LEGAL

PRIVACY & DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Application:

Vertos Healthcare Pty Limited ACN 112 099 626 (collectively referred to as "Publisher", "we", "our", or "us") is subject to the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. This Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement explains how Publisher collects and protects the privacy of personal information about you collected by the Publisher or provided by you to Publisher via our website or from other sources.

This Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement does not apply in relation to acts and practices of Publisher which relate directly to the employee records of present and former employees of Publisher.

Collection Of Your Personal Information

Publisher will generally collect personal information about you directly from you when you use this website or deal with Publisher over the telephone or by letter or e-mail.

Normally, the type of personal information collected may include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address and product preferences.

Disclosure Statement

Publisher collects personal information for some or all of the following purposes:

(i) to provide you or your employer with information about products offered by Publisher;

(ii) to monitor or improve the quality and standard of service provided to you or other consumers by the Publisher or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Publisher (together, "Authorised Disclosees"); and

(iii) to provide marketing information to you about products and services of any one or more of the Authorised Disclosees.

Publisher may collect personal information about you from a third party source. Publisher will take reasonable steps to contact you and make you aware of the purposes for which Publisher has collected your personal information which has been obtained from a third party source.

Use Or Disclosure Of Your Personal Information

Publisher will only use and disclose personal information for the primary purpose for which the personal information was collected or for purposes related to or ancillary to that primary purpose, or where you have consented to such disclosure, or where the National Privacy Principles authorise use or disclosure. Publisher does not disclose collected personal information to third parties for the purpose of allowing such third parties to directly market products and services to you.

Publisher may from time to time engage third party contractors to carry out work for Publisher. Third party contractors are prohibited from using collected personal information about you, except for the specific purpose for which that personal information has been supplied by Publisher to the contractor.

Personal Information About Other People

You must not provide personal information to Publisher about another person, unless that person has authorised Publisher, through you, to collect, use and disclose personal information about that person for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement.

Sharing Information

Publisher may disclose personal information to Authorised Disclosees upon the basis that any Authorised Disclosee may only collect, use or disclose the information for the purpose for which that information was originally collected by Publisher.

Access To Personal Information

Publisher will, on request, provide you with access to personal information held by Publisher about you, subject to any limitations or exceptions in the Privacy Act.

Publisher will deal with requests for access within a reasonable time. You must pay Publisher for reasonable costs incurred by Publisher in providing you with access.

If Publisher refuses to provide you with access to personal information about you, Publisher will provide you with reasons for the refusal, in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act.

Up-to-Date Information

Publisher will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is up-to-date when collected or used by Publisher. If any personal information held by Publisher about you is incorrect, you should contact Publisher immediately, so that Publisher can take reasonable steps to correct incorrect information about you.

Security of Personal Information

Publisher protects your personal information from misuse and unauthorised disclosure.

Personal information about you may be stored in hard copy or electronically in data information storage systems of Publisher.

Publisher maintains physical security, as well as network and computer security over paper and electronic data information storage systems.

Foreign Countries

Publisher will not transfer your personal information to foreign countries without your express or implied consent.

Contacts

You may gain access to your personal information, make a complaint about breach of your privacy rights, or make enquiries about collection or use of your personal information by contacting the Publisher Privacy Officer:

Telephone: Australia (02) 9418 7300 or (02) 9418 7303

Mail: aaaaa P.O. Box 1453 LANE COVE NSW 1595

Fax: aaaaaaAustralia (02) 9418 7304

E-mail: aaa admin@vertos.com.au

Publisher will respond to your query or complaint in a reasonable time.


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DISCLAIMER

This website is owned by, and content is published by Vertos Healthcare Pty Limited ACN 112 099 626 ("Publisher").

Publisher may at any time revise these terms and conditions by updating this website. By using this website you agree to be bound by all revisions and you should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current terms which govern your relationship with Publisher.

Information provided is not medical advice - please consult your doctor

The information contained on this website is intended for general information only and should not be considered to be complete or definitive or to replace medical advice. If you are ill or injured, see your doctor regarding your treatment options. Publisher accepts no responsibility regarding the accuracy of information that is provided on this website and use of such information is at your own risk. Publisher reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice, to any element of the website. All content and functionality on this website is provided "as is" and may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

Vertos does not endorse linked sites and cannot prevent viruses and security risks

This website contains links to sites maintained by other organisations, and Publisher does not take any responsibility for the content or functionality of those sites. You should take appropriate action to ensure that your access to, and use of this website and other sites is protected against, and free from viruses, worms, trojan horses and other harmful and destructive material.

No Liability

The Publisher, its employees, contractors or associates will not be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages arising out of any use of this website, or any other hyperlinked website, and including, but without limitation, loss of profits, interruption of business, loss of data on your information handling system or otherwise, even if Publisher has been expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. Publisher provides no representations or warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability or otherwise in relation to any information provided by Publisher on this website or any product or treatment featured or sold on this website.

Limited implied warranty

If Publisher breaches any term, condition or warranty which is implied by law and cannot lawfully be excluded, the liability of Publisher for a breach of the applicable term, condition or warranty is limited to, at the election of Publisher:

(i) the resupply of the relevant goods, advice, service, recommendation or information; or

(ii) the payment to you of the cost of having the relevant goods, advice, service, recommendation or information supplied again.

Jurisdiction

This agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New South Wales. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales. If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of this agreement, which will continue in full force and effect.

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