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Terms and Conditions

Please read our terms and conditions carefully. By using the pages in this site, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you should not use this site. These terms and conditions may be changed or updated from time to time.

Burnside War Memorial Hospital Incorporated

ABN: 84 816 192 280
120 Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens SA 5065
Telephone: (08) 8202 7222

 

Contents:

  1. Copyright
  2. Disclaimer
  3. Medicare, Private Health Insurance and other benefits
  4. Security
  5. Privacy
  6. Contacting Burnside Hospital via Email
  7. Social Media
  8. Links to other Websites
  9. Changes to this Site
  10. Queries, concerns and further information

 

1. Copyright

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this website is copyright © Burnside Hospital Incorporated. All rights reserved. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, you must not copy, frame, modify, transmit or distribute the material at this site without the consent of the copyright owner.

You may save a local copy or print a copy of material at this site for your own personal non-commercial use. However, you may not make any charge for such use and any commercial use is expressly prohibited. This means, for example, that you must not post material from this site to a local intranet site, or distribute the material for your own commercial purpose, without the copyright owner's permission.

For permission to use text information or photographs from this web site in a manner other than that stated above, please contact Burnside Hospital.

Unauthorised storage, in electronic or any other form, distribution, re-distribution or reproduction in any form, is forbidden.

Burnside Hospital’s logo must not be downloaded, copied and or used for any purpose without the organisation’s permission. Please contact us for more information.

 

2. Disclaimer

The information on this website is presented for the purpose of disseminating hospital information free of charge for the benefit of the public. 

While the Burnside Hospital has exercised due care in ensuring the accuracy of the material contained on this website, the information on the site is of a general nature.
This website is not a substitute for professional or medical advice from a medical or allied health practitioner. It is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes. Furthermore, users should not rely upon the Burnside Hospital website if they might need emergency medical treatment. Any specific health concerns should be discussed with a medical or allied health practitioner.
The Burnside Hospital does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.

Some information on the site is written by health care providers associated with Burnside Hospital, while other content may be provided by other sources. In either case, the information on the site reflects the views and opinions of the authors and may not necessarily be shared by your doctor or Burnside Hospital.
You assume full responsibility for using the information on this site, and you understand and agree that Burnside Hospital and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any claim, loss, or damage resulting from its use by you or any user. While Burnside Hospital endeavours to take reasonable care in preparing and maintaining the information on this website, it does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, adequacy or completeness of any of the website content. You acknowledge and accept that the website content may include technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. The website content is subject to change at any time without notice and may not necessarily be up to date or accurate at the time you view it.

Burnside Hospital does not guarantee that access and usage of the website will be uninterrupted or that the website is free from viruses or anything else which may damage any computer or device which accesses the Burnside Hospital website or any data on such a computer.
Use of tools, forms or programs on the Burnside Hospital site does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you are requested to provide personal information in order to use a website form or function, your personal information will be protected by our Privacy Policy.
 

3. Medicare, Private Health Insurance and other benefits

Burnside Hospital makes no representations or warranties regarding any benefits, compensation or reimbursements which you may be entitled to in relation to utilisation of this Site and any goods or services provided in connection with, or referred to in, this Site (including without limitation any private health insurance or Medicare benefits you may be entitled to). You should seek independent advice regarding any benefits or entitlements you may be entitled to from a qualified third party or directly from the provider of those benefits or entitlements.

 

4. Security

Burnside Hospital applies a range of security controls to protect its website from unauthorised access. However, users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an insecure public network that gives rise to a potential risk that a user's transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties or that files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects. If you do not wish to email or send an online form to the hospital, you can send postal mail to 120 Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens SA 5065.

Burnside Hospital accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user's computer system, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this web site or its use. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this site is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user's computer system, software or data.

 

5. Privacy

Burnside Hospital will treat any personal information provided by you or collected in relation to in accordance with its privacy policy which is available here.

 

6. Contacting Burnside Hospital via Email

Burnside Hospital will only record your email address if you send us a message or if you register requesting notifications by email. It will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided - for example seeking further information about our services or applying for employment at the hospital via our website. It will not be added to a mailing list unless you request that this be done. We will not disclose your email address without consent.

By using our website, and voluntarily providing us with personal information, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the manner described in our Privacy Policy Statement.

Any details collected and communications sent out as part of the above processes will be in accordance with the Spam Act 2003.

 

7. Social Media

Parts of this site have links to social media, including Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.

 

BURNSIDE HOSPITAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Burnside Hospital welcomes contributions reflecting a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. Two-way communication is welcome on Burnside Hospital social media, but when expressing your views, comments, ideas and insights, please use common courtesy and common sense.

We want to keep discussion as open as possible and will not attempt to exclude critical opinions, but any post must satisfy some basic conditions:

You must not:

▪ include personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers

▪ impersonate or falsely represent another person

▪ be abusive, harass or threaten others

▪ post potentially libelous, false or defamatory statements

▪ use insulting, provocative or hateful language

▪ use obscene or offensive language

▪ post material that infringes the intellectual property rights of others

▪ post multiple versions of the same view, or make excessive postings on a particular issue

▪ include any commercial endorsement, promotion of any product, service or publication

▪ post links to email addresses

 

Make sure your ideas and comments:

▪ are respectful of others

▪ do not incite hatred on the basis of any personal characteristic such as race, religion, gender, nationality or sexuality

▪ do not reveal personal details such as private addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other online contact information

▪ do not break the law, including libel, condone illegal activity or break copyright

▪ are relevant to the subject under discussion

Burnside Hospital reserves the right to delete any posts that breach our guidelines and to suspend the ability to comment at any time.

Burnside Hospital may remove any content submitted by you which the hospital (in its absolute discretion) considers in breach of these terms.  While Burnside Hospital will monitor the content submitted on any of its social media sites, it may not monitor all content at all times.  Accordingly, you should notify Burnside Hospital of any inappropriate content and you should not respond to any content that may be offensive to you until it is removed by the Burnside Hospital.

 

8. Links to other Websites

This website contains links to other websites. Burnside Hospital is not responsible for the privacy practices of any third parties nor are they responsible for the material contained in a website that is linked to this site.

 

9. Changes to this Website

Burnside Hospital may, in its absolute discretion; make changes to any part of this website or any content on it without your consent or providing notice to you. 

 

Interference with this Website

You must not attempt to change, add to, remove, deface, hack or otherwise interfere with this website or any material or content displayed on the Burnside Hospital website.

 

10. Queries, concerns and further information

If you have any queries, concerns or require further information relating to privacy, please contact the Burnside War Memorial Hospital.

Phone: 8202 7222

Email: info@burnsidehospital.asn.au

Address: 120 Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens SA 5065

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