The Church of Learning and our related entities appreciate that privacy is very important. The Church has adopted this Privacy Policy as we recognize the right of people to keep their personal information private. This Privacy Policy covers the Church's treatment of personally identifiable information that we collect or hold.

Information we collect

The Church will collect general information about you, such as your name, address, contact details so the Church can contact you. We may also collect this and other types of personal information during the course of dealing with you, for example when you wish to obtain goods or services from the Church, when you register for conferences or events, and when you participate in Church activities or complete other forms. The information collected may include some sensitive information (as defined by the Privacy Act), such as health information or information about your beliefs, relevant to the services or assistance you have requested from the Church. Where practicable, the purpose for which we collect personal information will be made clear at the time of collection. If you do not provide us with certain information we may be unable to provide you with access to some of our services or the assistance you have requested.

How we use your information

The Church will use the personal information we collect for the purpose disclosed at the time of collection, or otherwise as set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose without first seeking your consent, unless authorized or required by law. Generally we will only use and disclose your personal information as follows:
(a) to establish and maintain your involvement with the Church, including providing you with newsletters;
(b) to provide the products or services you have requested from the Church;
(c) to answer your inquiry;
(d) to register you for events, conferences or promotions;
(e) to assist us to make the Church's sites, services and products more valuable to our community;
(f) for direct promotion of products or services and to keep you informed of new developments we believe may be of interest to you. If we contact you in this way without obtaining your prior consent, we will provide you with the opportunity to decline any further promotional communications;
(g) to third parties where we have retained those third parties to assist us to operate the Church and provide the products or services you have requested, such as religious education instructors, catering and event coordinators, promotions companies, and our professional advisers such as consultants, or lawyers. In some circumstances we may need to disclose sensitive information about you to third parties as part of the services you have requested; and
(h) to different parts of the Church to enable the development and promotion of other products and services and to improve our general ability to assist Church attendees and the wider community.

Access to your information

You can request access to the personal information that the Church holds about you by contacting us as set out below. We will provide you with access to your personal information unless we are legally authorized to refuse your request. We may charge a reasonable amount for providing access. If you wish to change personal information that is out of date or inaccurate at any time please contact us. After notice from you, we will take reasonable steps to correct any of your information which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If you wish to have your personal information deleted please let us know and we will delete that information wherever practicable. We may refuse your request to access, amend or delete your personal information in certain circumstances. If we do refuse your request, we will provide you with a reason for our decision and, in the case of amendment, we will note with your personal information that you have disputed its accuracy.

Security

The Church will take reasonable steps to keep secure any personal information which we hold and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Personal information is stored in a secure server or secure files.
The Internet is not a secure method of transmitting information. Accordingly, the Church cannot accept responsibility for the security of information you send to or receive from us over the Internet or for any unauthorized access or use of that information.

Changes to this policy

The Church may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time by having the amended version available at office’s. We suggest that you visit our website regularly to keep up to date with any changes.

Information shared with Law Enforcement

We may at times, even in the confidence of confession, report information to law enforcement. This will be done under our discretion at times when we feel that you or someone else may be in immediate danger or a gross infraction of the law has taken place.

Wedding Information

As always we will need to obtain information to perform your marriage ceremony. This information is held under strict confidence. We will never share your information with a third party unless specifically requested by the couple. We may at times use your information to answer inquiries you make.

Amateur photographs may be taken with a digital device during the ceremony. We at times use these photographs, with the permission of the couple through a photograph disclosure, on our website. In addition you may be asked to submit a review of our performance to be posted on our website. For the purposes of display your entire first name and last initial of your surname will be used.

Revised 10/01/07