Privacy Policy

Foundation Broken Hill collects and administers a range of personal information for the purposes of recording information provided to us when people and organisations either make a donation manually, via our website, apply for a grant or subscribe to our newsletter. Foundation Broken Hill is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information it collects, holds and administers. Foundation Broken Hill does not collect sensitive or unique identifiers from individuals.

Foundation Broken Hill is bound by Australian State and Federal laws which impose specific obligations when it comes to handling information. The organisation has adopted the following principles contained as minimum standards in relation to handling personal information.

Foundation Broken Hill will:

  • Publish the Privacy Policy on the website.

  • Collect only information voluntarily provided to us in the process of receiving donations, whether directly or through third parties such as fundraising platforms, applying for grants, administering and distributing grants, promoting grants, or subscribing to the Foundation Broken Hill newsletter.

  • Disclose personal information only if required to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights, or as required by relevant State or Federal laws.

  • Except for the above policy, Foundation Broken Hill will not supply personal information to any third party unless express consent is provided.

  • Handle all website financial transactions securely through our payment services provider.

  • Provide access and correction to an individual’s personal information within 30 days of a request by an individual and deal with complaints in a timely manner.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Foundation Broken Hill’s staff is responsible for the implementation of this policy, for monitoring changes in Privacy legislation, and for advising on the need to review or revise this policy as and when the need arises.

 

Collection

Foundation Broken Hill will:

  • Only collect personal information that is necessary for the performance and primary function of Foundation Broken Hill.

  • Notify stakeholders as needed about why we collect personal information and how it is administered.

  • Address stakeholders’ requests to correct personal information.

  • Not request or collect sensitive information.

 

Integrity, Quality and Security

Foundation Broken Hill will:

  • Take reasonable steps to ensure personal information the organisation collects is accurate, complete, up to date, and relevant to the functions we perform.

  • Safeguard personal information we collect and store against misuse, loss, unauthorised access and modification.

  • Not utilise credit card data for any use other than its initial purpose.

  • Use secure payment facilities for online transactions.

 

Use and Disclosure

Foundation Broken Hill will:

  • Only use or disclose personal information for the primary purpose for which it was collected or a directly related, unless required to disclose information by law.

 

Access and Correction

Foundation Broken Hill will:

  • Ensure individuals have a right to correct personal information it if it is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or not up to date.