Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa is a study that is aimed at reducing antibiotic prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) in Aotearoa /New Zealand. Our goal is to achieve an 8% reduction in antibiotic usage.
The Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website offers information about the study and a range of resources around responsible antibiotic use.
The Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website does not provide medical advice. The content and information on this website are intended for informational purposes only and should not be used for any medical or diagnostic purposes. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from a qualified medical, or other health professional.
You should consult your GP or other qualified health professional if you have questions or concerns about your own health or the health of someone in your whānau.
If you need urgent help, please call 111 or present yourself to your local Emergency Department. Otherwise, make an appointment to see your GP.
For further details on our Privacy Policy please see below.
Privacy Policy
Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa is a study that is aimed at reducing antibiotic prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) in Aotearoa /New Zealand. Our goal is to achieve an 8% reduction in antibiotic usage.
This Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect your personal information when you access and use the Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website. Read it carefully.
We are committed to:
- protecting the privacy of your personal information.
- meeting our obligations under the Privacy Act 2020 and any other applicable privacy legislation.
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time, by updating it within the app. This Privacy Policy was last updated in June 2023.
Definitions used in these Terms
In this Privacy Policy:
"Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa" means the Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website and the Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa study.
"Personal information" has the meaning in the Privacy Act 2020, and generally means information about an identifiable individual.
"Terms and Conditions" means the Antibiotic Conservation website terms and conditions available here.
"UniServices" means our wholly-owned subsidiary, Auckland UniServices Limited.
"University" or "we" means the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Collection of Personal Information and Purposes of Use
We collect the following information for the following purposes:
Your contact details including your first name, last name and email to effectively respind to your queries and provide appropriate assistance.
We collect information about how you use the website through the use of cookies using Google Analytics (e.g. visits) to enable us to improve the website. Further information on our use of cookies is set out below.
We also use the above information to operate, improve and optimise the website and/or as otherwise permitted at law.
Minimal data that you choose to provide within the website will also be stored locally on your browser for as long as you choose to use the website. This information is not collected by us, and will not be shared with third parties.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by a website or app.
Cookies cannot damage files, nor can they read information from the hard drive of a computer.
We use Google Analytics cookies to help remember users and monitor how they interact with the website. For example, we use cookies to determine website traffic and trends. Generally, that information is used to help us improve and personalise your online experiences.
You can disable the acceptance of cookies by adjusting the settings in your web browser, although this may restrict your ability to access some web pages.
Sharing of Personal Information
We require any thrid party with whom we share information to provide the same level of protection of your data set out in this Privacy Policy.
Your registration details and answers to surveys are collected and stored by the specialist online research company, Horizon Research, which is managing the panel online. Data is stored at a tier 3 level security data centre at Auckland.
The following groups of people may have access to your identifiable information:
Approved research staff administering surveys and interviews.
The ethics committees or government agencies from New Zealand or overseas if the study is audited. Audits are done to make sure that participants are protected, the study is run properly, and the data collected is correct.
Rarely, it may be necessary for the study's legal investigators, Associate Professor Mark Thomas and Dr Steve Ritchie, to share your information with other people. For example, if there is a serious threat to public health or safety, or to the life or health of you or another person, or if the information is required in certain legal situations.
We share your personal information with UniServices, as described further below.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal information that we collect. Identifiable information will be held in electronic case report forms and stored in secure, cloud-based storage for ten-years, for the purposes of the Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa study. De-identifiable information (i.e., your information without your name) will be stored in electronic case report forms and stored in secure, cloud-based storage indefinitely for the purpose of future research projects on antibiotic resistance.
We will not share your personal information with third party researchers unless we are satisfied that they are subject to legal or contractual obligations comparable to those under NZ privacy laws.
Retention/Deletion of your information
We retain your information for only as long as it is needed to meet the purposes above, or for as long as it is required by law.
General
This privacy policy is goverend by New Zealand law.
What you need to know
Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa is a study that is aimed at reducing antibiotic prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) in Aotearoa /New Zealand. Our goal is to achieve an 8% reduction in antibiotic usage.
The Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website offers information about the study and a range of resources around responsible antibiotic use.
The Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website does not provide medical advice. The content and information on this website are intended for informational purposes only and should not be used for any medical or diagnostic purposes. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from a qualified medical, or other health professional.
You should consult your GP or other qualified health professional if you have questions or concerns about your own health or the health of someone in your whānau.
If you need urgent help, please call 111 or present yourself to your local Emergency Department. Otherwise, make an appointment to see your GP.
For further details on our Privacy Policy please see below.
Contents
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect your personal information when you access and use the Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa website. Read it carefully.
We are committed to:
- protecting the privacy of your personal information.
- meeting our obligations under the Privacy Act 2020 and any other applicable privacy legislation.
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time, by updating it within the app. This Privacy Policy was last updated in June 2023.
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Definitions
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Collection of Personal Information and Purposes of Use
