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We are a clinician-led organisation where patient education and support services are initiated by the very people who treat breast cancer patients every day.
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Your donation will help us enhance breast cancer treatment and care, and increase survival rates.
We began in 2009 with a vision to provide high quality care while conducting research that would deliver the most advanced treatments and save lives.
BCRC-WA conducts research into breast cancer treatment and care that underpins the treatment we provide to our patients.
The Breast Cancer Research Centre-WA (BCRC-WA) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines our ongoing obligations in the management of your personal information.
We have adopted the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy law) and the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012. The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.gov.au
The types of personal information we may collect
The kind of personal information we collect and store depends on the type of BCRC-WA initiative you support or enquire about. Personal information collected by BCRC-WA may include:
Please note, that if you choose not to provide us with certain personal information, we may not be able to process your donation or provide the information you request. You always have the right to request us to remove your details from our database or reduce the number of communications you receive from us.
How we collect information
This personal information is obtained in many ways including:
Patient information
BCRC-WA has strict policies in place to protect the privacy of patient information (both personal and health related), which meet the requirements of applicable privacy legislation. Therefore, confidentiality of health information is assured.
How we use your information
Your personal information may be used:
Your information will not be used for any purpose to which you would not reasonable expect us to use the information. When we collect personal information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Internet and email
We use third-party tracking cookies and similar technologies to track the performance of our website and user activity in order to improve the experience on our site.
The following information may be tracked for statistical purposes:
You can opt out of the tracking services we use by following this link: Google Analytics – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Sensitive information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or the use or disclosure of the sensitive information is allowed by law.
Disclosure of personal information
Your personal information may be disclosed to external organisations to help facilitate our correspondence and fundraising activities with you. We care for, and value the security of your personal information. These organisations are bound to adhere to the privacy requirements under the relevant legislation and are bound to destroy or de-identify information after using it for a specific activity.
We may disclose your information to:
Security of personal information
Your personal information, (electronic or hard copy) is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. This includes complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which covers security of payment card information. We require our employees to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us and that they abide by our confidentiality policy and procedures.
We will keep and use your personal information after you have provided a donation or interacted in some other way with BCRC-WA. How long we hold and use the information after you have ceased donating or interacting with us will depend on the type of interaction you had with BCRC-WA and any requirements under law.
It is our policy to:
Access to your personal information
You may access the Personal information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal information, please contact us in writing.
BCRC-WA will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your personal information.
In order to protect your personal information, we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the quality of your personal information
It is an important to us that your personal information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
Policy updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy complaints and enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:
Hollywood Private Hospital, Entrance 3, 101 Monash Ave, Nedlands WA 6009 E: info@bcrc-wa.com.au T: 08 6500 5501