Apto Group complies with Commonwealth and State Government
legislation concerning the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information. Apto Group is committed to protecting the personal information
and health information which it collects, holds and uses in accordance
with the Commonwealth
Privacy Act 1988, the National Privacy Principles
under that Act, the Victorian
Information Privacy Act 2000, the Victorian
Health Records Act 2001 and the Health Privacy Principles under that
Act.
Collecting your information
Apto Group collects personal information on our website for employment
applications and service referrals. For prospective employees
we collect information from you, your referees and from police
checks,
with your consent. When you are referred as a client, we collect
information from you and from your carers, your representatives
and the service which has referred you to Apto Group, with
your consent.
The personal information we collect may include your personal
details, information about your health and services you may use
or require,
information about your family and carers and information about
your living arrangements and lifestyle.
How we use and disclose
your information
Apto Group will use your personal information to plan and co-ordinate
your services or for the purpose of selecting prospective employees.
We will use it also to invoice you or the agency purchasing
your services.
We may use your personal information to inform you
of other services and products which we believe may be of interest
or
relevance
to you. You may contact your Service Coordinator or our Apto
Group
Privacy Officer if you do not wish us to use your information
for this purpose.
Personal information is administered by our web development
partner, Onlinefactor
Pty Ltd who manage our online databases.
Strict
confidentiality arrangements are in place with Onlinefactor
to ensure they only
access database information for system maintenance requirements.
Apto Group may disclose some personal information
to other service providers, agents and contractors from time to
time in order
to provide services to meet your needs.
Apto Group will not provide your personal information
to any other party or use this information for any other
purpose
than
that for
which it was originally intended, without your consent,
unless we have a legal obligation to do so or in an emergency
situation
where
you may be endangered and not able to provide consent.
Security
Apto Group uses a variety of security measures to safeguard
your personal information and keep it secure from misuse,
loss or
unauthorised use, including restricting access to our
offices and files, and
secure electronic databases. Once service or employment
has ceased, we are
required to save data for 7 years and have arranged
for hard copy files to be archived in secure premises, before
being
confidentially destroyed.
Accuracy
We endeavour to ensure the personal information we
hold is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However,
the accuracy
of the information
we hold depends largely on the information you provide.
Please
let us know if you are aware of any errors in your
personal information and keep us up-to-date with
any changes to
your personal information.
Access
You have a right to access your personal information,
subject to some exceptions allowed by law, and
to request a change
to your
information if you consider it is inaccurate. You
may contact our Privacy
Officer if you would like to access your personal information.
In
some circumstances, where the information is in the past and
has been archived, Apto Group may
charge
a fee
for searching
for and
providing access to your information.
Links with
Other Sites
This site may contain links to other sites.
Apto Group is only responsible for the content,
privacy practice
or business
practice
of its own
website.
Copyright
Apto Group Pty Ltd maintains this website for your personal information,
education, communication and to facilitate referrals to our services
and prospective employment applicants. All material, graphics,
icons, illustrations, images, information, logos, photographs,
software and text on the website ("Content") are the
property of Apto Group Pty Ltd and/or its suppliers unless expressly
indicated otherwise in the website. The Content is protected under
Austrlaian and International copyright laws. You are not permitted
to modify, copy, reproduce, frame, upload to a third party, post,
transmit or distribute the Content or any part of it in any way
except as expressly provided for on the website or expressly authorized
in writing by Apto Group Pty ltd.
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