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Privacy Statement
OARS Community Transitions is committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us remains secure and that you are aware of what information is held and your rights.
You provide information when you become a
User of one of our services
Volunteer
Contractor
Job applicant
Student on placement
Member
Donor
Person who provides information by answering a questionnaire
You are generally asked to provide us with your name and contact details as well as other information.
Under the Privacy Act 1988 as amended, information which can identify you is known as personal information.
Besides personal information, some specific information about you which may include your cultural background, religious belief or affiliation, criminal record or health information is known as sensitive information. We will not collect sensitive information about you without your express consent or in circumstances where it is required by law. Obviously in some service areas the collection of sensitive information will take place so that your needs are properly understood and responded to.
Unless prevented by legislation, you can check the information we hold about you by contacting the Manager, Business Services, who will attend to your request.
How we use information
OARS Community Transitions uses the information you give us for:
assessing your application to become a volunteer or contractor or employee
assessing what services you require and whether we can provide those services
evaluating ongoing services provided to you
approved research and analysis
funding applications and statistical reporting to comply with service agreements.
Your personal information is not disclosed to third parties without your written consent or unless required by law.
We may use the information for internal reviews and analysis and may also use it to produce certain consolidated statistics about our services. However, we will not disclose your individual information, nor sell, trade or rent that information for any purpose.
If we need to disclose any information to conform with any laws or legal process we will inform you what information has been disclosed and to whom (unless informing you is precluded by legislation), so that you can take any necessary action.
Consent
By giving your personal information and sensitive information you are consenting to our use of this information in accordance with these principles.
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