Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to all the publicly accessible pages on the Northern NSW Local Health District site located at www.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au.
The Northern NSW Local Health District website is maintained by the Northern NSW Local Health District. The Northern NSW Local Health District does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third-party sites linked to the Northern NSW Local Health District site.
What information do we collect?
When you look at the pages on the Northern NSW Local Health District site, our computers automatically record information that identifies, for each page accessed:
- the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
- your top-level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .edu, .au, .uk etc.)
- the address of your server
- the date and time of your visit to the site
- the pages accessed and documents downloaded
- the previous site visited and
- the type of browser and operating system you have used.
Only sessional cookies are used from the Northern NSW Local Health District site to collect information. This information is unable to be retained once the user session has ceased.
How do we use the information collected?
The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports for the Northern NSW Local Health District to identify patterns of usage of the site. This will assist us in improving the Northern NSW Local Health District site and the services it offers.
The Northern NSW Local Health District will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent.
Users of the Northern NSW Local Health District site are entitled to expect that any information as a result of that use will be treated within the terms of the NSW government's privacy responsibilities and obligations. NSW Health is governed by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988
What exceptions are there to this rule?
The Northern NSW Local Health District will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:
- unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published Northern NSW Local Health District pages
- unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the Northern NSW Local Health District site
- unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the Northern NSW Local Health District site by other sites
- attempts to intercept messages of other users of the Northern NSW Local Health District site
- communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed; and
- attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach the laws of the State of New South Wales or Commonwealth of Australia, or interfere with the enjoyment of the Northern NSW Local Health District site by other users.
The Northern NSW Local Health District reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the Northern NSW Local Health District site raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, the Northern NSW Local Health District will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.
Is the information stored securely?
Yes. Information collected is stored in an appropriately secure format and held by the Northern NSW Local Health District for archival purposes. When the information is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected it is deleted.
What will we do with information provided in feedback?
The Northern NSW Local Health District provides a feedback facility on its website to allow users to provide input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of services by the Northern NSW Local Health District.
The Northern NSW Local Health District collects and holds personal and health information provided via the feedback facility for the purpose of responding to and managing your feedback. The provision of personal and health information via the feedback facility is optional. Your information will not be used to add your email address or name to any mailing list.
The Northern NSW Local Health District may share feedback that relates to an entity within the NSW public health system with the relevant entity for the purpose of responding to your feedback. A response to your feedback may be provided directly by the entity identified. The Northern NSW Local Health District will not otherwise disclose your personal or health information without your consent unless we are authorised or required to by law. The Northern NSW Local Health District may publish aggregated information about feedback on its website, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users. For further information please visit Patient privacy.
Will this policy be updated over time?
Due to the developing nature of privacy principles for online communication, this policy may be modified or expanded considering new developments or issues that may arise from time to time. The amended policy will be posted to this site and will operate from the time it is posted.