Privacy Policy

The Privacy Act (2000) establishes how organisations can collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. This includes the right of individuals to know what information an organisation holds about them, together with a right to correct that information should it be inaccurate.

Ovarian Cancer Australia is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our members, staff, donors and volunteers as defined by the Privacy Act 2000.

Information collected

Information collected by Ovarian Cancer Australia will be by lawful means and solely for the purpose of carrying out the activities of OvCa Australia. Personal information will never be provided to a third party.

  • Securing information
  • Consent will be obtained from the stakeholder/s before there is information use and disclosure to a third party.
  • Ovarian Cancer Australia will take practical steps for all personal information collected to be accurate, complete and up-to-date.
  • The information we hold will be protected from misuse, loss and from unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

Personal information disclosure

  • Upon request, members, staff, donors and volunteers will have access to all the personal information Ovarian Cancer Australia holds about them.
  • You have the option of operating anonymously when undertaking transactions with Ovarian Cancer Australia.
  • Sensitive information (race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, political opinions, sexual inclination etc) will not be collected.

Communications

If you have any concerns, questions or suggestions in relation to this policy, please do not hesitate to contact Ovarian Cancer Australia on 1300 660 334. Requests for change of details for all future communications, or changes to personal information held by Ovarian Cancer Australia, should be made to our national office on 1300 660 334. All such information changes will be conducted upon proof of identification.

Donation Policy

Ovarian Cancer Australia wants to ensure that all of its donors are free to donate with complete confidence online. Ovarian Cancer Australia does NOT store credit card details and all donations made via the internet utilises Dialect Solutions Safepay Internet Payment Service.

Refunds Policy

As a donation to Ovarian Cancer Australia is a tax-deductible charitable contribution, a refund will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.