ISBC Privacy Policy
Our overriding guidelines are:
To only collect information that is necessary for the functions of Ingestre Street Bible Church to be carried out well.
To refrain from passing a person’s contact or other information to another person without explicit permission to do so.
To remove information that is no longer necessary for the functions of Ingestre Street Bible Church to be carried out well.
In practice, this will mean:
When somebody is in the process of providing personal information to Ingestre Street Bible Church, we always:
Display our privacy statement
Provide an “opt-out” opportunity so they can choose that their data is used in a limited way and not kept
Describe where to find this Privacy Policy Explanation.
Our brief privacy statement is:
By consenting, you agree to the collection of your personal information and its use by staff and volunteers at Ingestre Street Bible Church and for it to be updated when you participate in any ministry or provide us with updated or new information. It may be used to contact you, assist with the planning and operation of ministries, record your participation in ministries, or help us provide pastoral care to you and your family.
For more information, contact admin@isbc.org.nz for our full privacy policy.
Management of Personal Information
To access, update, correct, or request removal of your information, please contact admin@isbc.org.nz.
When significant information about a person (e.g. engagement, marriage, birth) is received from a source other than a person directly involved, we will request permission from the persons themselves before storing the information and/or announcing the information.
When a person reveals to a leader or staff member significant information that is relevant to their ongoing pastoral care, it will be confidentially noted.
We record the facts of a person’s involvement in ministries:
Leading
Providing discipleship, serving as part of a team, or serving individually
Providing pastoral care for another person or persons
Participating in a discipleship ministry (e.g. where they are a recipient of discipleship through life group, pre-marriage counselling, etc)
Receiving pastoral care
When a person leaves Ingestre Street Bible Church, we:
Review their data and delete or summarise anything not required if they were to return to ISBC
Archive their remaining information, which:
Limits access to only staff who are authorised to access archives, which is restricted to contact database administrators and key ministry leaders
Allows for the history to be recovered should the person return to Ingestre Street Bible Church
Security of Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of personal and sensitive information we hold and to protect it against loss, misuse or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
Our IT systems are password protected and comply with applicable security standards. Only authorised personnel are permitted to access these details.
