Confidentiality Policy

Advocacy Service Privacy & Confidentiality Policies

The UMSU Advocacy Service manages your personal and health information in accordance with:

  1. The Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth);
  2. The Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic); and
  3. The Health Privacy Principles (HPPs) under the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

Download a copy of the UMSU Advocacy Service Privacy Policy

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Privacy Statement

Our Privacy Statement explains how the Advocacy Service uses and manages your information, and how you can access information that we hold about you.

The UMSU Advocacy Service manages personal and health information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic), the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic), and the Student Union Advocacy Service Privacy and Confidentiality Policies. The information that we collect assists us to confirm your student status, contact and assist you, and is also aggregated into non-identifying statistics that facilitate our internal planning and review processes. We hold information on digital and paper based records, and take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate and complete and protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access or disclosure. We will not disclose personal or health information to anyone without your express permission, or unless permitted, or required by law. Should you wish to access personal information that we hold about you at any time, you may request access by speaking to the Divisional Manager, Advocacy & Legal. The information that we collect is stored securely for seven years and then destroyed. 

Further Information

The UMSU Privacy Policy sets out the organisation's approach to collecting and uing personal information. Additionally, there is nore about information privacy at the University of Melbourne, including the University of Melbourne Privacy Policy, here.

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