Privacy Policy

Veras Health Pty Ltd (ACN 691 405 080) (we, us or our) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information. It applies to all personal information we handle, whether we collect it through our website, in person, or through other means.

Quick overview

Information we collect

Basic identifying and contact details

Service related information

Digital information

Professional information (for job applicants and workers)

Sensitive Information

We handle sensitive information with extra care and protection, and we only collect this information with your consent or when legally permitted.

Where you are a patient using our platform, we may collect the following health information:

We may otherwise collect cultural and background information from other individuals using or interaction with our business or our platform:

How we collect personal information

Why we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information

We collect and use your personal information to run our business and provide our services as set out below.

Business operations

Communication and support

Service improvement

Marketing and promotions

Employment purposes

Legal and compliance

Our disclosures of personal information to third parties

We may disclose personal information to:

Your care team, when you have provided consent for information to be shared with your care team using the OrthoHuddle platform.

Service providers

Professional advisers

Business partners

Corporate transactions

If we merge with or are acquired by another company, or sell our business assets:

Legal and regulatory bodies

Other parties

Overseas disclosure

Storage and access

We store your personal information in Australia.

Our approach to overseas disclosure

Before disclosing your personal information overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient treats your information in accordance with applicable law by only sending what is necessary, requiring recipients to protect your information through contractual agreements which require the recipient to comply with the privacy standards in applicable law or through other mechanisms that provide comparable safeguards and by monitoring how recipients handle your information.

Your privacy rights and choices

Providing information

You can choose whether to provide personal information to us, however, if you don't provide certain information, we may not be able to provide some services. Let us know if you don't want to provide information and we will let you know when information is required versus optional.

Access to your information

You can request access to the personal information we hold about you and we will respond to your request within a reasonable time. We may charge a reasonable administrative fee for providing access and if we cannot provide access, we will explain why and explore alternative ways to share relevant information.

Correction rights

You can ask us to correct any information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading and we will take reasonable steps to correct your information promptly. If we cannot make the correction, we will explain why and discuss alternatives. You can ask us to add a statement to your information noting your requested correction.

Marketing communications

You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications at any time. Each marketing communication will include an unsubscribe option. You can change your marketing preferences by contacting us. We will process your request as soon as practicable.

How to contact us about your rights or to make a complaint and what happens next

Step 1: Contact our privacy officer

What to include:

Your full name, contact details, clear details about your request or complaint, and any relevant dates or reference numbers.

Step 2: Our response

We will:

Step 3: If you're not satisfied (complaints only)

If you're not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you can:

This is the same process whether you want to access your information, correct mistakes, change marketing preferences, or make a complaint about our privacy practices.

Protecting your information

We use multiple layers of security to protect your information.

Technical safeguards

Operational security

Physical security

Equipment security

Public information

Please note that any information you choose to share publicly on online platforms (such as comments or reviews) can be accessed and used by others. We cannot control or protect information that you make publicly available.

How long we keep your information

We keep your personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes we collected it, or as required by law. When we no longer need it, we securely destroy or de-identify it.

Cookies and Analytics

What We Use

We use cookies, tracking pixels, and similar technologies on our website and in our emails to improve your experience and our services.

Cookies

How we use these technologies

Essential FunctionsAnalytics and PerformancePersonalisation

Your control

You can manage these technologies by:

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality and your user experience.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our website. This involves cookies that collect information about your browsing activity. You can opt out of Google's advertising features through your Google account settings, browser add-ons, or your device's privacy settings. Google provides various tools and options to control how your data is used for advertising purposes. You can learn more about how Google uses your data and your available options on Google's privacy pages.

Amendments

We may update this policy at any time by posting the revised version on our website. We recommend that you review our website regularly to stay current with any policy changes.