Privacy Policy

The Dementia Training Study Centre (DTSC) programme is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) with the South Australian and Northern Territory DTSC being funded to establish and maintain the national website.

The South Australian and Northern Territory DTSC is under the auspices of Alzheimer’s Australia SA (AASA) and as such, also governed by policies and procedures of the parent body, Alzheimer’s Australia SA, including the AASA Online Privacy Policy.

AASA Online Privacy Policy – Introduction

Alzheimer’s Australia SA Inc values your privacy and takes reasonable steps to protect your personal information (that is, information which identifies or may reasonably be used to identify you).  We abide by the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Act”) in relation to the collection and use of your personal information and comply with other applicable laws protecting privacy including State and Territory health information legislation.  By providing personal information to us, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of that information on the terms of this privacy policy and any other contractual or other arrangements (if any) that may apply between us.

The Privacy Act provides you with a number of rights, including the right:

• To know why your personal information is being collected, how it will be used and whether it can be given to anyone else;
• To see what information is held about you and have it corrected if it is incorrect, out of date or incomplete (the Freedom of Information Act 1982 also covers this);
• To have your personal information stored securely and protected from unauthorised access or misuse; and;
• To know the complaints procedure if you believe your privacy has been infringed.

Download the full AASA Online Privacy Policy (pdf file – 160 Kb)