| Consistent with Government legislation
(www.privacy.gov.au/act/),
Copeland College of Massage Therapy endorses fair information handling
practices. Any information provided, including identification of
individuals, will be used only for the purpose intended and where
the intention includes confidentiality, information will be retained
as such unless otherwise required by law.
Copeland College of Massage Therapy is committed to protecting the
privacy of our students. Students' personal information will not be
used in any way that it was not intended to be used, and the data will
be held securely.
Information collected and why
Copeland College of Massage Therapy will generally collect personal
information about a student by way of forms filled out by students,
face-to-face meetings and interviews, and telephone calls.
Personal information is collected and retained on past and present
students for the primary purpose of operating Copeland College of
Massage Therapy as an Registered Training Organisation.
The college enrolment form generally requests information that identifies
students, such as full name and date of birth; and information that
enables the college to contact a student such as address, phone numbers,
as well as an email address. The college also requests the name,
address and phone numbers of an emergency contact.
Use and disclosure
By signing the enrolment form students consent to us using their
personal information in the following way. To:
- Maintain a register of students and lecturers
- Effectively administer and communicate all services
that we provide to students
- Inform students of relevant internal or external
activities, events, promotions or special offers
that may be of interest
- Carry out research, marketing or development of
our courses, and services including the surveying
of students and lecturers on their needs
- Provide contact information to enable communication
between students and lecturers
How the College treats sensitive information
In referring to 'sensitive information', Copeland College
of Massage Therapy means:
- Information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin
- Political opinions
- Religion
- Sexual preferences
- Criminal record
- Health information about a student
Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the
purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary
purpose, unless agreed by the individual, or the use or disclosure
of the sensitive information is allowed by law.
Privacy & The Web
Visitor logs are used on this site for statistical purposes
only. No attempt will be made to identify specific users or
their browsing activity. De-identified data from these logs
may be used to update and improve the Copeland College of
Massage Therapy site.
Privacy & Email
Personal Identification provided via email to Copeland
College of Massage Therapy will only be used to respond to
specific queries and will not be added to any mailing lists,
nor disclosed to any other party without the recipient's
knowledge and consent and as intended, unless required
by law.
Management and Security of Personal Information
The College has in place steps to protect the personal
information the College holds from misuse, loss, unauthorised
access, modification or disclosure by use of various
methods including locked storage of paper records and
security protected access rights to computerised records.
Updating Personal Information
A student may request that their personal information is
updated by contacting the Principal or administration staff.
The Right to Check Personal Information
Under the Commonwealth Privacy Act, a student has the right
to obtain access to any personal information, which
Copeland College of Massage Therapy holds about them.
To access this information students should contact the Principal
in writing.
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