PRIVACY POLICY

Mortuary & Funeral Educators values the privacy of every individual’s personal information and is committed to protecting the information it holds and uses about all individuals who provide personal information to the Mortuary & Funeral Educators.

Mortuary & Funeral Educators will not sell personal information, or information concerning your enrolment or educational journey with us to any other person, company or organisation.

Mortuary & Funeral Educators will forward information concerning your competency marks, Certificates or Statements of Attainment issued to you, BUT only with your signature on the appropriate form used for this purpose.

Principles

Mortuary & Funeral Educators Privacy Policy is based on the following principles:

• Mortuary & Funeral Educators supports responsible and transparent handling of information;
• Mortuary & Funeral Educators respects an individual’s right to know how his or her personal information will be used, stored and disposed; and
• It is a necessary condition for Mortuary & Funeral Educators to participate in global e-communications and e-transactions.However, Mortuary & Funeral Educators is committed to securing your written signature on the appropriate form used for this purpose prior to releasing ANY personal or educational information.

Policy Statement

Mortuary & Funeral Educators values the privacy of every individual’s personal information and is committed to protecting the information it holds and uses about all individuals who provide personal information to the university.

Mortuary & Funeral Educators Privacy Policy outlines how we intend to handle personal information. Mortuary & Funeral Educators is required to comply with a number of privacy laws operating throughout Australia, including the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic), ("Privacy Laws"). The Privacy Laws regulate how personal information is handled throughout its life cycle, from collection to use and disclosure, storage, accessibility and disposal. It applies to any personal information that a person provides to Mortuary & Funeral Educators.

Broad Overview

The Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic) sets out ten information privacy principles (IPPs). These principles concern the way in which information is collected, used, handled, disclosed and disposed.Mortuary & Funeral Educators has established a privacy regime that strives to:

·Promote an understanding and acceptance of the privacy principles and their objectives throughout the university community

·Educate people within the university about information privacy

·Handle any complaints received in an efficient and appropriate manner

·Monitor privacy compliance and keeps the university informed of updates to procedures

If you should have any further questions concerning our Privacy Policy or the handling/transmission of personal/educational information, please contact the Educator on (03) 9569-5013 or by email using the Contact Us form.