephone and mobile phone numbers, email address, year of birth, qualifications, areas of practice and user login ip address on the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website.

      OT AUSTRALIA NSW uses this information to inform members of services, products and programs available, to facilitate services and benefits to members and to provide referrals to the public, collate general professional data, provide contacts for research purposes and similar activities. It uses an individual's OT AUSTRALIA NSW website activity information to facilitate service improvement, improve site security and to reduce unauthorised activity and service disruption.

      Members can nominate their preferred method for being contacted by OT AUSTRALIA NSW and its representatives.

      How is this information collected?
      OT AUSTRALIA NSW collects the information in person, in writing, by telephone, through the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website and by other electronic communication channels. Key demographic data is requested annually via the membership application or renewal forms.

      Who will see or have access to your personal information?
      Unless OT AUSTRALIA NSW is required to provide your personal information to others by law, by court order or to investigate suspected fraud or other unlawful activity, your information will only be seen or used by persons working in or for OT AUSTRALIA NSW. These people will include our own and our contracted staff.

      OT AUSTRALIA NSW only discloses member information to:

      • OT AUSTRALIA National for purposes of delivering services to the membership nationwide.
      • Health funds which seek clarification of membership status of private practitioners.
      • Members of focus groups who have access to work place details of members within their respective group.
      • Occupational therapists who have office bearing roles (Council and focus group contact people).
      • Occupational Therapists seeking work contact details from Reference Lists

      Written permission is sought every two years from members seeking their consent to have their individual work details disclosed to members who require expertise or mentoring activities.

      OT AUSTRALIA NSW information systems and files are secured from unauthorised access and our staff, contracted agents and service providers have been informed of the importance it places on protecting your privacy and their role in helping the Association do this. Membership data is not sold to any individual or organisation.

      What if I want to check what personal information OT AUSTRALIA NSW holds about me?
      Subject to any legal restrictions, OT AUSTRALIA NSW would be happy to advise you what personal information it holds about you if you request this. There may be some cost to you in providing this information if your request is complex or requires detailed searching of OT AUSTRALIA NSW records.

      If you believe there are errors in the OT AUSTRALIA NSW records about you, please let the Association know and the Secretariat staff will be happy to investigate and correct any inaccuracies.

      2. Non-personal information
      Non-personal (general) information about activity on the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website is collected by OT AUSTRALIA NSW to provide required member services, non-member services and service enhancements.

      General information collected from all visitors to the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website does not personally identify website users. It includes the following website user information:

      • Domain name of the Internet provider of the website user.
      • Type of browser and operating system used.
      • Name of the site from which you were referred to the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website.
      • Pages visited at the OT AUSTRALIA NSW website and the date and time of the visit.

      This information is grouped for statistical analysis and reporting, tracking overall website activity rather than individual website activity.

    Further information
    If you would like further information on the OT AUSTRALIA NSW privacy policy or if you have any concerns over the privacy protection of the information you have given to OT AUSTRALIA NSW, contact details are here.

2. Disclaimer

    OT AUSTRALIA NSW has used reasonable endeavours to ensure that material contained on this web page (and all its web site) was correct at the time the page was created and last modified. However:
      1. OT AUSTRALIA NSW gives no warranty and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the material nor that any services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free.
      2. No reliance should be made by any user on the material, but instead the user should check for confirmation with the originating or authorising author or other body; and
      3. OT AUSTRALIA NSW reserves the right to make changes as it deems appropriate at any time. While the information provided is considered to be true and correct at the date of publication, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of the information.

    You accept all risks and responsibility for losses, damages, costs and other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from using this site and any information on material available from it. To the maximum permitted by law, OT AUSTRALIA NSW excludes all liability to any person arising directly or indirectly from using this site and any information or material available from it.

3. Links

    Links connecting this site with other sites are provided as a service to users of its web site for convenience only and do not mean that OT AUSTRALIA NSW endorses or approves those other sites, their content or the people who run them. This website is linked to other websites over which we have no control. We make no representations about the accuracy of information contained on the linked websites. We are not liable for content on those websites.

    Links to this site are permitted but OT AUSTRALIA NSW reserves the right to prevent linking by giving notice.

4. Claims related to products endorsement/advertising

    Links to advertisers' sites do not mean OT AUSTRALIA NSW endorses or approves those other sites, their content or the people who run them. Any advertisements appearing on this site are subject to the terms and conditions supplied by the relevant advertiser. Dealings with these advertisers are solely between you and the relevant advertisers and OT AUSTRALIA NSW will not be responsible or liable for any part of such promotion or dealing.

5. Copyright

    This web site and its contents are subject to copyright under the laws of Australia, international treaties and the laws of other countries. The copyright and materials on this site and this web site as a whole are owned by OT AUSTRALIA NSW. The copyright in some materials incorporated within this web site is owned by third parties. You may view this web site and its contents using your web browser and saving an electronic copy, or print out a copy, of parts of this web site solely for your own information, research or study, but only if you:

      (a) do not modify the copy from how it appears in this web site; and
      (b) include the copyright notice "OT AUSTRALIA NSW" on the copy,
      (c) you must not otherwise exercise the copyright on the whole or any part of this web site for any other purpose except as specially permitted by statute or with OT AUSTRALIA NSW's prior consent.
      (d) OT AUSTRALIA NSW does not accept any liability for damage or loss how so ever arising and in particular, resulting from reliance by any person of material contained herein.

6. Provision of occupational therapy education and research information

    The material and information on this web site is provided for general guidance and is not intended to be advice. This internet site is presented by OT Australia NSW for the purpose of disseminating information to its members/and to members of the public.

    This site is not a substitute for independent professional advice.

    Nothing contained in this site is intended to be used as occupational therapy advice and it is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own occupational therapist's advice. OT Australia NSW does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information on its website.

7. Security

    OT Australia NSW accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a users computer system, software or data occurring in connection with this internet site. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this site is free from viruses or any other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user's computer system, software or data.

8. Other jurisdictions

    Access to and use of this website must be in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction you are in.

9. OT AUSTRALIA NSW member only access

    The OT AUSTRALIA NSW member only area includes an interactive Discussion Board. Any information disclosed in the OT AUSTRALIA NSW Discussion Board Area becomes public information and members should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information.

    Considering the real-time nature of this Discussion Board, it is impossible for OT AUSTRALIA NSW to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. OT AUSTRALIA NSW is not responsible for any messages posted.

    While OT AUSTRALIA NSW is not under any obligation to monitor the contents of posted messages, it may monitor the contents of posted messages. OT AUSTRALIA NSW does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any message. The message express the views of the author of the message, not the views of OT AUSTRALIA NSW or any entity associated with OT AUSTRALIA NSW.

    Any member who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact OT AUSTRALIA NSW immediately by email. OT AUSTRALIA NSW has the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if it determines that removal is necessary.

    You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use the OT AUSTRALIA NSW Discussion Board to post:

      a) Any material which is knowingly false, defamatory, misleading, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, discriminatory, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violating of any law.
      b) Any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you.

    You also agree that you will not download, copy or distribute any material posted to the OT AUSTRALIA NSW Member Only Access Area, including the Discussion Board, without the written permission of the author and OT AUSTRALIA NSW.

    OT AUSTRALIA NSW will reveal your identity (or whatever information it knows about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

    Please note that advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on the OT AUSTRALIA NSW Discussion Board.

 

 

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