Privacy Policy

Our privacy commitment 

Ba Global Islamic Care (BGIC), ABN 69 507 798 676, is committed to ensuring the privacy of the personal information you provide to us. 

All personal information we collect and hold will be protected in accordance with privacy legislation and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your personal information. 

What personal information do we collect? 

We are a registered charitable organisation providing financial support to socially disadvantaged people of Islamic faith from Ba, Fiji. We collect personal information from donors who support our charitable purposes. We also collect personal information from beneficiaries who seek our assistance.

The details of exactly what types of personal information we collect can be found on our website. Typically, the personal information we collect includes your name, address and contact details.

How do we collect personal information? 

BGIC collects personal information in many ways including by email, by telephone, by interview, via our website and from Fiji Muslim League Branches.

Why do we collect personal information? 

Your personal information, including any sensitive information, is only collected as is reasonably necessary to enable us to meet our charitable objectives, in order for us to comply with the law, to manage our systems and finances, or to operate as a registered charitable organisation. 

All personal information held is retained, secured and destroyed in accordance with applicable laws.

Are security safeguards in place? 

Multiple security measures have been put in place to protect your information including encryption protocols for both the transition and storage of data, limitations on access to your data and firewalls and other electronic protection measures. 

Your credit card details will be encrypted and stored temporarily in a protected database for transaction clearance purposes only. To protect your privacy, once your transaction has been cleared your credit card details will be deleted from our system. 

Reasonable steps will be taken to protect and secure your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or unauthorised disclosure. 

When your personal information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will securely destroy any hard copies and permanently delete (or if this is not possible permanently de-identify) any electronic copies of personal information.

Will we share your information with others? 

We will not, without your prior consent: 

• use your personal information for fundraising, advertising or the promotion of BGIC; or 

• disclose your personal information unless we are required to release information because of a law or court order or for other purposes permitted under privacy legislation. 

How can you access, update or correct your information?

You are entitled to access the personal information we hold about you. If you would like to request access, you can contact us in writing and we will respond within a reasonable time. We will require proof of identity before granting access to any personal information.

Our contact address is:

The Public Officer

Ba Global Islamic Care

6 Coronation Drive, Green Valley, NSW 2168

or by email:

secretary@bgic.org.au

 

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