Who we are

Welcome to the Endocrine & Metabolic Clinic. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal and health information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle your information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

Practice Name: Endocrine & Metabolic Clinic
Address: Creagh’s Cottage, 63 Sorrell Street, North Parramatta, NSW 2151
Telephone: (02) 9755 9764
Fax: (02) 9724 0378
Email: contact@endometabolic.com.au
Website: www.endometabolic.com.au
Last updated: 12/01/2026

1. Introduction and Purpose

The Endocrine & Metabolic Clinic respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal and health information we collect and manage. We handle information responsibly and in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), applicable state and territory privacy legislation, and relevant health and cyber security requirements.

This Privacy Policy explains:

• what information we collect and why
• how your information is used and disclosed
• how we protect your information
• how you can access and correct your information
• how to make a privacy enquiry or complaint
• how we use technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Media

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Cookies

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If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

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These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

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How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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