PRIVACY POLICY
St Canice’s is committed to complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all applicable principles governing the handling of personal information. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about St Canice’s practices in relation to the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information.
Personal information is any information about you that identifies you or from which your identity reasonably can be determined.
St Canice’s collects and holds personal information that includes (but is not limited to):
- your name, address, telephone number, email address and other contact details;
- date of birth, gender, marital status and occupation;
- financial information, such as donation history and credit card details, for instance, when you provide such details on a collection envelope;
- identification documents, including drivers licence, passport or proof of age card; and
- photographs, videos and news stories in respect of parish related events and activities.
St Canice’s collects and holds personal information for various reasons (which we generally notify to you at the time of collection), including the following primary purposes:
- to place your contact details on mailing lists and in computer databases in order to provide you with information about parish related activities, functions, issues and initiatives;
- to enable you to participate in offers, competitions or promotions; and
- to receive offerings and donations from you.
St Canice’s usual practice is to collect personal information directly from you either via its Sites or by some other method (such as by post or email). For example, some areas of its Sites may require you to submit information to enable you to benefit from the special features (such as newsletters and brochures) or to participate in a particular activity (such as an offer, competition or promotion).
In addition to collecting personal information from you, sometimes St Canice’s collects personal information from a third party if it is unreasonable or impracticable to collect the information from you directly, for example, where the information is provided to St Canice’s from the Archdiocese of Sydney.
St Canice’s may use cookies to assign your computer a User ID so that we can identify your computer on our server. You may configure your web browser so that you are notified in advance so your internet browser will disable cookies. In some instances cookies may collect and store personal information about you. Any personal information collected via the use of cookies will only be used by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
In most cases, St Canice’s requires you to consent specifically to any collection, use or disclosure of your personal information by St Canice’s. Your consent may be explicit, such as in writing or verbally, or may be implied by conduct.
By using the Sites, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit personal information to St Canice’s, you consent to: (i) the collection, use, disclosure and storage of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy; (ii) your personal information being used to improve the Sites; and (iii) the receipt of emails or other communications about St Canice’s and our activities (including information about marketing, promotional, and research purposes), along with communications about parish-related activities, functions, issues and initiatives from time-to-time.
In addition, if you provide personal information to St Canice’s via its Sites, you agree that we may combine such information with other actively collected information unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. We will take reasonable measures to prevent personal information from being combined with passively collected information, unless you consent otherwise.
In general terms, St Canice’s uses and discloses the personal information you provide for the specific purpose or purposes for which you have given consent and for secondary purposes for which you reasonably expect St Canice’s to use or disclose your personal information.
For instance, if you have consented to receiving information about parish related activities, functions, issues and initiatives, St Canice’s will send you email updates or newsletters regarding such parish matters.
Please be aware that you are free to “unsubscribe” to any publication that you receive from St Canice’s at any time.
St Canice’s may disclose your personal information in a number of circumstances, for instance:(i) where you have consented to us doing so (by way of example, in providing us with your contact details, you may have consented to St Canice’s providing those details to another group, such as the Archdiocese of Sydney); or (ii) where required or authorised by law (for instance, in response to a subpoena or other court order); or (iii) to consultants, advisers or other third parties (in Australia or overseas) where that party has been contracted to provide administrative or other services to St Canice’s (and on the basis that that third party agrees to abide by this Privacy Policy).
St Canice’s takes all reasonable precautions to safeguard your personal information from loss, misuse, interference, unauthorised access, modification or unlawful disclosure.
However, you should keep in mind that the transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from the Sites may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail.
In the event of any loss, or unauthorised access or disclosure of your personal information that is likely to result in serious harm to you, St Canice’s will investigate and notify the Australian Information Commissioner and you as soon as practicable, in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.
Personal information will not be disclosed by St Canice’s to recipients outside Australia unless we reasonably believe that:
- the information will remain subject to principles for fair handling of the information which are substantially similar to Australian privacy principles;
- there are mechanisms that you can access to take action to enforce such principles; and
- the information will not be collected, held, used or disclosed by the recipients of the information in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
Where St Canice’s does disclose personal information to recipients outside Australia, the recipients are likely to be located in countries including Italy, Canada, United States of America and the United Kingdom.
You may request access to personal information that St Canice’s holds about you or you can ask us to correct, amend or delete any personal information being held by St Canice’s about you (see St Canice’s contact details below).
St Canice’s will take reasonable steps to update or correct, as soon as possible, any information in our possession that you have previously submitted that is inaccurate, incomplete, out-of-date, irrelevant or misleading.
This Site may contain links or references to other websites. Please be aware that St Canice’s does not control other websites and that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. St Canice’s encourages you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this Site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personal information. Your continued use of this Site following any amendments to it will confirm your acceptance of such amendments.
We do not represent that the content of the Sites or this Privacy Policy complies with the laws (including intellectual property) of any country outside Australia. If you access the Sites from outside Australia, you do so at your own risk and responsibility. You are responsible for making sure that you comply with all applicable laws in the place where you are located.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or you wish to lodge a request to access your personal information, please contact the St Canice’s Privacy Officer at:
Email: privacy@stcanice.org.au
Telephone: +61 2 9358 5229
Post: St Canice’s Parish Hub, 24 Roslyn Street, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011, Australia
If you have a privacy complaint, please contact the St Canice’s Privacy Officer at:
Email: privacy@stcanice.org.au
Telephone: +61 2 9358 5229
Post: St Canice’s Parish Hub, 24 Roslyn Street, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011, Australia
Your complaint will be reviewed and investigated internally and we will endeavour to resolve your issue efficiently.
If you are still not satisfied, we will let you know about the external dispute resolution avenues available to you.
This policy was last updated on 17 August 2023 and may be reviewed from time to time.