Privacy Policy | The Salvation Army Australia

Protecting your privacy and confidentiality is fundamental to the way we care for people.

Your privacy is important to us

The Salvation Army and Eva Burrows College are committed to upholding the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988. Our Privacy Officer is responsible for ensuring that our privacy policies are adhered to.

Personal Information

You should read this policy before providing us with any personal information or before using our website. By providing us with your personal information or by using the website, you are confirming your agreement to the policies and procedures described in this policy. From time to time it may be necessary for us to review and revise this policy. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time.

How we collect and keep safe your personal and sensitive information

How we collect and store personal and sensitive information varies depending on the purpose for which it is collected. We may collect your personal information:

Directly from you, either in person, over the phone or by email
From third parties where you have specifically authorised us to do so
Through our website including through forms on our website.

We will always collect your personal information directly from you unless it is impracticable to do so. This would usually be done in person, over the telephone or by email. Examples may include:

Copies of your written correspondence with us
Copies of receipts and/or transaction records in relation to your financial support of our fundraising activities
Copies of your application form, request for assistance and/or other associated documents (including documents generated during your participation in a program with, or otherwise during your interactions with us) and information that you may provide to us in relation to one of the many services and programs we offer
Copies of your volunteer agreement or employment agreement and any associated documents and information you provide to us in connection with your volunteering for or employment with The Salvation Army.

We may keep copies of the above documents (in physical and/or electronic form, at our election) as is necessary to carry out our functions and provide our services and programs. All personal and sensitive information is securely stored at all times by us or an authorised external service provider and only authorised people will have access to the above documents and information.

Why we collect, hold and use personal and sensitive information

We may collect, hold, use and disclose personal and sensitive information for purposes necessary to carry out our functions and provide our services and programs. Generally, these purposes include:

To keep in contact with you as a student, employee or volunteer of Eva Burrows College and to inform you about the role and extent of our work and mission
To provide you with the necessary care and assistance during your time as a resident of, or recipient of services from, one of our services, centres or facilities (such as Higher Education Awards, Vocational Training, Officer Formation, etc.)
To provide you with the services requested by you from us
To comply with necessary business and accounting standards
To comply with our reporting obligations to the Australian Taxation Office and other government agencies and public sector bodies
To facilitate and manage your employment relationship or volunteer arrangement with The Salvation Army

We are committed to maintaining your privacy and we will only use your personal and sensitive information for a permitted purpose for which we have collected the information. There is no obligation for you to provide us with any of your personal information however if you choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the services that you require. You have the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym when dealing with us in relation to a particular matter, unless we believe it is impracticable to do so in the circumstances. If you wish to deal with us in this manner, you must tell us in writing so that we can consider if your request is practicable.

How we may share your information

If necessary to carry out our functions and provide our services and programs, we may need to disclose your personal and sensitive information to external service providers (such as information technology service providers, legal service providers, educational institutions, etc.) and other organisations. We will only share your personal and sensitive information in accordance with your express consent and instructions, subject to the exclusions set out in the Australian Privacy Principles, or in accordance with the specific Privacy Notice provided to you by us at or near the time of collection of your personal and sensitive information. We do not supply our database information to other marketing organisations not acting on our behalf.

How we use Google Analytics

We do not collect any individual personal information on visitors to our website without your knowledge. We do collect non-personal information that allows us to log information about visitors to our website for statistical purposes, such as:

The number of unique sessions as identified by server address and top-level domain name (e.g. .com, .gov, .org, etc.)
The number of page hits
The pages accessed or downloaded by session
The type of browser being used
The length of time spent on the site and on particular pages
The device being used (e.g. desktop or mobile)
The type of mobile device being used (e.g. iPhone)

In addition:
The Salvation Army is an international movement with a presence in over 120 countries. While every effort is made to keep personal and sensitive information we hold in Australia only, in order to carry out our functions and provide our programs and services we may need to disclose personal and sensitive information to overseas recipients, unless expressly prohibited by law. In the unlikely event such disclosure is required, it will generally involve disclosure to international territories of The Salvation Army and only to the extent necessary to carry out our functions and provide our programs and services.

How you can access and seek correction of your personal and sensitive information

You have the right to access your personal and sensitive information, subject to some exceptions allowed by law. If you would like to access or seek correction of your personal and sensitive information, please contact our Privacy Office at the contact details below. For security reasons you will be asked to put your request in writing. To enable us to verify your request we require you to advise the following: Your full name, address and contact phone number.

There is no application fee for making a request to access your personal and sensitive information. While we do not normally charge for providing individuals with access to their personal and sensitive information, we reserve the right to charge you for our reasonable costs in complying with a request for access. These costs will not be excessive.

How you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles

We are committed to protecting your privacy and upholding the Australian Privacy Principles. If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles please contact our Privacy Office with your concerns at the contact details below. We take all complaints very seriously and we will endeavour to respond to your complaint and address your concerns as soon as reasonably practicable.

How we comply with the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme

We will notify you in the event your personal information is involved in a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm. This notification will include recommendations about the steps you should take in response to the breach. We will also notify The Australian Information Commissioner of eligible data breaches. Each suspected data breach reported to us will be assessed to determine whether it is likely to result in serious harm, and as a result require notification.

How you can contact us

We welcome and appreciate your feedback or comments in relation to our Privacy Policy and the collection of personal and sensitive information. If you have any questions in relation to privacy please contact Eva Burrows College on 03 9847 5400 between 8.30am & 4.30pm Monday – Friday. Alternatively you can email enquiries@ebc.edu.au

Read more about the Privacy Policy of The Salvation Army Australia.