Privacy Policy

Wesley Mission privacy policy

Wesley Mission is a parish mission of the Uniting Church in Australia. It conducts worship services, a pastoral ministry, ethnic ministries, fellowship groups, a national television, radio, audio-visual and video ministry and an international television, internet and film ministry. Wesley Mission is a registered not-for-profit organisation.

As an integral part of its "Word and Deed" ministry, Wesley Mission has developed services of support to the needy and disadvantaged. These caring services include hospitals and hospices, retirement villages, hostels and a nursing home, home care and other services for the aged, facilities for persons with disabilities, homeless persons services, Lifeline, Credit Line, suicide prevention programs, gambling counselling, a community legal centre, children's homes, foster care and support programs, before and after school care, family counselling, respite care, employment, training and work for the dole programs and conference centres.
This policy has been adopted by Wesley Mission in order to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act No 155 of 2000. The policy should be read together with the 10 National Privacy Principles (NPPs) set out in the Privacy Act relating to the collection, use and storage of personal information.

1.  Wesley Mission will only use personal information for the primary purpose for which it is collected. Individuals will be informed of the purpose for which the information is being collected. These purposes will relate to the spiritual, pastoral, social educational and administrative functions of Wesley Mission to enable the provision of the services and activities included above.

2.  Primarily Wesley Mission collects personal information for the benefit of its members adherents and clients. Additionally Wesley Mission has an important function of maintaining personal information for the purpose of analysing the role of Wesley Mission and the Uniting Church in society and recording family histories of its members. This information may be disclosed to scholars studying the church and to relatives of church members.

3.  Wesley Mission will only use personal information about an individual for a secondary purpose if that individual has consented or the use is otherwise permitted by the NPPs. Where personal information is used in a secondary manner for fundraising purposes, Wesley Mission will provide the opportunity for the individual to opt out of such communications in the future.

4.  Wesley Mission will take reasonable steps to keep personal information secure and will, subject to the NPPs, comply with a request from a person to access, correct or remove their information. Wesley Mission will also ensure that where individuals wish to remain anonymous, the request will be complied with as far as it is practical and legal to do so or as required by a government agency.

5.  Wesley Mission has appointed a Privacy Officer. The Privacy Officer will provide advice on the storage and security of information and the procedures to permit individuals to access and/or correct the personal information collected by Wesley Mission about them. The Privacy Officer will receive and deal with any complaint that Wesley Mission has not complied with this policy or the NPPs.

6.  Personal information collected by Wesley Mission may be sensitive information for the purpose of the NPPs (eg information about a person's religious beliefs). As a non-profit organisation, Wesley Mission is permitted to collect sensitive information without a person's express consent. However, Wesley Mission will endeavour to seek consent from a person if sensitive information is sought for something other than the primary functions of Wesley Mission described in paragraph 1.

7.  Wesley Mission collects information in a variety of ways for the purposes referred to above. Where or if Wesley Mission engages an external organisation to assist in achieving its purposes, Wesley Mission will ensure that the external organisation will only use the personal information collected in line with this policy and the NPPs.
Wesley Mission's operating procedures will comply with this policy and the NPPs.
Please address any enquiries in relation to this policy to:
The Privacy Officer
Wesley Mission
PO Box A5555
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235
Or email privacyofficer@wesleymission.org.au

Simply Giving Privacy Policy

Wesley Mission("Charity")

Simply Giving (ABN 56 114 321 327) understands that you value your privacy and wish to have your personal information kept secure. This Privacy Policy describes generally how Simply Giving manages your personal information and safeguards your privacy. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact Simply Giving at info@simplygiving.com.au.

What personal information does Simply Giving collect?

If you purchase products for the Charity, Simply Giving requires you to provide certain details to help us process your purchase. This includes details such as your name, contact details, credit card details, company information and other personal details.

In addition, each time you visit the Simply Giving web site, anonymous navigation information is collected by our servers. This provides Simply Giving with information about how the web site is used and navigated, including the number of hits, the frequency of visits and the duration of visits to each web page on the site. It does not personally identify individual users.

Furthermore, the Simply Giving web site, like many others, uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of information that the website sends to your browser and which is stored on your hard disk. A cookie helps to identify your browser to the website when you return to visit the site and identifies the previous requests your browser has made. This allows the site to be tailored to you on your return visits. Cookies cannot identify you personally. If you do not wish to receive cookies it is likely that you can disable their use by altering the security settings on your web browser however this may impede your ability to use parts of the site (for example, the shopping cart). Your web browser might also contain a mechanism that warns you that a site you are visiting makes use of cookies.

What happens to your personal information?

Simply Giving respects your privacy. All sensitive information remains secure, confidential and will be used and disclosed to enable us to process your purchase. Simply Giving will take all reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorised use or alteration. Furthermore, the personal information collected from you at this site is or may be used:

- for receipting purposes;
- to notify you about other or new products or services;
- in order to provide you with the products, services or information you have requested.

Simply Giving may also use its database, including information provided by you through this web site, to distribute information about other Simply Giving products and services. If at any time you no longer wish to receive email or postal communications from  Simply Giving, please contact  Simply Giving at any time at info@simplygiving.com.au.

Information collected on this site may also be combined and de-identified to provide Simply Giving with anonymous demographic and usage information. Simply Giving can then use this aggregated information to develop new and/or more appropriate services and products to offer to customers.
In addition, anonymous navigation information may be used for statistical analysis of the site, for marketing purposes and to tailor the content of the site to the needs of  Simply Giving customers. Statistical information is not disclosed in connection with your personal information.

A copy of your personal and transactional information will be forwarded to the Charity. Please refer to the Charity's Privacy Policy below to understand how the Charity will manage your information. This information will be sent to the Charity via courier or registered mail and not via email or the Internet.

How can you access your personal information?

In most cases you may have access to personal information that  Simply Giving holds about you. If you want access to your personal information, please contact  Simply Giving at any time at info@simplygiving.com.au. Simply Giving will deal with all requests for access to personal information as quickly as possible. Requests for a large amount of information, or information which is not currently in use, may require further time before a response can be given. Simply Giving may charge you a fee for access if a cost is incurred to retrieve your information, but in no case will Simply Giving charge you a fee for your application for access.

Can you make changes to your personal information?

Yes. If you request  Simply Giving to do so they will amend any personal information about you which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If Simply Giving disagrees with your view about the accuracy, completeness or currency of a record of your personal information, and you ask Simply Giving to associate with that record a statement that you have a contrary view, they will take reasonable steps to do so.

Can the Simply Giving Privacy Policy change?

Yes. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Any changes to the Simply Giving Privacy Policy will be highlighted in this area from time to time.