This is the website for the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc., and our website address is https://burpengaryshed.org.
This policy of the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc. relates to the privacy of personal information (Privacy Policy). It applies to any individuals whose personal information the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc. hold.
- How this policy operates
The Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc. are committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988, being information that identifies or could reasonably identify an individual) that we hold.
You accept this Privacy Policy and expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your and others’ personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, when you become a financial member of the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc.
We may, from time to time, review and update this privacy policy to take account of new laws and changes to our operations.
- The kinds of personal information we collect
We only collect personal information where we consider it to be reasonably necessary for our business functions or activities. The kinds of personal information we collect may include your:
- full name
- date of birth
- current/previous occupation
- postal address, email address
- telephone number
- emergency contact name and telephone number
- medical declaration
- member photo
- How we collect your personal information
We will obtain your personal information directly from you when you complete your Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc. “Application for Membership” or when you provide a personal information update.
- Disclosing your personal information
The Burpengary and District Men’s Shed will not disclose your personal information to any external third party. However, in the event of an emergency situation your personal information may be provided to emergency services. For example, your personal medical declaration will be provided to the Queensland Ambulance Service if required.
- Do you have to provide personal information?
You can refuse to provide personal information.
- Protecting your personal information
We store information in different ways, including paper and electronic form. We take reasonable steps to protect it from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, human error, modification or disclosure including the use of:
- secure protected databases for storage
- security for access to our systems including firewalls
- document storage security requirements
- access controls for our building.
Due to the nature of electronic communications and the public internet, we cannot guarantee that personal information will be protected against unauthorised access or misuse. We do not accept any liability for breaches due to human error, malicious or inadvertent disclosure, technology flaws or malfunction.
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil our obligations to you, to protect our legal interests, or to comply with Federal or State law. Once those reasons for retaining your personal information no longer apply, we will take reasonable steps to destroy your personal information or to ensure that your personal information is de-identified.
- Retention of your personal information
Whilst you are a financial member (including Life Members) of the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed Inc your personal information will be retained. Once you become an unfinancial member for more than two (2) years or are deceased the following personal information will only be retained:
- membership number
- full name
- Initial joining date
- membership cessation date
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
