The
Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) website is administered by Cancer Council
Victoria.
Cancer
Council Victoria respects your privacy, and takes reasonable steps to ensure
that your personal information remains confidential and is only used for
appropriate purposes and in accordance with this policy.
Cancer Council Victoria takes reasonable steps to
protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access,
modification, improper disclosure or unauthorised destruction. We also take
reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information no
longer needed. We apply generally accepted standards of technology and
operational security to keep personal information secure.
This
privacy statement covers all personal information held by us that is collected
through the OPC website, including any information about an individual whose
identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained from that information.
Why we collect personal information
We
may collect your personal information for a number of purposes, including to:
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enable you to participate in an OPC campaign
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send you the OPC newsletter
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provide you with information about the OPC's activities or
obesity-prevention issues, and
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respond to your enquiries or comments.
If
you do not provide your personal information, you may not be able to
participate in OPC campaigns or activities or receive the information set out
above, and we may not be able to respond to your enquiries or comments.
How we collect personal information
We collect your personal information if you provide it to
us. You may provide your personal information to us in a number of ways,
including:
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when you sign up to participate in an OPC campaign, to receive the OPC
newsletter or to receive information about OPC activities or obesity-prevention
issues, and
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when you make a comment or enquiry via the OPC website.
How we keep personal information secure
Cancer Council Victoria takes reasonable steps to protect your personal
information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, modification, improper
disclosure or unauthorised destruction. We also take reasonable steps to
destroy or permanently de-identify personal information no longer needed. We
apply generally accepted standards of technology and operational security to
keep personal information secure.
If you provide us with your personal information, it's
securely stored in our databases, which are accessed only by authorised staff.
All hard copy data is disposed of appropriately when no longer needed.
By using this website, you agree that Cancer Council
Victoria does not provide any warranties or assurances in relation to security
of personal information, and Cancer Council Victoria accepts no liability for
any breach of security or unintended loss or disclosure of your personal
information.
Using and disclosing personal information
We will only use any personal information that we collect about you for the
purpose for which it was collected, unless:
- the use is for a related purpose, and you
would reasonably expect Cancer Council Victoria to use the information for
that purpose, or
- you have consented to use of the
personal information for another purpose, or
- the information is not sensitive and the
use of the information is for our direct marketing, for example,
information about our events or campaigns, and you have not opted out of
receiving communications from us.
We
will not use your personal information for any other purpose or disclose it to
a third party unless you have provided your consent or if required by law.
Accessing your personal information and
opting out of further communications
You
may access any personal information we hold about you, or opt out of receiving
any further information from the OPC or Cancer Council Victoria, by contacting
us:
Cancer
Council Victoria
100 Drummond St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 3053
Phone: (03) 9635 5227, Fax: 9635 5360
Email: opc@opc.org.au