Healthy Start Network Privacy Statement

The Parenting Research Centre (PRC) and the Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration (AFDSRC) acknowledge and respect the privacy of individuals. The information requested from you when you join the Healthy Start Network is being collected and held by the PRC and the AFDSRC for the purposes of:

- processing your registration of interest in joining the Healthy Start Network
- keeping you informed about upcoming events
- improving the quality of our services
- planning, product development and research.

The only intended recipients of your information are the Healthy Start Project Team, made up of staff of the PRC, the AFDSRC, and the Healthy Start Leaders in each state and territory. The provision of information is voluntary, but if this information is not provided, we may be unable to process your request. As a general rule the PRC and the AFDSRC will not disclose or use personal information about you without your consent unless use or disclosure is required by law or under law, or it is reasonably believed that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary on behalf of a law enforcement body. The PRC and the AFDSRC will take all reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information collected that is disclosed is correct, complete, and up to date. In accordance with relevant legislation and our own Privacy Policy, you have the right to access and alter personal information held by us concerning yourself.

To comply with our obligations under the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988, amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, the PRC and the AFDSRC adopt the Privacy Policy of the Parenting Research Centre. The policy sets out how the privacy of individuals who deal with the PRC and the AFDSRC is respected and managed. The policy is available at www.parentingrc.org.au or can be requested from the Parenting Research Centre ’s Privacy Officer on (03) 8660 3500.