Humanity First Australia Ltd

Privacy Policy

Humanity First Australia respects, and is committed to protecting your privacy. Humanity First Australia Ltd (ABN 18 641 634 451) respects the importance of privacy and security of your personal information.

This privacy policy sets out the way we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information. By visiting our website www.au.humanityfirst.org, signing up to our newsletter, signing a petition or a campaign appeal, applying for employment with us, making a donation, or otherwise providing us with your personal information, you consent to your personal information (including your sensitive information) being collected, used, and disclosed as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you become an employee, this Privacy Policy will not apply to your personal information contained in your employee record. If you have any queries about our privacy statement you can contact us by:

  • Sending an e-mail to our team info@au.humanityfirst.org
  • Calling our team on 0433 818 822 during business hours (9-5 pm EST)
  • Writing to Humanity First Australia: 45 Hollinsworth Road, Marsden Park,
    NSW 2765.

What information do we collect

Personal information

Personal information is information about an identified individual. We collect personal information about individuals including members, supporters, volunteers, contractors, job applicants, and people whose human rights we work to protect. The information collected and held generally includes your name, address, date of birth, and contact details (such as your phone numbers, fax number, and email address). We also use ‘cookies to track visits to our website and encourage you to return to them; you can disable cookies in your internet browser settings. You do not have to provide us with your personal information. However, if you do not provide us with your personal information, it will be difficult for us to contact you. For example, without your personal information, we may not be able to issue you with a receipt, offer you employment, respond to your request for assistance, or provide you with more information about Humanity First’s work.

Sensitive information

Sensitive information may include information about ethnic origin, political opinion, or philosophical belief. Humanity First Australia may collect and hold sensitive information in order to provide some services. For example, we may collect your ethnic origin if you are a case-work client, and some may view support of international human rights law as a political or philosophical belief. Humanity First Australia will only collect sensitive information directly from you. By providing it to us you consent to us collecting, using, or disclosing it as specified by this Privacy policy or as otherwise authorized by law.

How we collect personal information

We collect the personal information you provide to us directly, for example, in person, over the phone, by email, through our website, or by completing our online or hard-copy forms. We may also collect your personal information from publicly available sources, from SMS and other electronic means, and from third parties. In the event that we collected your personal information from a third party, we will notify you of that fact. During your communications with us please do not provide us with personal or sensitive information of any other individual unless you have the express consent of that individual to do so. If you do provide us with such information about another individual, you:

  • Must tell that individual that you will be providing their information to us
    and that we will handle their information in accordance with this Privacy
    policy;
  • Must provide that individual with a copy of (or refer them to) this Privacy
    policy;
  • Warrant that you have that individual’s consent to provide their
    information to us.

Use of personal information

We use the personal information you provide us for the purpose for which it was provided to us, for other related purposes or as permitted or required by law. Such purposes include:

  • Processing donations, memberships;
  • Issuing receipts;
  • Providing financial support or assistance;
  • Providing medical care;
  • Providing counseling or assistance with employment;
  • Responding to your comments or questions;
  • Providing follow-up information about Humanity First Australia’s and it’s subsidiaries associations activities;
  • Supporter research, for example, asking you to participate in a survey
    about your involvement with Humanity First Australia;
  • Requesting financial or activism support;
  • Complying with various Australian laws which may specifically require us
    to collect your personal information, and other laws, where collecting your
    information is necessary for us to comply with our obligations.
  • Improving our website;
  • Measuring the level of support received and the effectiveness of our
    campaigns;
  • Providing you with marketing material such as our newsletter (if you opt in
    to receive such information);
  • Meeting any legal and regulatory requirements we are subject to, or that
    maybe imposed on us;
  • Any other purposes identified at the time of collecting your information.

If we also obtain your sensitive information, we will only use your sensitive information (such as your ethnic origin or health information) for the purposes listed above, or other directly related purposes or purposes to which you consent.

Disclosure of personal information

Any personal information you provide to us may be disclosed, if appropriate, to third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as mail, database, telephone, IT, audit, web-hosting, professional advice, payment processing, and research services. We may also disclose your personal information to our volunteers who assist with many of our tasks. From time to time, we send personal information to suppliers who are based overseas, such as cloud storage suppliers. The overseas locations of these suppliers include North America, Europe, and Asia. We have confidentiality agreements in place with many of our service providers and external agencies, and with staff and volunteers who handle personal information that we provide to them. We will only disclose your personal information for the purposes for which it was initially collected, other directly related purposes, or purposes to which you otherwise consent. Other than as stated above, we will not share your personal information. Though unlikely, it is possible that we might be forced to disclose personal information in response to legal process or in good faith when the law requires it, for example, in response to a court order, subpoena, or a law enforcement agency’s request.

Data security

We are committed to protecting your data. We take commercially reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is protected from misuse, loss, interference, and unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. For example, whenever we ask for your financial details online, we use security-encrypted response forms and your information is held in secure servers. However, data protection and security measures are never completely secure and, despite the measures we have put in place, we cannot guarantee the security of your information. You must take care to protect your personal information (for example, by protecting any usernames and passwords) and you should notify us as soon as possible of any security breaches. If you do not wish to make your financial contribution online, please contact us to receive a hard-copy form.

Information for the website or email use

Cookies

When you visit our website, we will collect and store your computer’s assigned IP address, the date and time of your visit, the information accessed, and the referring page. We will also collect other non-identifying data for statistical purposes. This information is not linked to your personal information unless required by law. Like many websites, our website may use ‘cookies’ from time to time. Cookies are small text files that the website transfers to your computer through your web browser to enable the website’s systems to recognize your computer. Cookies may also be used to record non-personal information such as the date, time or duration of your visit, or the pages accessed, for website administration, statistical and maintenance purposes. Any such information will be aggregated and not linked to particular individuals unless required by law. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. Please note that some parts of the website may not function fully for users that disallow cookies.

Email monitoring

If you send us an email, the message content may be monitored by our Internet Service Provider or Humanity First Australia employees if email abuse is suspected, or for troubleshooting and maintenance purposes. Email is an insecure communications medium; it should not be used for confidential correspondence.

Third-party links

Our website contains hypertext links to other third-party websites. Humanity First Australia is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, which are governed by the privacy policy of third parties. Humanity First Australia is not in a position to verify the accuracy of the information or any claims made by third parties.

Accuracy, access, and correction

We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect and hold is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. However, we rely on you to advise us of any changes to your personal information to help us maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date information. We will, on request, provide you with access to the personal information we hold about you unless otherwise required or permitted by law. We will notify you of the basis for any denial of access to your personal information. To request access to your personal information or, if you wish to update or correct your personal information, please contact us via the contact details provided below.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint about a breach of this Privacy policy or the privacy principles of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) you can contact us using the contact details below. You will need to provide us with sufficient details regarding your complaint as well as any supporting evidence and/or information. We will refer your complaint to our Privacy Officer who will investigate the issue and determine the steps that we will undertake to resolve your complaint. We will contact you if we require any additional information from you and will notify you in writing of the outcome of the investigation. If you are not satisfied with our determination, you can contact us to discuss your concerns or complain to the Australian Information Commissioner via www.oaic.gov.au.

Revisions to the privacy policy

We may revise this Privacy policy or any part of it from time to time. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. If we make material changes to this Privacy policy, we will notify you by email or by putting a notice on our website https://au.humanityfirst.org/privacy-policy/

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy policy or its implementation, please contact us via

  • Email at info@au.humanityfirst.org
  • Mail to: Humanity First Australia, 45 Hollingsworth Rd Marsden Park NSW 2765
  • Call our Team on 0433 818 822 during business hours (9 am – 5 pm EST).