Church of Faith Townsville

Protecting People

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT Church of Faith Townsville is committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children, young adults, vulnerable people and people at risk. We have zero tolerance for any form of physical, verbal and /or sexual abuse. Everyone working or volunteering at Church of Faith Townsville is responsible for the protection of children, young adults, vulnerable people and people at risk and reporting information about any form of physical and /or sexual abuse. To this end COFT affirms its commitment to and dedication to these policies and procedures to keep the children, young adults and vulnerable people that we serve safe. POLICY STATEMENT 1. All people, regardless of their age, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, or family or social background, have equal rights to protection from abuse, neglect or exploitation. 2. Church of Faith Townsville commits to promoting and protecting the welfare and human rights of people who interact with, or are affected by, our work - particularly those that may be at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation. 3. Church of Faith Townsville has no tolerance for abuse, neglect or exploitation. 4. All staff, volunteers, contractors and third parties of Church of Faith Townsville share responsibility for protecting everyone from abuse, neglect or exploitation. 5. Church of Faith Townsville has a process for managing incidents that must be followed when one arises.
Privacy Policy Church of Faith Townsville is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information. Personal Information and why do we collect it? Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you. Your personal information is only used that we may contact you to offer prayer to you or to inform you of events and activities that Church of Faith may have. Sensitive Information Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information. Sensitive information will be used by us only: • For the primary purpose for which it was obtained • For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose • With your consent; or where required or authorised by law. Third Parties Church of faith Townsville does not share or collect information about you (or anyone else) from third parties. Disclosure of Personal Information Your Personal Information is not disclosed to anyone unless: • Where we are required or authorised by law. Security of Personal Information Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years. Access to your Personal Information You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us coft.tsv@gmail.com. Church of faith Townsville will not charge any fee for your access request. In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information. nd edit me.