T&C’s and Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

COVID-19 related:

Please be assured that we are taking both hygiene protocols very seriously, we have optimised our structures and procedures with the following:

🔹️ All tables, common surfaces, door handles/knobs, handrails, bathrooms, EFTPOS/HICAPS terminals will be disinfected between every appointment.

🔹️ Hand sanitizer readily available throughout the clinic.

🔹️ Face masks will be readily available for you to use if you wish.

🔹️ We request to not book or reschedule your session if you are currently experiencing any cold or flu like symptoms.

Collection:

We collect personal information for the purposes of delivering our services and communicating with clients. We may collect information through the Core Therapy website located at www.coretherapy.com.au (“Website”), or in the course of undertaking our services in consultation and treatment of patients.

Perhaps – use the word client or patient (meaning the same thing)

We collect personal information:

  • from clients or patients – when they register an enquiry, book an appointment, attend our clinics access our webpage and subscribe to our newsletter, and/or at any other time from time-to-time in the course of providing our services;
  • from third party service providers – when they are engaged to supply services to us (such as instructor services), provide information to us or invoice us for the provision of services;
  • when we receive enquiries through the Website and when the Website is otherwise accessed or used;
  • when we receive enquiries via email.

The kind of personal information we may collect will depend on who you are (e.g. a client or patient third party service provider) and the nature of your interaction with us, and may include your full name, email address, company name, billing information and other personal information. If you do not provide us with all the information we request, we may not be able to deliver our services.

Some personal information we collect may include health information. We collect health information from clients or patients when they attend our clinics for the purposes of obtaining our services.

This enables us to safely, appropriately and accurately provide our services, assess the needs of clients and their employees or other personnel in the provision of our services (as the case may be) and to generally assist in optimising the quality of our service.

Consent: By engaging us or registering your details on our Website, and/or using the Website or supplying documents to us or otherwise engaging our services, you consent to us collecting, using and disclosing your personal information (including health information) for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.

Use: We may use any personal information collected (excluding health information) to provide our services, operate the Website, send you our newsletter, respond to feedback and complaints, communicate with third party service providers, develop new services, or if needed to enforce our Terms and Conditions with you. If you are a third party service provider, we will use your personal information to email you to accept your offer to provide services, correspond with you in relation to the provision of services and to pay your invoices.

In all cases, unless you have opted out, you consent to us using your personal information (excluding health information) for direct marketing purposes in order to tell you about our services. We may contact you by mail, telephone, email or SMS to market our products and services. We will always give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving any future direct marketing correspondence.

Health Information

Core Therapy fully complies with the National Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers in the collection, use and disclosure of all health information. We collect your health information:

  • from you as a client/patient when you attend our clinics and/or at any other time from time-to-time in the course of providing our services;
  • as necessary for the provision of our services, but only as necessary for the provision of our services, or as otherwise in accordance with your consent, or as may be required by law including Court order;
  • only from our client/patients (or from someone authorised by them) (including a caregiver if you have one);
  • with care, taking reasonable steps to ensure your information remains confidential and that any persons we disclose it to in accordance with this Privacy Policy are also required to keep it confidential;
  • with accuracy, on the basis that you may at any time request a copy of the health information that we hold by emailing us at info@principle4.com and where our records are found to be inaccurate, we will rectify any inaccuracies on the basis of the further information you provide.

Disclosure and sharing:

When a service is purchased by you, we may disclose your personal information, including relevant health information to a third party service provider contracted to us who is involved in the delivery of that service.

If you provide your consent, we may pass on your health information to third party service providers where that information is needed for them to deliver a secondary service you have requested from them.

We may also disclose personal information (excluding health information) to third parties for purposes associated with your purchase of our services and to third party service providers we engage to help us deliver our services and for marketing purposes. We will only disclose personal information to additional third parties with your consent or if permitted or authorised to do so by law. Some places outside of Australia may not have adequate data protection laws at all or may offer differing levels of protection of personal information which are not as high as in Australia. By submitting personal information to us, you acknowledge that, provided we have used your personal information in the ways set out in this Privacy Policy, we cannot be held responsible for any use of your data by third parties located overseas who receive and process your data.

Data security and quality:

We will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we collect and hold from misuse, loss and interference and from unauthorised access and modification, and to make sure it is accurate, complete and up-to-date when we collect, use or disclose it.

To assist us, please ensure you provide us with your correct details, and let us know if you believe the information we have about you is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading (and we will take reasonable steps to correct the information). We may take steps to destroy or permanently de-identify information when it is no longer needed for any purpose for which it may be used or disclosed. We may retain and use de-identified information.

Cookies:

We may use “cookies”; technology to store data on your computer using the functionality of your browser. Many websites do this because cookies allow the website publisher to do useful things like find out whether the computer has visited the site before.

You can modify your browser to prevent cookie use – but if you do this our service (and our Website) may not work properly. The information stored in the cookie is used to identify you. This enables us to operate an efficient service and to track the patterns of behaviour of visitors to the Website.

In the course of serving advertisements to the Website (if any), third-party advertisers or ad servers may place or recognise a unique cookie on your browser. The use of cookies by such third party advertisers or ad servers is not subject to this Privacy Policy, but is subject to their own respective privacy policies.

Access, correction and complaints:

You can request, and we will provide you with access to, any personal information we hold about you (including any health information) (subject to any applicable legal exceptions). Please also let us know if you have any concerns or complaints about the way we are handling your personal information so we can address them. Requests should be submitted by email (enquiries@coretherapy.com.au). Where our records are found to be inaccurate, we will promptly rectify any inaccuracies on the basis of the further information you provide.

Transfer in certain circumstances:

If there is a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, reorganisation or liquidation of us then, in our sole discretion, we may transfer, sell or assign personal information collected to one or more relevant third parties.

Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice: 
Core Therapy abides by the code of ethics and standards of practice set by the National Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers Australia; Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice – Policy Document

Entry into Fitness First: 
Please be advised that you will be required to read and sign a ‘conditions of entry’ form upon your arrival to reception at our site in Fitness First. You can view a sample of the Fitness First Entry Form here, please be advised that it is not a requirement for you to supply your personal contact details when signing this form at the club.

Arrival Time: 
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your massage treatment time. New clients will be asked to fill out a client consultation form.

Late Arrival: 
All massage treatments will conclude at the scheduled time.

Cancellation Policy: 
When you reschedule or cancel an appointment, we require 24 hours notice; otherwise a 50% cancellation fee will be charged.

Use: 
We may use any personal information collected (excluding health information) to provide our services, operate the Website, send you our newsletter, respond to feedback and complaints, communicate with third party service providers, develop new services, or if needed to enforce our Terms and Conditions with you. If you are a third party service provider, we will use your personal information to email you to accept your offer to provide services, correspond with you in relation to the provision of services and to pay your invoices. In all cases, unless you have opted out, you consent to us using your personal information (excluding health information) for direct marketing purposes in order to tell you about our services. We may contact you by mail, telephone, email or SMS to market our products and services. We will always give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving any future direct marketing correspondence.

Gift Voucher Policy: 
Please provide your gift voucher number under the notes column when making the booking. We require 24 hours notice to reschedule or cancel an appointment, otherwise your gift voucher must be forfeited.

Changes to this Privacy Policy: 
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions and therefore the agreement between you and us (either in your capacity as a client or a third party service provider). We may, from time to time, amend this Privacy Policy, in whole or part, in our sole discretion. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy on www.coretherapy.com.au. Depending on the nature of the change, we may announce the change on the www.coretherapy.com.au home page or by email (if we have your email address). However, in any event, by continuing to use the Website and/or our service following any changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time, in whole or part, you must terminate your use of the Website and inform us immediately prior to any further receipt of our services..

Contact us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to request access to your personal information, correct or update you details or raise any privacy concerns you may have, please contact us at enquiries@coretherapy.com.au