Privacy Policy
Power to Change Ministries, Inc.: Privacy Code
Overview
At Power to Change Ministries, we respect your privacy and the laws governing it, and are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. To demonstrate this commitment, we have adopted this Privacy Code that lists the privacy principles we observe. This Privacy code is freely available through our website(s) and from our Privacy Officer.
Consent
Power to Change Ministries will not collect, use or disclose your personal information without your informed consent (whether express, deemed or implied), except where required or permitted by law.
You may, at any time, withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. However, consent is required for the provision of certain services, and we will inform you which services would be affected by the withdrawal of consent.
Collection
Power to Change Ministries may collect personal information for one or more of the following purposes, depending upon specific circumstances:
· Fund-raising activities;
· Recruitment and involvement of volunteer staff;
· Christian evangelism and discipleship activities;
· Mentoring, counseling and follow-up activities;
· Training and instructional activities;
· Writing, editing and publishing of stories in diverse media;
· Recording and processing donations;
· Analysis for management purposes;
· Creation and filing of statutory reports;
· Legal or regulatory requirements;
· Statistical analysis and research activities;
· Prevention of criminal activity and the detection, apprehension and prosecution of offenders.
Disclosure
Personal information collected by Power to Change Ministries is collected only for our own requirements, and we do not sell or share your personal information with outside organizations.
There are, however, a few exceptions. We might, with your consent, provide personal information to another organization within the international Campus Crusade movement if we have no local presence where you are located or if there activities are more closely matched to your needs and requirements. We may provide personal information to outside suppliers or contractors from whom we obtain services. We may also disclose personal information to meet regulatory reporting requirements, or otherwise with your consent or as required or permitted by law.
Principles:
It is the policy of Power to Change Ministries to control the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with all requirements of applicable laws. The following principles have been adopted by Power to Change Ministries, subject to exceptions permitted under applicable laws.
Principle 1 - Accountability
Power to Change Ministries is responsible for all personal information under its control, and its Privacy Officer is responsible for our compliance with the principles described in this Privacy Code.
Principle 2 - Purposes
Power to Change Ministries will identify the purposes for which personal information is collected at or before the time that information is collected, except where otherwise required or permitted by law.
Principle 3 - Consent
Power to Change Ministries will require an individual’s knowledge and consent for the collection, use and/or disclosure of personal information, except where otherwise required or permitted by law.
Principle 4 - Limits
Power to Change Ministries will limit the amount and type of personal information collected to what is appropriate and required for its purposes. We will always collect personal information by fair and lawful means.
Principle 5 – Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Power to Change Ministries will not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required or permitted by law. Personal information will be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of these purposes, except as permitted or required by law.
Principle 6 - Accuracy
Power to Change Ministries will make reasonable efforts to ensure personal information as accurate, complete and up-to-date as necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
Principle 7 - Security
Power to Change Ministries will protect personal information with reasonable safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
Principle 8 - Transparency
Power to Change Ministries will be open about its policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, disclosure and retention of personal information. We will ensure that individuals are reasonably able to acquire easily understandable information about these policies and procedures.
Principle 9 - Access
Upon written request, Power to Change Ministries will inform an individual of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal information and will provide access to that information, except where the law requires or permits us to deny access.
Changes
We reserve the right to change our privacy policies and practices at any time, provided such changes are permitted by applicable law. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and implement them immediately but will obtain your consent before using your information for a purpose not previously identified.
Contact
If you have any questions with respect to our policies concerning the handling of your personal information, or if you wish to request access to, or a correction of, your personal information under our care and control, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Privacy Officer
Power to Change Ministries
20385 - 64th Avenue
Langley, B.C. V2Y 1N5
Fax 604.514.2126
If you wish to make a formal complaint about our privacy practices, you may make it in writing to our Privacy Officer, who will acknowledge receipt of your complaint and ensure that it is investigated and that you are provided with a formal decision and reasons in writing.