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General Privacy Policy

Microsystems abides by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

Microsystems holds personal information collected by other organisations for the purpose of processing and collation. All personal information is returned to those organisations at completion of collation, in hard copy (documents and data CDs) and via secured transmission across the Internet. Microsystems will not make any attempt to identify individuals from the documents processed. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect documents.

Use of Information
Microsystems handles information sent to them from other organisations for the purpose of manual and electronic processing and collation. Microsystems does not use this information for any purpose beyond that which the organisation has specified.

After processing this information it is returned to the organisation in full. Microsystems does not sell or pass on any personal information provided to us, except where we may be required by law to disclose certain information.

Information Security

All information processed by Microsystems is stored and maintained in secure physical and electronic facilities that limit access to authorized personnel only. If Microsystems are required to transfer any personal information electronically we use a 128-bit SSL encryption link for security. Authorised personnel can only access information through a series of access-control procedures. All Microsystems employees are briefed about the Company's Privacy and Security Policies.

Access to Information Collected

If you need to access your personal information you should first contact the organisation that collected it from you. If Microsystems Group has information for archival purposes we will ensure that the information stored is accurate and complete and that no future alterations are made to such information.

Deletion / Destruction Policy
Microsystems works under client approved information destruction contracts. Once the information has been processed Microsystems returns all information to the client, and destroys all records. Microsystems does not retain any processed information.

Contact
If you have any further queries about the information held by Microsystems visit Privacy at this site or please contact us at privacy@microsystems.com.au or on +61 2 9682 6111. If you have a complaint about a breach of privacy, or for further information on the National Privacy Principles please contact the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner at http://www.privacy.gov.au or call the hotline on 1300 363 992.