King’s Baptist Church is committed to protecting the privacy of its members and individuals it collects information on. The personal information you share with King’s Baptist Church will be used to support the administration and management of ministries, delivery of services and maintaining programs the church offers. We protect the personal information and adhere to all legislative requirements with respect to protecting privacy.

King's Baptist Church adheres to the Baptist Churches of SA Privacy Policy. An Act of Parliament ‘Privacy Act 2000’ was passed which sets out laws in relation to all personal information collected. This Act has been amended in 2013 with many significant changes effective in March 2014. King's Baptist Church Inc and Baptist Churches of South Australia Inc have committed to compliance with the Act.

You can download the BCSA Privacy Information Brochure here. This brochure outlines the Privacy Principles, collection of information, and your rights.

For more information about Baptist Churches of SA's Privacy Policy, please contact:
Glenn Dixon
Baptist Churches of SA Inc (BCSA) Privacy Officer
8357 1755


Why Does King’s Baptist Church Gather Personal Information?

Personal information is any information that identifies you as an individual. King’s Baptist Church collects personal information for a variety of purposes, such as:

• Church Membership registration and listings;
• Church Directories
• Volunteer and leadership development;
• Program and service registration, administration and delivery;
• Counselling and prayer support; and
• Church administration

How Does King’s Baptist Church ensure privacy protections?

We collect, use and disclose personal information only for the purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate for the administration and management of a church organisation. Access to your personal information is on a “need to know” basis. We inform our church personnel and volunteers of the importance of protecting your personal information. We also advise all church volunteers that personal information obtained during their service cannot be used for any purposes other than authorised church ministry. We will maintain adequate physical, procedural and electronic security with respect to offices and information storage facilities (e.g. filing cabinets) so as to protect personal information against such risks as unauthorised access, use, disclosure or destruction.

Tithing and Offering Information

Tithing and Offering at King’s Baptist Church is primarily anonymous however any information that may identify a person such as EFT payments are strictly confidential and no paperwork is collected or stored with his information.

Summary
If you have any questions or would like to review your personal information, please contact our church Office Manager on 8289 1866. We take our responsibility to respect and protect your personal information seriously. As part of our commitment to privacy, the Governance Board will designate an individual to serve as the church’s Privacy Officer to ensure compliance with this policy and with appropriate privacy legislation.