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The Western Sydney Local Health District website is maintained by Western Sydney Local Health District. This Privacy Policy applies to all publicly accessible pages on the Western Sydney Local Health District site located at http://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au. The Western Sydney Local Health District does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to the Western Sydney Local Health District site. If you have any questions about the Western Sydney Local Health District website, or the application of the Website Privacy Policy, please contact:
Privacy Contact Officer Western Sydney Local Health District PO Box 63 PENRITH NSW 2751 Telephone: (02) 4734 3361
Users of the Western Sydney 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 New South Wales government’s privacy responsibilities and obligations. The New South Wales government’s privacy practices are regulated by the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
When you look at the pages on the Western Sydney Local Health District site, our computers automatically record information that identifies for each page accessed:
Only sessional cookies are used from the Western Sydney Local Health District site to collect information. This information is unable to be retained once the user session has ceased.
The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports in order for the Western Sydney Local Health District to identify patterns of usage of the site. This will assist us in improving the Western Sydney Local Health District site and the services it offers.
Western Sydney Local Health District will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
The Western Sydney Local Health District will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:
Western Sydney Local Health District reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the Western Sydney Local Health District raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, the Western Sydney Local Health District will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.
Western Sydney Local Health District provides a feedback facility on the Western Sydney Local Health District site to allow users to provide input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of service by the Western Sydney Local Health District.
Due to the developing nature of privacy principles for online communication, this policy may be modified or expanded in light of 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.
Western Sydney Local Health District is committed to safeguarding the privacy of patient information, and has implemented measures to comply with its obligations under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.
WSLND also has an Information Privacy webpage that explains the policies and practices of Western Sydney Local Health District, in respect of information privacy.
If you have a privacy enquiry or complaint regarding a health service, please contact the Privacy Contact Officer for Western Sydney Local Health District.
Right to Information Coordinator Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 PENRITH NSW 2751 Telephone: (02) 4734 3361
For information on access to information held by Western Sydney Local Health District and new Right to Information laws, both personal and non-personal, please click here.