Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ respects the privacy and confidentiality of all its patients, friends and supporters. The Foundation is committed to its requirements under the Privacy Act 1993.
Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ maintains a public Privacy Policy Statement that tells patients, friends and supporters:
how we collect and use information;
what personal information and health information we collect, use, share and disclose in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 and Health Information Code 1994;
how we use cookies; and
how to contact us with questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy.
Privacy Statement
Collection of Personal and Health Information
We collect personal and health information provided by you when you come to our patient and supporter meetings, register with our website, correspond with us, give us a donation, sign up for one of our campaigns, meetings or events, by placing an order through our online shop or signing up for our newsletters.
Information Management
We use your personal information to process your requests or transactions and to keep you informed about upcoming events, campaigns, news or other information that may be of interest to you. Your information is used to help identify you. Recording of your health status and your treatment and care, so that we can support you and share health information with you.
As a condition of employment, Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ’s contractors and volunteers are expected to respect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals.
Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information it collects, uses, retains or discloses is accurate, complete, and up to date. However, the accuracy of that information depends to a large extent on the information individuals provide. Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ requests that people:
Advise us of any errors in personal information; and
Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. We may share your personal information and health information in the following ways:
With your consent we may share health information with the hospital or medical staff treating and caring for you to assist with treatment; and
Your personal information may be accessible to our contracted service providers and suppliers, which assist us with producing and delivering our products and services, operating our business, and marketing, promotion and communications. These suppliers are required to uphold our privacy policy.
Data Security
Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ holds personal information in a combination of secure computer and network storage facilities and paper-based files, and takes steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file that resides on your computer and is recognised by our server when you visit our sites. A cookie does not provide us with any personally identifiable information. With the information cookies provide we can do the following:
Track traffic patterns to our site;
Ensure that the most relevant content is being shown; and
Allow you to enter certain site member services without having to log in each time you visit.
If you would rather we did not use cookies with you, you can refuse them by turning them off in your browser and/or deleting them from your hard drive. You will still be able to visit our site.
Your Rights
You have the right to access and correct your personal information held by Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ. Please contact us at hello@neuroendocrinecancer.org.nz for access to your information.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy, please contact us as above.
