PRIVACY POLICY OF THE BAPTIST UNION OF NSW (BUNSW)
The
BUNSW has made a commitment to adhere to the
Privacy Act (2000) and to the National Privacy Principles (NPP’s) that
are contained in the Act. The ten NPP’s contained in the Act cover the
areas of:
• Collection
• Use and Disclosure
• Data Quality
• Data Security
• Openness
• Access and correction
• Identifiers
• Anonymity
• Transborder data flows
• Sensitive information.
The
range of activities in which our NSW & ACT Baptist Churches are
involved, means that there are a large number of uses that we have for
personal information within the church. The BUNSW urges churches to adhere to the following guidelines to respect the
property and privacy rights of individuals, Baptist Churches and the
BUNSW.
Personal/Pastoral Information
Information
that is collected includes names, addresses, email addresses, telephone
and facsimile numbers, medical details, family information (including
spouses, children, guardians and parents’ details) credit card numbers
and account numbers and any notes that may be taken for counselling
purposes.
Churches only collect personal information that is
necessary for their activities and in particular only collect sensitive
information where it is consented to by the individual or their parent
or guardian. Sensitive information is only shared where the churches
have a belief that its use or disclosure is necessary to prevent threats
to health, life or safety to any individual.
Personal
information is not shared without the consent of the individual and it
is not distributed to any organisation that is not associated with a
Baptist Church.
Securing of Private Information
At
the BUNSW Office, all personal information is stored in the secured archives, and where possible in secured offices and
premises. Any personal information that is in an electronic form is
stored in secured facilities. The BUNSW recommends
that churches follow this model.
All papers containing personal
data is disposed of either by secure paper destruction, shredding or
incineration. Disks and other electronic storage devices containing
personal data are destroyed when no longer in use.
Accessing Secured/Private Information
Individuals
may access data that is held by the BUNSW or a
church on themselves by notifying the BUNSW or the church concerned in
writing of their request. The request will be acknowledged by the BUNSW or
the church within 14 days and will arrange a time for the viewing of
the data. Information that is out of date or is inaccurate will be
updated on written request or the applicant will be notified of the
reason the information will not be updated.
The Distribution of Digital & Printed Information
The
BUNSW or a NSW or ACT Baptist Church may send out
information such as newsletters including information from organisations
associated with the BUNSW. If an individual who has
released or receives this information no longer wishes to release or
receive it they should notify the BUNSW or the
church concerned in writing of their wish not to continue in the release
or receipt of any further information. Any correspondence of this
nature should be addressed to the Privacy Officer.
Copyright
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Liability
The BUNSW and all persons involved in the preparation of this website accept no liability arising as a consequence of use or reliance upon any advice, representations, statement, opinion or conclusion expressed.
Updates
If you find an error with your information or you become aware an amendment is required, please email admin@baptistnsw.asn.au