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Vipassana Meditation Privacy Policy Statement |
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Vipassana Meditation Privacy Policy Statement |
This is the privacy policy statement of the organisations which offer courses in Vipassana Meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin as taught by S.N. Goenka in Australia. |
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Our Commitment to Privacy This Privacy Policy Statement applies to the following Vipassana Centres:
each of which is referred to herein as “the Centre”. Aside from the contents of this statement, the Centre's conduct in the Privacy environment is also governed by the National Privacy Principles contained in Schedule 3 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) [“the Act”]. The Centre also has its own policies and procedures designed to ensure that personal information is protected. The Centre’s Privacy Principles The Centre operates in accordance with the following corporate privacy principles, which reflect the intention of the National Privacy Principles (NPP’s): Principle 1: Collection of Information The Centre collects “personal information” in a number of ways, including:
Principle 2A: Use of Information Your personal information may be used in order to: Administer and manage Vipassana and Children’s courses and other instruction in Vipassana;
Principle 2B: Disclosure of Information For the purposes set out above we may disclose your personal information to organisations outside the Centre including:
Principle 3: Data Quality Prior to the use and disclosure of personal information, reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that personal information is relevant and to the extent necessary, accurate, complete and up to date for the purpose for which it is to be used. Principle 4: Data Security Safeguards will be maintained to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, destruction, use or disclosure and against accidental loss. Principle 5: Openness The Centre has clearly expressed policies on its management of personal information and copies of the Centre’s Public Privacy Policy are readily available. Upon request, the Centre will take reasonable steps to let individuals know what sort of personal information it holds, for what purposes, and how it collects, uses, and discloses that information. Principle 6: Access and Correction Where the Centre holds personal information about an individual, it will provide the individual with access to the information on request, in a form or manner suitable to the individual's reasonable needs, except to the extent that:
Where providing access would reveal information generated within the Centre in connection with a sensitive decision-making process, the Centre may give the individual an explanation for the decision not to allow access, rather than direct access to the information. If the Centre has given an individual such an explanation and the individual believes that direct access to the information is necessary to provide a reasonable explanation of the reasons for the decision, the Centre will, at the request of the individual, undertake a review of the decision to give an explanation rather than direct access to the information. Personnel other than the original decision-maker will undertake the review. Wherever direct access by the individual is impractical or inappropriate, the Centre and the individual should consider whether the use of mutually agreed intermediaries would allow sufficient access to meet the needs of both parties. If the Centre holds personal information about an individual and the individual is able to establish that the information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, the Centre will take reasonable steps to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If the individual and the Centre disagree about whether the information is accurate, complete and up-to-date, and the individual asks the Centre to associate with the information a statement claiming that the information is not accurate, complete or up-to-date, the Centre will take reasonable steps to do so. The Centre will provide reasons for denial of access or correction. Principle 7: Identifiers The Centre will not adopt as its own identifier an identifier that has been assigned by a government agency (or by an agent of, or contractor to, a government agency acting in its capacity as agent or contractor). The Centre will not use or disclose an identifier assigned to an individual by a government agency except where paragraphs (c) to (f) of NPP 3 apply. Principle 8: Anonymity Whenever it is lawful and practicable, individuals will have the option of not identifying themselves when dealing with the Centre. Principle 9: Transborder Data Flows The Centre will not transfer personal data outside Australia unless:
Principle 10: Sensitive Information The Centre collects personal information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or details of health, disability or sexual activity or orientation if:
Principle 11: Activities as Credit Provider The Centre does not perform the activities of a credit provider. Principle 12: New Services and Development The Centre will consider the privacy impact of new services before they are introduced. Where appropriate and practicable, involved individuals will be permitted to choose between various degrees of privacy protection in respect of these new services. Principle 13: Compliance Audits The Centre may conduct an independent compliance audit program to ensure its privacy protection principles and policies remain appropriate and that the Centre operates in compliance with those principles and policies. Should you have any further related enquiries in respect of your privacy, please contact our Privacy Officer at one of the following addresses:
March 16, 2009 |
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