The Benevolent Society is committed to protecting your privacy online. This policy outlines how we use the personal and organisational information you provide to us through our website. The policy may be updated from time to time.
Information Collection
The Benevolent Society collects and stores the following information about visitors to its website:
- server address
- domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au etc)
- the date and time of visit
- the web pages accessed and documents downloaded
- previous site visited
- type of browser used
This information cannot directly identify individuals. It is only used to measure the number of visitors to the different parts of the site and to help us make the site more useful to you. You are able to browse our site without entering any personal information and therefore remain anonymous during your visit.
Use of information collected
The Benevolent Society does not sell, loan or give away any information collected from our website.
No data collected on the site will be disclosed to any third party except where the details are required to transfer information for volunteering, donations, to reply to a specific request that you might have or where it is legally required (such as in the investigation of a criminal offence and in compliance with a search warrant or subpoena).
We only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. This message could be:
- Feedback on our site - we use this to administer and improve our website
- Subscribe to our e-newsletter - we and our internet development company only use the information provided to administer the delivery of our e-newsletter to those requesting it.
- An inquiry to any of the e-mail addresses of The Benevolent Society's programs which are listed on our website - any information provided will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it or with your permission.
Data quality
We strive to keep all information current. If you have identified that the information we hold about you is incorrect or out-of-date please contact us immediately at feedback@bensoc.org.au so we can amend it.
Cookies
This website does not use Cookies technology.
Donations on line
Donations to The Benevolent Society came be made on-line through the "Our Community" website (www.ourcommunity.com.au). Our Community's goal is the development of the community and non-profit sector in Australia.
"Our Community" is committed to protecting your privacy on line and has created a secure transaction environment for commerce on the internet. Their system uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to ensure your experience is safe, sound and secure at all times.
- SSL locks all information passed from you to ourcommunity.com.au in an encrypted envelope. This makes it almost impossible to be intercepted by an unauthorised party, as long as your browser and local network support the use of encrypted data transmissions.
- SSL is the system that is used by all reputable e-commerce sites. It is the industry standard for encryption technology and is compatible with Netscape, Internet Explorer, AOL, Web TV and most other browsers.
The full privacy policy of ourcommunity.com.au is available at www.ourcommunity.com.au/privacyrespect.jsp
Off-site links
The Benevolent Society is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any site that is linked to its website. Your activity on those sites is covered by the privacy policies of those sites.
Feedback or queries on this policy
If you have any feedback or queries regarding our privacy policy please contact us on mailben@bensoc.org.au
If you would like to know more about how The Benevolent Society protects your privacy, please read our Privacy Compliance statement.