Northern Territory Privacy Policy

Donors, mailing list registrants, ‘Vinnies’ shoppers, or volunteers, the Society may use their personal information to provide ongoing promotional materials and marketing communications about our events, products, services, and fundraising initiatives by telephone, email, online, or by other means (unless you opt-out or we are subject to legal restrictions).

We may exchange information with St Vincent de Paul Societies located in other States and Territories, including the National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, and with other not-for- profit organisations and service providers, including government agencies, who may provide assistance or assist us with archival, auditing, accounting, legal, business, banking, payment, delivery, data processing, storage and analysis, research, investigation, website or technology services.

With informed consent, the Society may apply for a police check with an organisation such as SafeNT (or other entity), for which we will submit your name and other identifying details or documents. As an accredited body with the ACNC, we are authorised to submit applications for police checks in accordance with ACNC procedures.

6. Storage of Personal Information

The Society handles personal information electronically and in hard copy form, both at our premises and with the assistance of our service providers. In either case, a range of measures is implemented to protect the security of that personal information.

In addition to our obligations under privacy laws, we are subject to further government security restrictions with regard to the handling of police checks. We are also required to take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information where it is no longer needed for a permitted purpose.

The Society Website www.vinnies.org.au (the Website) and Society email may record information such as the date and time our Website is accessed, the pages accessed and any information downloaded. This information is used for statistical, reporting and website administration, and maintenance purposes.

The Society website may use ‘cookies’ from time to time. A cookie is a piece of information that allows our system to identify and interact more effectively with a device. When we send emails or other electronic messages, we may record when the message is opened and if particular links are clicked on from such a message. Our website may contain links to other sites. The Society is not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those sites.

7. Access to Personal Information

The Society must allow access to information stored about an individual. Personal information about an individual may be updated or corrected by contacting the Society and submitting a request to do so. The Society will always seek to verify an individual’s identity, prior to allowing any access, updating, or withdrawal of consent for the storage of information.

If the Society denies any request for access or correction, we will provide our reasons.