Respecting People's Privacy in Ministry

1. Context2. Why should we bother?3. APP Summary4. Information Pathway

ContextName: Chris

Background: Bachelor of Business, Majoring in Human Resources

Positions: Attend Crossroads Presbyterian

Vision 100 IT member

Network Office Manager for the Network of Christian Reformed Churches in Southern Tasmania

Why Should we bother?

Legal: Australian Privacy Principles

Bible: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Utilise available tools

Australian Privacy Principles

Introduced March 2014

13 Principles, in 5 parts

Summary, something to think about, application

Part 1 – Consideration of personal information privacy

APP 1 – Open and transparent of personal information

APP 2 – Anonymity and pseudonymity

Something to think about

Does your church need a privacy policy?

Practical Application

Privacy policy/disclosure and contact form on website

Part 2 – Collection of personal information

APP 3 – Collection of solicited personal information

APP 4 – Dealing with unsolicited personal information

APP 5 – Notification of the collection of personal information

Something to think about

Does the information your church collects, relate to the activities being undertaken?

Practical Application

Collect people’s emails, not their social networking details

Part 3 – Dealing with personal information

APP 6 – Use or disclosure of personal information

APP 7 – Direct Marketing

APP 8 – Cross-border disclosure of personal information

APP 9 – Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers

Something to think aboutDoes your church use third party applications?

Practical ApplicationUse information for reason collected

Seek consent when marketing

Don’t give personal information to overseas parties

Government identifiers

Part 4 – Integrity of personal information

APP 10 – Quality of personal information

APP 11 – Security of personal information

Something to think about

How are you ensuring the information you have in Elvanto is up to date?

Practical Application

Seek regular updates

Password protect

Part 5 – Access to, and correction of, personal information

APP 12 – Access to personal information

APP 13 – Correction of personal information

Something to think about

Who is responsible in your church for receiving requests about personal information, or correcting information?

Practical Application

Provide contact avenues

Information Pathway

Questions