Umoja Privacy Policy

Umoja Tanzania is committed to promoting our activities in support of our charitable projects and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au

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What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?

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Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we may collect could include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers, donation details, age and birthdate information.

This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including [interviews, correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website [www.umojatanzania.org], from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies] and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of promoting our charitable project activities, opportunities for support – including donations, providing information to our supporters and other marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.

When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

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Sensitive Information

 

Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.

Sensitive information is not collected and will not be used by Umoja Tanzania in any way.

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Third Parties

 

Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.

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Disclosure of Personal Information

 

Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:

•             Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and

•             Where required or authorised by law.

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Security of Personal Information

 

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

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Access to your Personal Information

 

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.

Umoja Tanzania will not charge any fee for your access request or for providing a copy of your Personal Information.

In order to protect your Personal Information we will require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

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Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information

 

It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

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Policy Updates

 

This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

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Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries

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If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:

 

Umoja Tanzania

PO Box 16706

Arusha

P: +255 783 009 332

E: info@umojatanzania.org

 

Cookies

 

Our website uses cookies which are small text files that originate from us and are stored on your computer or website server. They do not retrieve information about you that is stored on your hard drive and do not corrupt or damage your computer or computer files. They help us identify website visitor behaviour and visitors’ particular preferences.

The information below explains the cookies we use and why.

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Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

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Credit card details

 

Umoja Tanzania Incorporated will never ask for Credit Card details and request that you do not enter it on any of the forms on the Umoja Tanzania Incorporated website.

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External Sites

 

Umoja Tanzania Incorporated is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.

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Remember the risks whenever you use the internet

 

While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to Umoja Tanzania Incorporated and you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition, other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through Umoja Tanzania Incorporated have separate data and privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.