Privacy Policy

Personal information

ARONAH collects personal information relevant to its registration and organisational activities. Depending on your interaction with us, this may include:

• Name, address and contact details.
• Personal identification information.
• Academic qualifications, transcripts and professional experience.
• Registration and membership details.
• Professional insurance, first aid and continuing professional development records.
• Information provided through applications, enquiries and correspondence.
• Information relating to your use of our website.

We generally collect this information directly from you when you submit an application, use our website or communicate with ARONAH.

How we use personal information

We collect and use personal information for purposes relevant to ARONAH’s activities, including:

• Processing and assessing registration applications.
• Verifying identity, qualifications and eligibility.
• Maintaining registration and membership records.
• Administering registration renewals.
• Maintaining the public register of practitioners.
• Assessing continuing professional development approval applications.
• Responding to enquiries and communicating relevant information.

Applicants are informed about the information required for their application and its intended purpose. Where necessary, consent is obtained for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information.

Use and disclosure of personal information

ARONAH does not sell or trade personal information. Information is only used or disclosed where:

• It is reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
• It is required for the assessment or administration of registration.
• It is necessary to obtain services supporting ARONAH’s operations.
• Disclosure is required or permitted by law.
• You have provided consent.

Access to personal information is limited to those authorised to handle it for ARONAH’s registration and administrative purposes.

Relevant registration information may be made publicly available through ARONAH’s register of practitioners. Applicants are informed of this as part of the registration process.

Identification documents and confidential supporting application materials are not published on the public register.

Registration documents

Supporting documents provided during registration are used to assess applications and verify eligibility.

Following assessment and Board ratification, relevant registration records are retained for ongoing administration. Identifying documents are securely destroyed or deleted in accordance with ARONAH’s document-handling procedures.

Storage and security

ARONAH takes reasonable precautions to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Where practicable, we take steps to ensure service providers handling personal information on our behalf comply with applicable privacy requirements.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies to support website functionality and improve the experience of visitors.

Cookies are small files stored by your browser that help websites remember information about your visit.

IP addresses

When you access our website, your IP address is transmitted to the web server to enable requested pages to be displayed.

Technical information may be recorded for website administration and security purposes.

Access and correction

You may request access to personal information held by ARONAH or request correction of information that is inaccurate.

Requests are considered in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

Privacy legislation

ARONAH handles personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy legislation, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, where applicable.

Electronic communications are managed in accordance with applicable requirements of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth).

Changes to this policy

ARONAH may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be available on our website.