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Security and privacy

papersGP is a custodian of clinical data. Every architectural decision — from data residency to encryption to access control — exists to make that custodianship trustworthy.

How we protect your data

Data stays in Australia

Clinical and health data is stored in Australia — AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) for hosting and compute, and MongoDB Atlas in the Australian region for clinical data.

Encryption at rest and in transit

AES-256 encryption at rest for stored clinical data. TLS encrypts data in transit between your browser and papersGP.

Healthcare data standards

Clinical data is stored as FHIR R4 resources with Australian profiles (AU Base / AU Core).

Authentication and access control

Role-based access control (practitioner, patient, admin) with least privilege.

Audit logging

Access to clinical data is recorded with a who / what / when / outcome audit entry.

No PHI sent to external AI

AI runs server-side on Australian-resident infrastructure on AWS. No patient-identifiable data is sent to third-party AI providers, and AI is not used to interpret, diagnose, or recommend.

Regulatory alignment

Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles
Aligned — health information is handled as sensitive information under the Act.
NSW Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
Aligned.
Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (OAIC)
We assess and notify affected individuals and the OAIC as required by the scheme.
RACGP Information Security in General Practice
Referenced as a design guide.
ACSC Essential Eight
Referenced as a hardening guide.
HL7 FHIR (R4, AU Base / AU Core)
Native implementation.

Full security posture documentation is available for enterprise and PHN procurement review on request.

Policies

Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, store, and protect personal and health information.

End User Licence Agreement

Terms of use for the papersGP platform, including AI and automated processing.

Security enquiries

For security questions or to request our full security posture documentation.