Sydney Respiratory Specialist respects and upholds your rights to privacy under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and complies with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) when handling your personal information.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.sydneyrespiratoryspecialist.com.au

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Appointment & Referral Forms
When you submit your personal details via our forms (including referrals), we collect information such as your name, contact details, and relevant health information solely to assist in booking and managing your appointment.

Comments
If you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. 

Media Uploads
If you upload images, please ensure they do not contain location data (EXIF GPS), as this information may be viewable by other users.

Cookies

• Commenting: You may opt-in to saving your name, email, and site in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.

• Login: We use temporary cookies to verify your browser and retain login information and display settings.

• Editing: If you edit a post, a non-personal cookie noting the post ID will be stored.

Embedded Content from Other Sites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, social posts, maps). These behave as if you visited those external websites, which may collect personal data or track your interaction.

Use and Disclosure of Your Information

We use your information:

• to assist with scheduling or managing your health appointment

We do not share your information with third parties for marketing. However, secure cloud-based tools or forms hosted by reputable third-party services (which may be located outside Australia) may be used to process your information strictly for administrative support to book an appointment for you.

Data Security & International Storage

While we take reasonable steps to protect your data under Australian laws, some data may be processed or stored by secure third-party services (e.g. online booking forms) outside of Australia. 

How Long We Keep Your Data

• Comments: Retained until the booking is made. 

Your Rights

You may:

• request a copy of your personal data

• request correction or deletion of your data (subject to legal/medical recordkeeping obligations)

• opt out of non-essential communications

To make such requests, contact us at:
📧 info@sydneyrespiratoryspecialist.com.au

Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be checked via automated spam detection services.

Contact Us

For questions about our privacy practices, please contact:
📍 Sydney Respiratory Specialist
📧 info@sydneyrespiratoryspecialist.com.au | ☎  02 9487 8373