Privacy Policy

Katalyst Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information will be treated as you access and interact with us and outlines our ongoing obligation to you in respect of how we manage your personal information.

It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with our Collection Statement, and any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your information. 

If you are under 16, please make sure your parent or guardian reads and explains the following information to you, and consents to the terms of our Privacy Policy on your behalf before you provide us with your Personal Information. 

  • Katalyst Foundation’s Privacy Obligations

The Katalyst Foundation charity and the website at http://www.katalystfoundation.org (Website) are operated by or on behalf of Katalyst Foundation Ltd operating as ‘Katalyst Foundation’- ABN 46 615 896 092 (Katalyst Foundation).

Katalyst Foundation respects the privacy of your personal information as a visitor to the Website and in your interactions with us. We have adopted and are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act), and other laws which may be enacted to protect your privacy from time to time. The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your personal information. 

All personal information held by us will be governed by our most recent Privacy Policy, posted on the Website. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the Website, including to consider new laws, regulations, practices and technology. Please check this Privacy Policy for updates from time to time. In addition to the Privacy Policy, there may also be specific and additional privacy provisions that apply to certain sections of the Website and/or your interactions with Katalyst Foundation – you should read and consider these wherever they appear. In the event of any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and the specific provisions, the specific provisions will apply.

  • Collection of Personal Information

What is personal information

When used in this Privacy Policy, the term ‘personal information’ has the meaning given to it in the Act, Personal information is information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable (personal information). In general terms, it is any information that can be used to personally identify you. 

What Personal Information do we collect and hold? 

We may collect the following types of personal information: 

  • name;
  • mailing or street address;
  • email address;
  • billing and payment details;
  • details in respect to donations you have made to us or which you have enquired about, together with any additional information necessary to respond to your enquiries;
  • any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through our website or indirectly through use of our websites or online presence; and
  • information you provide to us through directly contacting our representatives from time to time.

How is personal information collected?

Katalyst Foundation may, from time to time, collect personal information about you in the course of its activities and operations in a number of different ways, including when you:

  • Visit our Website or social media;
  • Subscribe to our mailing list;
  • Make a donation; 
  • Enquire about our activities through our Websites or via phone; or
  • Otherwise contact us.

We collect most personal information directly from you when you consent to receiving communications from us, through using the Website, and when making charitable donations. Your consent may be express or implied by an action you take or do not take. 

If you choose not to provide your personal information to us for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we may not be able to undertake certain activities for you such as providing you with requested information, services, or allowing you to be involved in certain activities.

For what purpose do we collect, hold and use personal information?

We collect your personal information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to subscribers and for marketing of our services and activities. 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 clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in our emails..

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.

Katalyst Foundation will only use the information we collect about you for purposes connected with our organisation’s activities and operations. Below we set out a description of the ways we plan to use your personal information –

  • Conducting the functions of our organisations, carrying out our activities and our charitable work;
  • Processing your donations;  
  • Notifying donors, and/or subscribers of fundraising campaigns; 
  • Verifying your identity and contacting you;
  • Email you program information, or any other updates (where you have consented to receiving them) by signing up to receive email updates from Katalyst Foundation; 
  • Providing you with ongoing information that we believe you may be interested in receiving, including for purposes which would be reasonably expected by you; 
  • Providing services to you;
  • Responding to questions about our organisation and charitable work; 
  • Personalising and customising your experiences on the Website including to remember your details when you visit the Website multiple times; and
  • Providing advertising and marketing material to you regarding Katalyst Foundation.

Disclosure of personal information 

We will not disclose your personal information without your permission, unless the disclosure is in accordance with this Privacy Policy or any agreement you enter into with us, or otherwise where required or authorised by law.

Katalyst Foundation may disclose, or provide access to, your personal information to third parties in connection with the authorised purposes as described in this Privacy Policy. 

We may disclose your personal information to: 

  • Magi Enterprises Pty Ltd t/a KOOKAÏ, whose employees provide support with the operations and activities of Katalyst Foundation; 
  • third party service providers appointed by Katalyst Foundation to perform services for us or on our behalf (such as website and data hosting providers and payment processing services);
  • As required or authorised by law; 
  • Otherwise with your consent. 

If personal information is disclosed to a third party we are required to take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is treated in accordance with the APPs, including instance where our servers and website hosting provider may be located overseas. 

  • Security of Personal Information

Irrespective of whether personal information is stored electronically or in hard copy, Katalyst Foundation will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised 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. 

We will take all reasonable steps to maintain the integrity and security of any personal information we have stored, however you should be aware that there are inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the internet. As the Website is linked to the internet, and the internet is inherently insecure, we cannot provide any assurance regarding the security of transmission of information you communicate to us online. We also cannot guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the internet. Accordingly, any personal information or other information which you transmit to us online is transmitted at your own risk..

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal information breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so. It is important that you protect your privacy by ensuring that no one obtains your personal information and contact us if your details change

  • Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information 

In order to protect your personal information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.. 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.

  • Access to and Correction of your Personal Information 

You may access the personal information we hold about you and request to update, correct, or delete it,, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer in writing. 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. 

  • Privacy Complaints and Enquires 

If you: 

  • have any queries or concerns in relation to any potential data breach;
  • wish to make a compliant in relation to this Privacy Policy;
  • would like to access your personal information held by Katalyst Foundation; 
  • would like to correct your personal information held by us;

please contact our Privacy Officer at: 

Privacy Officer 

Katalyst Foundation 

8-14 Hall Street, Hawthorn East VIC 3123

Phone: +613 9804 7906

Email: info@katalystfoundation.org.au

We will investigate your queries and complaints within a reasonable period of time of receiving the complaint and will notify you of the outcome of our investigation. We will endeavour to respond to your request within 30 days.

For information about privacy generally, or if your concerns are not resolved to your satisfaction, you can contact the relevant privacy information office:

Australia

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 

1300 363 992 or via http://www.oaic.gov.au.

  • Policy Updates 

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time and is available on the Website.

  • Third-party links

The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share information about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our Website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.