Westmead Medical Research Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the National Privacy Principles. Consistent with the Privacy Act 1988 as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (the Act), Westmead Medical Research Foundation endorses fair information handling practices.

Privacy management is a continuous and evolving process and we regularly update our practices to accommodate changes in technology, the organisation's function and legislation.

Any information provided, including identification of individuals, will be used only for the purpose for which it has been collected. Personal information is confidential and is not passed on to any other agency without your permission.

Privacy and Our Website

This information helps us to understand how people use our website and assists us in managing our site to better serve our audience.

How Westmead Medical Research Foundation collects and handles your personal information
There are instances when Westmead Medical Research Foundation collects individually identifiable information from its web users. E.g. volunteer recruitment, event registration, resource ordering, donations etc.

First Name and Surname, Email Address, Street Address, Suburb/Town, State, Postcode, Telephone are collected. In addition users may choose to provide other personal information.

We use this information to enable us to send you newsletters and bulletins as well as information about research, education and fundraising events and activities. We will only collect personal information necessary to conduct our business activities.

We will not directly disclose your personal details to a third party except in cases where names and addresses will be provided to external contractors who assist with mailing our newsletters and sending other information on our activities to you. On such occasions contractors who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Westmead Medical Research Foundation.

Email addresses provided via this site will be used to respond to specific user queries and will only be added to our information mailing list if your permission is given. Your email address will not be disclosed to any other party without your knowledge and consent and as intended, unless required by law.

Financial Transactions
In the case of financial transactions conducted online via this website, we process standard credit card information (card type, card number, expiry date) via a secure, encrypted 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) session. SSL is the standard for secure web transactions. We maintain records of all financial transactions.

Anonymity
Individuals should be aware that contact details are required in order for Westmead Medical Research Foundation to issue a tax-deductible receipt for donation.

While we seek to recognise the contributions of our donors and supporters in our publications, individuals wishing to remain anonymous in our publications and at other public forums should advise this in writing to the CEO of Westmead Medical Research Foundation.

Consent
We assume that if you participate in one of our promotions, fill out one of our online forms or subscribe to our mailing list, you are consenting to our reasonable collection, use and disclosure of such personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Keeping your personal information up-to-date
We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date whenever we collect or use it.

If you find that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date, please contact us immediately and will take reasonable steps to either correct this information or, if necessary, discuss alternative action with you.

Disclaimer
The information on this website is general information and is not intended to take the place of professional advice.

You should not take or refrain from taking action in reliance upon any matter or information contained on this website. You should obtain specific professional advice in relation to your own situation.

Westmead Medical Research Foundation will not, under any circumstances, be held liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of (or the inability to use) this website or any material on this website. This includes, but is not limited to, the loss of data or loss of profit, even if Westmead Medical Research Foundation were advised of the possibility of such damages.

Contact Details
For further information about any matter relating to privacy or for permission to use text information or photographs from this web site in a manner other than that stated above, please contact our Privacy Officer:

Kylie Strudwick
PO Box 74
Westmead NSW 2145
Email: kylie_strudwick@mail.wmi.usyd.edu.au
Ph: 1800 639 037, Fax: (02) 9687 0956