Privacy Policy
| Dear Member,
Collection of personal information from members is very important for the sport of bowls. Member data can be used for many purposes, including distributing communications, marketing and conducting research on how the sport can improve. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) regulates how organisations such as Bowls Clubs and Bowls Victoria collect, use and disclose personal information such as names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. Your personal information is owned by you and when it is shared must be treated responsibly and with care. As highlighted during this year’s Bowls Victoria State Conference, as a sport we need to know that members have given their informed consent at the time they provide their personal information. WHAT MUST CLUBS DO TO COMPLY WITH PRIVACY LAW OBLIGATIONS? Use appropriate terms and conditions as part of your membership application and renewal processes and have an up-to-date privacy policy. To assist Clubs, Bowls Victoria has prepared the below documentation to help meet your obligations. BOWLS VICTORIA OBLIGATIONS Bowls Victoria is also obliged to ensure that Clubs are fulfilling their privacy law requirements when they pass on personal information about their members to Bowls Victoria. We will make this as simple as possible by asking Clubs to provide evidence – like a signed copy of your Club Privacy Collection Notice – to show that your members have agreed to share their personal information with us. We will not require evidence of all your members, but we will ask you to provide a sample appropriate to the size of your Club. This will be done at random and not every Club will be asked to provide this information every year. WHAT ARE THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES? There are significant financial and reputational repercussions if a member complains and a Club or Bowls Victoria is found to have contravened the law and misused members data. Fines can be imposed when breaches have occurred. WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION? |