This Statement describes our full Privacy Policy and tells you:

• how we use information you give us through this website www.stjohn.org.pg
• what personal information and health information we collect, use, share and disclose in accordance with relevant legislation
• how to contact us if you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy
• how we use cookies

We collect personal information and health information when you:

• or somebody else, on your behalf makes a request for help often through an emergency 111 call
• are treated or cared for by us
• correspond with us
• engage with us for a service or product
• fill in an online form
• give us a donation or somebody else on your behalf give us a donation
• join our supporters’ scheme.

We may monitor and record calls we receive through the 111 emergency call centre and our customer service numbers.

When you visit this website, we may use automated tools and methods (such as cookies and sessions) to collect certain information about your visit, including: the internet protocol address and domain name used by your computer to connect to the internet; the operating system and the browser your computer uses, and any search engine or inbound hyperlink used to reach this website:

• the date, time, and duration of your visit; and the pages viewed by you.

This information may be used to analyse how this website is being used. Except as set out in this privacy notice and privacy policy, we do not disclose any information except in aggregate form. We may gather more extensive information if we are concerned, about abnormal website usage patterns or website security breaches.

If you or somebody else, on your behalf, chooses to give us personal information and your health information we will use that information in accordance with the relevant legislation to improve the quality and safety of our care and services and we use it for:

• helping to identify you;
• your treatment and care;
• recording your health status;
• monitoring the quality of our treatment and care;
• providing you with information, services and products you have asked for;
• contacting you about our improved services and products;
• responding to your requests, inquiries, complaints or applications:
• administration of your account;
• training and education;
• clinical research where we have ethical approval;
• to invite you to participate in surveys, provide feedback, fundraising, supporters schemes events and similar promotions;
• prevention and detection of fraud;
• compliance with our legal obligations, resolution of disputes, and enforcement of our agreements
• to improving and updating this website.

If you or somebody else, on your behalf, makes an emergency 111 call from a mobile device, we collect, store, use and disclose information on the probable location of the caller to help us respond and for operational planning.

We follow the rules and guidance of the international best practice on when and why we may share or disclose personal information and health information with others, your close family, your medical practitioners, health care professionals, health centres and hospitals.

• you, or somebody else on your behalf, consents or asks us not to:
• we believe on reasonable ground that it is not practicable to get your consent and we need to share health information with the hospital or medical centre treating and caring for you to prevent a serious threat to your life and your health;
• we may share personal information in order to respond to or comply with any law, regulation, subpoena or court order;
• we may transfer your personal information to other countries for processing, support, storage and other necessary activities and by using our services and products you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside Papua New Guinea which may have different personal data protection rules than in Papua New Guinea. If we do this in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy continues to be protected according to any relevant legislation.
• your personal information may be accessible to our contracted service providers and suppliers, which assist us with producing and delivering our products and services, operating our business, and marketing, promotion and communications.

We use a variety of data security measures intended to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your personal and health information.

We continue to evolve as we introduce new services and features to this site. From time to time we may update this Privacy Notice and our Privacy Policy and amend it to reflect changes in legislation, industry codes or in our operations. Our Privacy Policy is available on request from the Office of the Chief Executive.

You can ask for access to and corrections of your personal information and health information that we hold by writing or emailing us. We may ask you to verify your identity.

The Privacy Officer
St John Ambulance
T: 7111 1234
E: [email protected]

If you want to report a suspected breach of your privacy or you do not agree with a decision regarding access to your personal information, please contact us.
Any enquires, or complaints can be made direct to the relevant St John headquarters or through the Office of the Chief Executive whose contact details are above.