PhysMed Physiotherapy & Chinese Medicine (“PhysMed”, “we”, “us”, “our”), located at 1/92 Unley Road, Unley SA 5061, is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information through our website at physmed.co.
We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Health information collected as part of your clinical care is managed under our separate clinical privacy obligations; this policy covers information collected through the website.
Information we collect
We collect personal information that you provide and information collected automatically when you use the site.
- Information you give us — when you submit the contact/enquiry form: your name, email address, phone number, the service you’re interested in, and the content of your message.
- Booking information — appointments are made through third-party platforms (Splose for physiotherapy/acupuncture and Wix for Club PhysMed recovery); any details you enter there are handled under those providers’ privacy policies.
- Automatically collected information — standard analytics and technical data such as your IP address, device and browser type, pages viewed, and how you reached and moved through the site, collected via cookies and similar technologies (see “Cookies and analytics” below).
How we use your information
We use personal information to:
- Respond to your enquiries and contact you about an appointment or service.
- Provide, operate and improve the website and our services.
- Maintain the security and integrity of the site.
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Cookies and analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. Google Analytics sets cookies and collects usage information (such as pages visited and approximate location derived from your IP address). This information is aggregated and is not used to personally identify you.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of Google Analytics using Google’s browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
Disclosure of your information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with trusted service providers who help us operate the website and respond to you, only as needed to provide their services:
- Resend — delivers contact-form enquiries to us by email.
- Google Analytics — website analytics.
- Vercel — website hosting and delivery.
- Splose and Wix — appointment and recovery-room bookings.
Overseas disclosure
Some of our service providers (including Google, Resend, Vercel and Wix) store or process data on servers located outside Australia, including in the United States. Where this occurs we take reasonable steps to ensure your information is handled consistently with the Australian Privacy Principles.
Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. The site is served over a secure (HTTPS) connection. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law, after which we take reasonable steps to delete or de-identify it.
Accessing and correcting your information
You can ask us to access or correct the personal information we hold about you by contacting us using the details below. We will respond within a reasonable time and may need to verify your identity first.
Complaints
If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it. You can also lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page, with the “last updated” date shown above.
Contact us
For any privacy questions or requests, contact PhysMed at davidboyd@physmed.co, on 0466 337 497, or at 1/92 Unley Road, Unley SA 5061.
