Privacy Statement
Boutique Disability Services is committed to protecting the privacy of an individual’s personal information. The following sets out how we aim to protect the privacy of your personal information, your rights in relation to your
personal information managed by us, and the way we collect, use and disclose your personal information.
In handling your personal information, we will comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and with the thirteen Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that:
• Personal information is managed in an open and transparent way.
• The privacy of personal information of participants and staff are protected.
• We collect and handle personal information fairly.
• Personal information we collect is used and disclosed for legally permitted purposes only.
• We regulate access to and correction of personal information.
• We maintain the confidentiality of personal information through appropriate storage and security
The kinds of information we collect
Consumer personal information is collected to provide care and services.Personal information we collect could include...
Your name, address, telephone number and email address
Advocate or emergency contact’s telephone number and email
Your date of birth
Health information
Gender
Diversity status (ethnicity, lifestyle preferences)
How we collect personal information
Participant personal information may be collected from:
You, the participant
Your family members or significant others
Your advocate
Your doctor or other service providers or facilities
We will collect personal information directly from you unless:
We have your consent to collect the information from someone else
We are required or authorised by law to collect the information from someone else
It is unreasonable or impractical to do so
You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us; although you should be advised that this may impact on our capacity to provide services.
Purpose of collecting personal information
Personal information is collected for the purposes of providing care and services. The information may be used to:
Provide support services.
Enable service providers and medical practitioners to provide care and services.
Disclosure of personal information
We may disclose your personal and health information, for the purpose of your care and services, to:
Service providers who assist us in providing care and services, medical practitioners, external health agencies such as the ambulance service, hospitals, the national disability insurance scheme, and other relevant government organisations
A person you have nominated as being your advocate, e.G. Parent, child or sibling, spouse, a relative, a member of your household, a guardian, an enduring power of attorney, or a person you have nominated to be contacted in case of emergency, provided they are at least 18 years of age.
We may not use or disclose personal information for a purpose other than providing care and services, unless:
You have consented
The purpose is related to providing care and services, and you would reasonably expect disclosure of the information
for that purpose
We believe on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent
threat to your life, health or safety or a serious threat to public health or public safety
We have reason to suspect unlawful activity and disclosure is required or authorised by law
We will not disclose your personal information to an overseas recipient
We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we hold is protected against misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. We hold personal information in both hard copy and electronic forms in secure databases on secure premises and on secure, cloud-based technology, accessible only by our authorised staff.
Records of current and past employees which are related to the employment relationship are managed in accordance with workplace laws. Privacy laws may apply to employee personal information if the information is used for something that is not related to the employment relationship between our organisation and the employee.