Privacy Statement

We believe your privacy is important.

Ormond Community Kindergarten has developed a Privacy and Confidentiality Policy that illustrates how we collect, use, disclose, manage and transfer personal information, including health information. This policy is available on request.

To ensure ongoing funding and licensing, our service is required to comply with the requirements of privacy legislation in relation to the collection and use of personal information. If we need to collect health information, our procedures are subject to the Health Records Act 2001.

The Child Information and Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme allows Early Childhood Services to freely request and share relevant information with Information Sharing Entities to support a child or group of children’s wellbeing and safety when the threshold test has been met.

Purpose for which information is collected

The reasons for which we generally collect personal information are given in the table below.

Please note that under relevant privacy legislation, other uses and disclosures of personal information may be permitted, as set out in that legislation.

Disclosure of personal information, including sensitive and health information

Some personal information, including health information, held about an individual may be disclosed to:

·       government departments or agencies, as part of our legal and funding obligations

·       local government authorities, for planning purposes

·       organisations providing services related to employee entitlements and employment

·       insurance providers, in relation to specific claims or for obtaining cover

·       law enforcement agencies

·       health organisations and/or parent/guardian in circumstances where the person requires urgent medical assistance and is incapable of giving permission

·       anyone to whom the individual authorises us to disclose information.

·       information sharing entities to support a child and a group of children’s wellbeing and safety.

Laws that require us to collect specific information

·       The Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011, Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and employment-related laws and agreements require us to collect specific information about individuals from time-to-time. Failure to provide the required information could affect:

·       a child’s enrolment at the service

·       a person’s employment with the service

·       the ability to function as an incorporated association.