Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01.02. 2022

Bump into Osteo operates www.bumpintoosteo.com.au

Bump into Osteo is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This page outlines the policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive when you visit www.bumpintoosteo.com.au and by using the site you accept and agree to the use of information in accordance with this policy. Periodically we may review and update this policy we will give you notice by posting to our Website.

This policy sets out:

  • what is considered personal information;
  • what personal information we collect and hold;
  • how we collect, hold, use or disclose personal information;
  • the purposes for which we collect personal information;
  • what happens if we are not able to collect personal information;
  • how to seek access to and correct your personal information;
  • whether we disclose personal information outside Australia; and
  • how to contact us.

WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION

When used in this policy, the term “personal information” has the meaning given to it in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act). In general terms, it is any information that can be used to personally identify you. This may include (but is not limited to) your name, age, gender, postcode and contact details (including phone numbers and email addresses) and possibly financial information, including your credit card or direct debit account information. If the information we collect personally identifies you, or you are reasonably identifiable from it, the information will be considered personal information.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOLD

We may collect the following types of personal information:

  • name;
  • mailing or street address;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • age or birth date;
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 COOKIES

We may also collect your personal information through the use of cookies and other tracking devices. Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site

We may also collect anonymous data (which is not personal information) relating to your activity on our website (including IP addresses) via cookies. We generally use this information to report statistics, analyse trends, allow the practitioner to administer services, diagnose problems and target and improve the quality of the services .To the extent this information does not constitute personal information because it does not identify you or anyone else, the Australian Privacy Principles do not apply and we may use this information for any purpose and by any means whatsoever.

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect your personal information directly from you unless it is unreasonable or impractical to do so. We do this in ways including:

  • via your access and use of our website;
  • via someone else who has provided us with your information;

Our website may contain links to third party websites that will also collect your personal information.

WHY DO WE COLLECT, HOLD, USE AND DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 The primary purpose for which we collect information is to operate our business efficiently. We collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes:

  • to communicate with you, including but not limited to, by email, mail, SMS or telephone for the details of appointments and/or billing purposes.
  • to verify your identity;
  • to provide as part of business data to third parties if you have authorised us to do so;
  • to provide you with information about other services available;
  • to conduct business processing functions for operation of our websites or our business;
  • for our administrative, service development, quality control and research purposes, or those of our contractors, licensees or external service providers;
  • to provide your updated personal information to us or external service providers;
  • to investigate any complaints about or made by you, or if we have reason to suspect that you are in breach of any of our terms and conditions or that you are or have been otherwise engaged in any unlawful activity; and/or
  • as required or permitted by any law (including the Act).
  1. Your personal information will not be shared, sold, rented or disclosed other than as described in this Privacy Policy.


WHAT HAPPENS IF WE CAN’T COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 If you do not provide us with the personal information described in this policy, some or all the following may happen:

  • You may not be able to access the course work or provide you with the services you requested, either to the same standard, or at all;


  • Bulleen Osteopathy practitioners may not be able to provide you with information about services that you may want or require; or
  • we may be unable to tailor the content of our websites to your preferences and your experience of our websites may not be as enjoyable or useful.

HOW DO WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may disclose your personal information to:

  • our employees, contractors, licensees or external service providers for the operation of our website or our business, fulfilling requests by you, including without limitation IT systems administrators or payment processors;
  • specific third parties authorised by you to receive information held by us;
  • the police, any relevant authority or enforcement body, or your Internet Service Provider or network administrator, for example, if we have reason to suspect that you have committed a breach of any of our terms and conditions, or have otherwise been engaged in any unlawful activity, and we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary;
  • as required or permitted by any law (including the Privacy Act).

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND WEBSITES

 You may find links to third party websites but we are not responsible for the content or practices on their website or business. We advise you to check their privacy policy and terms and conditions before using their services.

DIRECT MARKETING MATERIALS

We may send you direct marketing communications and information about services that we consider may be of interest to you. These communications may be sent in various forms, including mail, SMS or email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws, such as the Spam Act 2004 (Cth). If you indicate a preference for a method of communication, we will endeavour to use that method whenever practical to do so.

In addition, at any time, you may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by contacting us (details below) or by using the opt-out facilities provided (e.g. an unsubscribe link). We will then ensure that your name is removed from our mailing list. We do not provide your personal information to other organisations for the purposes of direct marketing unless expressly authorised by you.

Even if you do opt out of receiving marketing communications from us, you agree that we may still send you information relevant to the supply of any services arranged by us.

If you receive communications from us that you believe have been sent to you other than in accordance with this policy, or in breach of any law, please contact us using the details provided below.

ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may request access to any personal information we hold about you at any time by contacting us at [email protected]

Where we hold information that you are entitled to access, we will try to provide you with suitable means of accessing it (for example, by mailing or emailing it to you). We will not charge for simply making a request and will not charge for making any corrections to your personal information. If you make an access request, we will ask you to verify your identity. There may be instances where we cannot grant you access to the personal information we hold. For example, we may need to refuse access if granting access would interfere with the privacy of others, or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. If that happens, we will give you written reasons for any refusal.

If you believe that personal information we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, then you may request us to amend it. We will consider if the information requires amendment. If we do not agree that there are grounds for amendment, then we will add a note to the personal information stating that you disagree with it.

We request that you keep your information as current as possible so that we may continue to improve our service to you.

HOW YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT A BREACH OF PRIVACY

If you believe your privacy has been breached by us, have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy please, contact us using the email [email protected] and provide details of the incident so that we can investigate it.

We will treat your requests or complaints confidentially. Our representative will contact you within a reasonable time after receipt of your complaint to discuss your concerns and outline options regarding how they may be resolved. We will aim to ensure that your complaint is resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of our investigation, then you may request that an independent person (usually the Commonwealth Privacy Officer) investigate your complaint.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA

Unless required by law, any information that we may use or disclose in accordance with this policy will be stored in Australia and will not be sent overseas.

If we need to disclose personal information to other overseas persons or entities, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the overseas recipients of your personal information do not breach the privacy obligations relating to your personal information.

SECURITY

We will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information that we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access, including by means of firewalls, password access, secure servers and encryption of credit card transactions.

If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please let us know immediately.

LINKS

Our website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third-party website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party website. Third party websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices.

CONTACTING US

If you require further information regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following address: [email protected]

Should you wish to read more information on privacy legislation or the National Privacy Principles we recommend that you visit the Federal Privacy Commissioner's website at privacy.gov.au. Please contact us If you would like a copy of the National Privacy Principles to be made available to you.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 10/02/22 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

 

 

ACCEPTANCE

You accept and acknowledge that your use of our website and interactions with Bump into Osteo constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.