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About Channel 9 Telethon
Channel 9 Telethon is
the Community Services Division of Channel 9 South Australia.
Providing media
sponsorship for South Australian Charities, Channel
9 Telethon is dedicated to the promotion of Charities'
profiles and individual projects.
In addition Channel 9 Telethon offers
support to Charities by providing Project Management
on a range of fundraising projects and events.
Your personal information
Channel 9 Telethon is bound by the Australian Privacy
Act 1988 and this policy outlines the type of information
Channel 9 Telethon collects and how that information
will be used.
At Channel 9 Telethon protecting the privacy
and confidentiality of the "personal information"
which you provide to us is very important and all reasonable
steps will be taken to ensure that your privacy is maintained.
How we collect personal information
Channel 9 Telethon collects personal information
in a number of ways, including:
- directly from you when you provide
information by telephone, e-mail or in writing when
you make a booking(s) for our fundraising events eg.
film evening, Melbourne Cup Lunch; or purchase a ticket
in our fundraising lotteries eg. Car Lottery, Home
and Land Lottery
- from a third party such as a friend
or relative who makes a booking for you or purchases
a lottery ticket in your name
- directly from you when you provide
your details for inclusion on our data base/mailing
list
The type of personal information we collect
generally comprises name, address and contact details
(including phone, fax, e-mail and postal).
We will not collect any personal information
unless it is provided to us voluntarily.
Personal information received by Channel
9 Telethon will only be used by Channel 9 Telethon,
(in the majority of cases to advise you of our forthcoming
fundraising events and projects or to advise you that
you are a prizewinner) except as otherwise required
by law or as Channel 9 Telethon specifically discloses
when the information is collected.
Please help us to maintain accurate
information
The accuracy of the personal information we hold
for you will depend on the information provided. To
enable us to maintain accurate records please:
- let us know when you become aware of
any errors in the information we have in our files
- advise us of any changes eg. change
of name and/or address
Security of your personal information
Channel 9 Telethon takes all reasonable steps to
protect your personal information from loss, misuse,
unauthorised disclosure or destruction. Channel 9 Telethon
has in place generally accepted standards of technology
and operation security in order to keep your personal
information safe.
Only authorised Channel 9 Telethon and
Channel 9 employees, contractors or volunteers may,
for approved purposes, access your personal information.
Access to your personal information
Reasonable steps will be taken to advise you, on
request, what sort of information is held, for what
purpose, how the information was collected, how it is
stored and how it will be used.
Removal of your personal information
Your personal information will be deleted from our
files within seven (7) working days of receiving your
written request to do so.
Please contact us for further information
If you have any questions in relation to our Privacy
Policy please contact us by telephone on 08 8267 0206
between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Alternatively please write to Channel
9 Telethon, PO Box 9, North Adelaide SA 5006.
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