Your privacy and confidentiality

The Management Committee of Parent Council for Deaf Education is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information which the organisation collects, holds and administers. Personal information is information which directly or indirectly identifies a person.
     
Parent Council for Deaf Education recognises the essential right of individuals to have their information administered in ways which they would reasonably expect – protected on one hand, and made accessible to them on the other.  These privacy values are reflected in and supported by our core values and philosophies.

Parent Council for Deaf Education is bound by National and State Privacy Laws, which impose specific obligations when it comes to handling information. In broad terms this means that we:

• Collect only information which the organisation requires for its primary function;
• Ensure that stakeholders are informed as to why we collect the information and how we administer the information gathered;
• Use and disclose personal information only for our primary functions or a directly related purpose, or for another purpose with the person’s consent;
• Store personal information securely, protecting it from unauthorised access; and
• Provide stakeholders with access to their own information, and the right to seek its correction.

The Management Committee of Parent Council for Deaf Education is responsible for adopting this policy.

The Management Committee of Parent Council for Deaf Education, Project Coordinator and all staff members, contractors and volunteers are responsible for the implementation of this policy.

The Project Coordinator is responsible for monitoring changes in Privacy legislation and for reviewing this policy as and when the need arises.