Collection Statement for Employer connect - Health Practitioner Employer Newsletter

Purpose of the Newsletter

Thank you for your interest in subscribing to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) health practitioner employer newsletter (the Newsletter).

The purpose of the Newsletter is to enable Ahpra to periodically send you (via email only) news and information which may be relevant to you as an employer of registered health practitioner(s).

Privacy information

This Collection Statement applies to all individuals who subscribe to the Newsletter, and sets out the ways Ahpra may collect, use and disclose your information.

When you subscribe to the Newsletter, we will collect personal information that identifies you (ie: your name and email address). The personal information collected by subscribing to the newsletter may:

• be used for communications purposes to provide you with relevant updates and general information about Ahpra’s activities as an employer of registered health practitioner(s);
• will assist Ahpra to track its progress in its employer-related engagement activities;
• may inform a range of Ahpra and National Board processes and practices to ensure employer communications are robust and effective;
• may be used for a secondary purpose for which you would reasonably expect Ahpra to use or disclose your personal information;
• may be used for purposes to which you consent or as otherwise permitted by law; and
• may be presented in aggregated and/or anonymous form, aiding Ahpra in evaluating the impact of its engagement processes and initiatives

Sharing your personal information is voluntary and the collection of this personal information is not required by law.

If you do not provide this information, you will not be able to receive or be sent the Newsletter

Ahpra may disclose your personal information to third parties including the following:

• use third parties to hold, process and maintain personal information. For example, we use third party data processors to store our data in hosted facilities, and
• use third party IT support providers who may also access our information systems remotely and this may involve access to personal information. Some of these third parties are located in countries outside Australia. Those countries include Japan, Canada and the United States of America. In all cases, we seek to share the minimum amount of personal data necessary.

Where Ahpra uses third parties, we require the third parties to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and impose, as far as possible, confidentiality and privacy obligations at least as demanding as those that apply to us.

Ahpra’s Privacy Policy explains how you may access and seek correction of personal information held by Ahpra; complain to Ahpra about a breach of their privacy; and how a complaint will be dealt with. For access to Ahpra’s Privacy Policy, click here (https://www.ahpra.gov.au/privacy).

Please contact the Communications team if you have questions relating to this Collection Statement by email at communications@ahpra.com.au.

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