Privacy Policy – Minyan Maven – 14 November 2018
Minyan Maven is committed to providing up-to-date details of all synagogue
services (“minyanim”) for the Melbourne Jewish community, other than those held
on the Sabbath and Festivals. This policy outlines our ongoing obligations to
you in respect of how we manage your personal information (“Personal
Information”).
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“the Privacy Act”). The APPs govern the way in which we
collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of
The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.gov.au.
What is Personal Information and Why Do We Collect It?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an
individual. Examples of the kinds of Personal Information that we may collect
and hold include: names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone and facsimile
numbers.
This Personal Information might be obtained in many ways including via e-mail,
via our website
https://www.minyanmaven.com, from your
website, via our smartphone app, from publicly available sources, from cookies
and from third parties.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where
possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan
to use it.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or
opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political
opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical
beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal
record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
- for the primary purpose for which it was obtained;
- for a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose;
- with your consent; or,
- where required or authorised by law.
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal
Information only from you.
However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third
parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are
made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances
including the following:
- to third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and,
- where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it
from misuse, interference and loss and from unauthorised access, modification
or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it
was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently
de-identify it.
Access to Your Personal Information
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and request for us to
update it, correct it, or both, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to
access your Personal Information, please contact us at
gabbai@minyanmaven.com.
Minyan Maven will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an
administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification
from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of Your Personal Information
It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will
take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate,
complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not
up-to-date, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading and requires correction,
please advise us as soon as practicable at
gabbai@minyanmaven.com
so that we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality
services to you.
Complaints Regarding the Australian Privacy Principles
If you believe that Minyan Maven has breached any of the APPs under the Privacy
Act, first contact us via e-mail at
gabbai@minyanmaven.com
to attempt to resolve the complaint. We will take steps in response to any
complaint to address the breach and to alter our processes and procedures to
ensure our compliance with the APPs. If you still believe your complaint has
not been rectified, you have rights under the Privacy Act to bring a complaint
to the Australian Information Commissioner (“Commissioner”). The Commissioner
may commence an investigation and may make a number of declarations, including
that certain persons are entitled to an amount of compensation and that an
entity must perform any reasonable act to redress any loss or damage.
Policy Updates
This policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact
us at
gabbai@minyanmaven.com.