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Privacy Policy

Introduction

Apex Health Services Pty Ltd ACN 665 325 271 (“we”, “us”, “our” and “Apex Health”) respects and
upholds the privacy rights of individuals.

We are sensitive to privacy issues and take seriously the ongoing trust placed in us. We have
committed to compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”), including the Australian
Privacy Principles (“APPs”), which detail how personal information may be collected, used, disclosed,
stored and destroyed, and how an individual may gain access to or make complaints about the
personal information held about them.

This document is our Privacy Policy and describes how we handle your personal information.

Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or about an individual who is reasonably identifiable and has the meaning given to it in section 6 of the Privacy Act.

Sensitive information, a sub-set of personal information, is information or an opinion about an
individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, political association membership, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, professional or trade association membership, trade union membership, sexual orientation or practices or criminal record, and includes health information and genetic information.

Collection of Personal Information

We only collect personal information that is necessary for the operation of our business activities and associated administration.

The types of personal information we may collect depends on the purpose for which we need the
information and may include your contact details, including your full name, street address, billing
address, postal address, email address, and telephone number.

We may also collect sensitive information about you where there is a legal requirement to do so, or
where we are otherwise permitted by law.

Collection and Use of My Health Records Data

We may access your My Health Records- a national digital health record system- to provide
healthcare services. We may collect health information, including shared health summaries, pathology
reports, prescription details and medical history to assist with treatment planning and care
coordination as part of the healthcare services.

My Health Record data is stored and processed exclusively within Australia, in compliance with My
Health Records Act 2012 (Cth). Your other personal and health information not accessed through My
Health Records can be disclosed to, or stored with, Third Parties overseas, in accordance with this
Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, information obtained from My Health Records is not
disclosed, accessed or stored overseas.

How We Collect and Hold Personal Information

We will, where possible, collect your personal information directly from you, unless it is unreasonable or impracticable for us to do so. For example, we may collect personal information from you through telephone calls, your emails, website contact forms and other communication.

If we collect your personal information from another person and it is unclear that you have consented
to the disclosure of that information to us or that information is otherwise not permitted to be disclosed to us, we will, whenever reasonably possible, make you aware that we have done this and the
reasons for doing so.

If you do not provide some or all of the personal information we request, we may be unable to
effectively provide our services to you.

What We Do with Your Personal Information

We use the personal information we hold about you to do a variety of things, including:

  •  create a customer profile and account in our system;
  • provide services to you as directed;
  • communicate with relevant stakeholders regarding the services provided to you;
  • respond to feedback from you;
  • develop and/or test our systems;
  • for our own internal administrative purposes;
  • notify you of new and additional products and services;
  • marketing activities (where applicable);
  • communicate with our partners to provide services to you;
  • plan to improve services we offer.

Situations Where We May Disclose Your Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to third parties, including our related entities, partners,
suppliers, contractors, distributors, agents and third party healthcare providers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. This may include for the purposes of the provision of our services, referral to our partners for associated services, IT services, data analysis, research, advertising or consultancy services.

We may also need to disclose your personal information where we:

  • are under a legal duty to comply with any legal obligation or in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions;
  • need to disclose it to protect our rights, property or safety of our customers or others, including the exchange of information with other companies, organisations and/or governmental bodies for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction; or
  • if there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer to the extent permissible at law our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances. By providing us with personal information, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the types of disclosure covered by this Privacy Policy. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that the third party follow this Privacy Policy regarding handling your personal information

Overseas Disclosure

We do not ordinarily disclose your personal information overseas; however, before any personal
information is disclosed to a recipient in a foreign country, the Privacy Act requires us to take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that the recipient does not breach the APPs in relation to the information. If you consent to the disclosure of your personal information to overseas recipients, we are not required to take such steps.

By submitting your personal information to us, you expressly consent to the disclosure, transfer,
storage or processing of your personal information outside of Australia. In providing this consent, you understand and acknowledge that countries outside Australia may not have the same privacy
protection obligations as Australia in relation to personal information. If your personal information is mishandled in any jurisdiction, we disclaim responsibility, and you will not have a remedy under Australian law.

Direct Marketing

By submitting your personal information to us, you expressly consent to us or our partners using your
personal information to provide you with information about our products, services or events which we
consider may be of interest to you or engage in any other direct marketing activity.

We may also use your personal information for the purpose of providing you with other information, if
it is within your reasonable expectations that we would send you such information given the nature of
previous communications with you.

You may at any time opt out of receiving any communications from us (other than as required for the
provisions of our services) by using the “unsubscribe” facility included in an email you receive from us or by contacting us using the details set out at the bottom of this document.

Data Security

We store personal information contained in electronic records, in a controlled and secure
environment.

Your personal information is only accessible by those persons who require access to the personal
information for the purposes of carrying out their work on our behalf.

When personal information (such as payment information) is transmitted to other websites, it is
protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

We will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse and loss
and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

If we suspect that a data breach has occurred, we will follow the requirements of the Data Breach
Notification scheme under the Privacy Act. The requirements include notifying affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in some circumstances.

Automated Decision-Making Processes

We may use automated decision-making processes in certain circumstances, which involve computer
programs that make decisions or perform tasks directly related to decision- making, using your
personal and health information.

We may use such automated decision-making to, among other things, assess your eligibility for
specific treatment programs based on your medical history and other health information, or prioritise
appointment scheduling based on clinical urgency and patient data.

Such automated decision-making processes may affect your access to some or all medical treatments
or services through Apex Health, or the prioritisation of your care. We use reasonable endeavours to
ensure that these automated decision-making processes are designed to be fair, accurate and
compliant with the Privacy Act and APPs.

Destruction & De-Identification

We will retain your personal information whilst it is required for any of our business functions, or for any other lawful purpose. We will destroy or de-identify personal information in accordance with our data security and data destruction policies or when our legal obligations to retain the information have expired and the information is no longer needed by us.
Amendments to Your Personal Information

You have the ability to amend such information by advising of the same at any time by contacting us
at support@apexhealthco.com.au

Your Consent

By engaging us to provide services to you, you agree to our collection, disclosure, use and storage of your personal information in accordance with this policy.

Website Usage Information & Cookies

Our website uses small data files called cookies on your computer which you can choose to accept or
decline.

One of the primary purposes of a cookie is to save you time. A cookie tells the web server that you
have returned to a specific webpage. For example, if you personalise the webpages on our website or
register with us through our website, the cookie helps the website to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.

This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing address, postal
address and so on. When you return to the same webpage, the information you previously provided
can be retrieved so you can easily use the website features that you customised.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but depending on your browser, you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.
If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of
our website.

There is also information about the hardware and software on your computer that is automatically
collected by our website. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names,
browsing preferences, access times and the addresses of referring websites. This information is used
by us to maintain the quality of our website and to provide us with information regarding the use of our website.

We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to click through to from
our website so that you understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. We
have no control over and are not responsible for the manner in which the hosts of other websites use
personal information they collect from you.

Complaints & Concerns

If you have a problem, complaint or wish to enquire about our Privacy Policy, please contact our
Privacy Officer at privacyofficer@apexhealthco.com.au

We will respond to your complaint in accordance with the relevant provisions of the APPs as soon as
practicable. We treat complaints relating to privacy very seriously. If you submit a concern or
complaint, we will endeavour to deal with it comprehensively and reach an outcome where all parties
are satisfied.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, or if you would like further information about privacy in Australia, then we suggest you contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

It may be necessary for us to review and revise our Privacy Policy from time to time, in our sole
discretion and without notice to you. An amended version will be posted on our website and effective
immediately upon posting. Please check back from time to time to review our Privacy Policy.

Our Contact Details

If you have any questions about this policy or if you have any complaint regarding the treatment of
your privacy by us, please contact us at privacyofficer@apexhealthco.com.au

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