Privacy Policy NZ
At ASA, your privacy matters, and we are committed to protecting it. Our policy on how we deal with your Personal Information is set out below.
Why We Collect, Use and Disclose Your Personal Information
Personal information can be any information that is about you or that can reasonably be ascertained to be about you (Personal Information).
We collect, use and disclose your Personal Information so that we can effectively provide our services to you. Sometimes, collection, use or disclosure of certain types of
Personal Information may also be mandated by law, for example for record keeping purposes.
We will only collect, use or disclose your Personal Information if it is necessary for the legitimate purposes of conducting our business. We will never sell or otherwise disclose your Personal Information to third parties for financial gain.
Some of the legitimate business purposes for which we collect, use or disclose your Personal Information include:
•To provide products or services to you in respect of the ASA;
•To exchange correspondence with you;
•To answer queries or provide information requested by you (including marketing and promotional material where you have consented to receiving them);
•To maintain an internal record of our communications and business dealings with you;
•To deal with any complaints or disputes;
•To maintain and enhance our website; and
•To comply with any relevant law or regulation.
You will always be free to choose whether or not you provide any part of your Personal Information to us. This includes where you choose to deal with us anonymously or through use of a pseudonym.
However, for legal and practical reasons, we may be unable to provide you with certain services without collecting particular types of Personal Information from you.
Types of Personal Information that We Collect
Examples of the types of Personal Information that we may collect include:
•Your name;
•Your contact details such as address, phone number or email;
•Your date of birth;
•Your IP address or device identifier; and
•Geolocation data from your electronic device.
How We Collect Personal Information
We collect Personal Information directly from you. Ways that we collect Personal Information from you include:
•When you provide information to us through forms, applications or social media;
•When you communicate with or send correspondence to us;
•Through your purchase of products or services from us; and
•Through your use and access of our website.
Your Personal Information may also be collected through the use of cookies or other similar technology on our website. Such technology is designed to automatically collect both Personal Information sent by your electronic device (such as IP address, device identifier and geolocation data) and non-personal, analytical information in order to enhance the user experience.
If we collect Personal Information from a third party, we will only do so when we have your consent or if we are otherwise required or permitted to do so without your consent by law.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may share your Personal Information with our related entities or third parties engaged by us (such as IT contractors) where it is directly relevant to our provision of products or services to you. We will only share your Personal Information with an unrelated third party with your consent.
Access to Your Personal Information
You have a right to request access to your Personal Information collected and held by us. This includes the right to:
•ask us what information we hold about you;
•receive a copy of your Personal Information that we hold; and
•have your Personal Information held by us corrected or updated.
However, in some circumstances we may refuse access to your Personal Information. This includes where:
•the information does not exist or cannot be found;
•you fail to supply us with sufficient identification information for us to verify your identity or your authority to access someone else’s Personal Information;
•giving access may pose a serious threat to the life, health or safety of any individual or the public in general;
•giving access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of other individuals; and
•any other circumstances allowed under the Privacy Act 2020 (Privacy Act).
You can request access to your Personal Information by contacting us using the details provided under the “Complaints and Contact Information” section of this Privacy Policy. We will endeavour to respond to any request for access to Personal Information within 20 working days.
Overseas Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We may share certain Personal Information collected by us with overseas entities outside of New Zealand for the purposes of information storage and marketing. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that overseas entities receiving your Personal Information will be protected either by the Privacy Act or by safeguards comparable to those under the Privacy Act (Comparable Safeguards). If we cannot ensure that this Personal Information will be protected by the Privacy Act or by Comparable Safeguards, we will only disclose this Personal Information with your consent.
Security and Data Retention
We endeavour to take all reasonable steps necessary to protect the Personal Information collected by us. This includes physical security measures on our premises and electronic security measures such as firewalls, anti-virus, password restrictions and data encryption.
Your Personal Information may be retained for purposes set out in this privacy policy after the conclusion of the provision of our products or services to you. For example, we may need to keep historical records in order to comply with our legal obligations, or you may have consented to continue receiving marketing and promotional material from us. Wherever possible, we will destroy or de- identify your Personal Information as soon as practicable once it becomes no longer necessary to retain them for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
Updates to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest updated version of this Privacy Policy will always be published on our website at www.sonographers.org.
Complaints and Contact Information
If you have any queries, concerns, feedback or complaint regarding your Personal Information, please contact us by sending an email to memberservices@sonographers.org or by sending a letter to:
Company Secretary
Australian Sonographers Association Level 2, 93-95 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 20 working days. In the case of a complaint, we may request further information from you before being able to deal with the complaint. We will endeavour to let you know our decision with respect to the complaint within 20 working days of receiving all relevant information, including further information that we may request. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may refer your complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.