We at St Matthews Anglican Church West Pennant Hills including our Chinese, Asian and St Matts @ School congregations (St Matts) respect your privacy.
The information we collect
St Matts usually collect personal information such as a person’s name, age, contact details, and family details so that St Matts can contact you. We may also collect this and other types of personal information for ministry purposes – for example when you register for camps or events, and when you participate in St Matts activities or complete other forms. When we collect sensitive information, as defined in the Privacy Act, we will collect it with your consent when required to do so by law.
How we use your information
A parish directory with St Matts members contact information is made available to all St Matts members and you have the choice whether to include your contact information in this publication or not.
Generally we will only use and disclose your personal information to establish and maintain your involvement with St Matts, including providing you with newsletters and email updates, to provide the products, services and event registrations you have requested from St Matts and to answer your inquiries.
St Matts may disclose your personal information to thirdparty service providers, agents or contractors such from time to time to help us to provide our services. If we do this, we generally require those parties to protect your personal information in the same way we do.
Security
We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices and the use of secure databases and files to keep personal information held on IT systems secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
St Matts may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Access to your information and Contacting Us
Generally, you can access personal information we hold about you. If we deny your request in some circumstances we will tell you why. Please contact the Office Administrator at St Matthew's Anglican Church, 1 New Line Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 or on 9479 3700 or using our Contact Details to ask for access to your personal information, if you have a complaint about the way we handle your personal information, or if you would like more information about our approach to privacy, or our third party service providers, agents or contractors.
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