Our commitment to you
The Burnet Institute is committed to protecting your privacy. Any information that you provide to us remains private and is only used for the purposes outlined below. The identity of anyone who contacts us is kept confidential. We do not rent, sell, or exchange our contact lists.
What information is collected?
Unless you choose otherwise, you do not have to provide any personal information. If you do choose to provide information, then we typically ask you for the following details:
- Contact information (name, address, e-mail)
- Date of birth
- Your Burnet Institute supporter number
- Credit card numbers
How information is used
This information is collected to ensure that we can process donations, provide receipts, send information about the Burnet Institute and to get in touch with our supporters from time to time. We use external suppliers to help with mailing information to you. These suppliers are required to sign an agreement to keep your personal information confidential.
Web site links
The Burnet Institute's web-site contains links to other sites. Other sites may also have links to our site. In either case, we are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or business practices of any website or company except our own.
Giving you control
Opting out or modifying your information. If you want to change any information that you have previously given us or if you want to opt out of future communications:
- You can e-mail a request to our Privacy Officer prathbone@burnet.edu.au
- You can call on +61 3 9282 2135
- You can mail a request to the following postal address:
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health
Privacy Issues
GPO Box 2284
Melbourne Vic 3004
Australia
When contacting us to change your details, please include the following information:
Contact details (name, postal address, telephone number)
Burnet Institute supporter number (if you have one)