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The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia (Inc) Privacy statement 
 
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia (Incorporated) is committed to protecting the privacy of all the individuals it deals with.  The Society is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 and undertakes to adhere to the National Privacy Principles.  This document sets out the Society's policies on handling personal information, including health information.

The Society will ensure that each individual about whom personal and/or health information is collected, stored or used has access to this policy in accordance with the Society's obligations under the Privacy Act.

Information Regarding Service Recipients

The Society collects personal information in order to provide services to its service recipients or where it is necessary for the purposes of its activities.  The Society collects and holds personal information including a person's name and contact details, and where a service recipient makes a financial contribution to the Society, information including their credit card and/or bank particulars along with the amount of their financial contribution.

The Society collects health information about its service recipients for the purposes of providing its services.  The Society undertakes to seek the consent of the service recipient prior to collecting health information about the service recipient in accordance with its obligations under the Privacy Act.

The Society uses a service recipient's personal information to provide and market its services to service recipients and for administration purposes.

The Society undertakes to seek the consent of the service recipient prior to using their personal information for fundraising and marketing purposes.

The personal and health information collected by the Society is considered to be strictly confidential.  However, the Society may from time to time provide a service recipient's personal and health information to service providers and contractors engaged incidental to the purposes for which the Society has collected the information, including providers of medical and rehabilitation services as applicable, regulatory bodies and to others.  Where the Society is required to do this, the Society will require these parties protect the information in the same manner the Society does.  If legal or health and safety issues arise, the Society may also have to make disclosures to relevant organisations to deal with these matters.

The Society undertakes to seek the consent of the service recipient prior to providing their personal or health information to research organisations in accordance with its obligations under the Privacy Act.  Such information is provided so as not to identify the individual.

The Society uses a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to its offices and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.

The Society agrees that each service recipient has a right to access most personal information the Society holds about that service recipient.  The Society reserves the right to deny access to some information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other applicable laws, however undertakes to advise the service recipient of the reason for this denial.

Personal Information Which Does Not Relate To Service Recipients

Fundraising to collect funds to provide its services and to fund research into multiple sclerosis is one of the Society's functions.  The Society collects personal information from individuals other than its service recipients for the purpose of fundraising.

The Society collects and holds personal information including a person's name and contact details, and where that person chooses to make financial contributions to the Society, information including their credit card and/or bank particulars and the amount of the financial contribution.

The Society uses the personal information to provide and market its services and for administration purposes, fundraising and marketing purposes.

The personal information collected by the Society is considered by the Society to be strictly confidential.  The Society may from time to time provide information to contractors engaged to assist the Society with its fundraising activities.  If it does, the Society will require the contractors to handle the personal information in the same manner as the Society does.

The Society uses a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to its offices and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.

The Society agrees that each individual whose personal information the Society holds, has a right to access most personal information held by the Society.  The Society reserves the right to deny access to some information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other applicable laws, however the Society undertakes to advise the individual of the reason for this denial.