Privacy and Information Sharing Policy

Welcome to Strength for Life (WA)

1. For General Users and Community Members

If you are accessing our site to use our community resources, download informational senior guides, or participate in educational modules (such as navigating complex care or family discussions), we collect minimal data required to facilitate your access.

• Information We Collect: Basic contact details (such as your name and email address) when subscribing or registering for resource updates.

• Purpose of Collection: To deliver requested resources, improve community access, and evaluate the reach of our senior advocacy programs.

• Responsible Sharing: Your data is kept strictly confidential within COTA WA and is never sold or shared with external commercial entities.

2. For Registered Fitness and Allied Health Professionals

If you are utilizing this portal to complete the Strength for Life Instructor Training or Online Refresher Course, you are recognized as a specialist in functional longevity operating within a governed healthcare continuum . 

• Information We Collect: Full legal and professional names, contact details, employing SFL provider details, professional fitness or allied health qualifications (Certificate IV in Fitness or higher), and historical certification timelines . 

• Purpose of Collection: To verify prerequisite course eligibility, manage the statewide Western Australian instructor registry, and audit compliance against national quality and safety standards . 

• Professional Data Governance:

  • Informed Consent Loops: Instructors must utilize approved SFL Consent to Release Information templates prior to communicating physical or balance progress with a participant's General Practitioner (GP) . 

  • Responsible Industry Sharing: For ongoing compliance tracking, your registration and qualification data may be shared responsibly with authorized regional program coordinators and relevant industry bodies (such as AUSactive) strictly for verification of initial and continuing competence . 

  • Secure Field Practice: All participant intake, assessment, and tracking files utilized by instructors in community settings must be stored securely to preserve absolute participant confidentiality . 

3. Your Rights & Correction Pathways

Regardless of whether you are a community member or a certified instructor, you have a fundamental right under the PRIS Act to access, update, or correct any personal data held within our registry . 

If you wish to view your records, amend your information, or discuss our information-sharing safeguards, please contact the Strength for Life Program Manager directly via our official organizational channels .