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Uniting
Church in Australia (Vic)
Congregation
of St Aidan’s, North Balwyn
Privacy
Policy Statement
The
St Aidan’s, North Balwyn Congregation of the Uniting Church in
Australia Synod of Victoria (UCA) acknowledges and respects the privacy
of all individuals. We support and endorse the National Privacy
Principles contained in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act
2000 and will comply
with these principles whenever personal information as defined by the
Act is collected by us.
The
St Aidan’s, North Balwyn Congregation is part of the UCA and its
purpose is to provide effective ministry to its people.The
congregation conducts its activities and functions in
accordance with the National Privacy Principles as follows:
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Collection and use of personal
information
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Personal
information is collected and used by the congregation for the purpose of
- arranging
meetings, mailing information to members and other persons involved in
the work of the congregation.
- communicating
with its people, and, where appropriate, members of
presbyteries, related congregations (and agencies).
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facilitating pastoral work by the minister, elders and pastoral carers.
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Disclosure
of personal information
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Personal information
will only be disclosed to the minister, elders and pastoral carers of
the congregation.
We will not disclose
your personal information to a third party without your consent.
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Your
access
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Should you wish to
access our records of your personal information we will arrange it
within 14 days of your written request. An administration fee of $20.00
applies.
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Accuracy,
up to date
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We
will record your information accurately and update it in our records on
written advice.
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Destruction
of unnecessary personal information
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We conduct a review of
our personal information records annually, usually in May, and remove
any personal information that is no longer required.
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Protection
of personal information
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We
protect your personal information from
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improper use;
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unauthorised access;
- alteration;
- accidental
destruction or loss
by restricting access to
our files and database to the minister and staff responsible for
conducting the business of the congregation and the UCA auditors.
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Contact
details
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We ensure that we
provide the name of our organisation and our contact details whenever
we collect personal information.
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Website
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The
only information collected at this site relates to the pages visited
and this is only used for statistical purposes. No details are made
available to any third party. No personal information of any kind is
collected.
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