At Intereach, we are committed to protecting your privacy by upholding the Australian Privacy Principles (APP).
We have included the most important information below and you can read our full Privacy Policy here.
Collection and use of personal information
Intereach primarily collects information about the people we work with for the purpose of conducting our usual activities and operations, including developing and delivering services, evaluating outcomes and conducting research. We understand that personal and sensitive information must be collected:- with the prior knowledge and consent of the person (or their legal representative);
- in a fair, non-intrusive and lawful way;
- only if necessary for the function of the service or organisation;
- without intrusion into areas of a person’s life that are irrelevant to the services provided;
- directly from the person, where practical and appropriate, rather than a third party;
- after informing the person why the information is being collected and how it will be used; and
- in an environment where confidentiality can be maintained.
- consent to engage with us in a service, activity or event;
- consent for another organisation or individual to send us information about yourself;
- provide feedback or request information from us;
- send us an email or complete an online form on our website;
- apply for a job or volunteer position;
- make a donation; or
- join a mailing or contact list.
Website cookies
Intereach collects information from users of this website through the use of ‘cookies’. Cookies allow us to track non-personal information about you, such as your IP address, date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, information downloaded, what browser you are using, what search terms you used to find our website and any information your browser may send us. This information will only be used for the purpose of site analysis to improve our online services and you cannot be identified from this information.Disclosure of personal information
We disclose personal information with third parties, for example government agencies and other service providers, only with the consent of the person (or their legal representative) and where necessary for the effective provision of service and/or as required by regulation, contract or legislation. We will always try to obtain consent before disclosing information to a third party but we are permitted to share information with government agencies and non-government organisations without your consent if:- there are concerns about the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people including allegations against an employee, volunteer or Family Day Care educator of sexual offence or misconduct to, or in the presence of, a child; or
- it is essential to lessen or prevent a serious threat to the life, health or safety of any person, or to public health or safety, or to take appropriate action in relation to suspected unlawful activity or serious misconduct.