Bendigo City FC Inc. (“us”, “we”, “our”, “BCFC”, or “the Club”) is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information that the Club collects, holds and administers. BCFC adheres to the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and is committed to the Australian Privacy Principles.
BCFC only collects personal information where it is reasonably necessary and required for us to deliver one or more of our functions or activities, or where the law requires us to collect it.
Examples of personal information we collect includes name, address, email addresses, telephone numbers, parent names and contact details, date of birth, FFA registration, health conditions, allergy information and Working With Children Check details.
Information we collect and maintain includes:
Player, coach and officials register – a list of current and former players, coaches and committee members of the Club. This list is maintained using a Microsoft Access database.
Volunteers registers – these lists are used to record participation on match days and in club events and activities, in particular for purposes of legal indemnity and infection control tracing. These lists are maintained using Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel).
Email subscriber list – used for distribution of a club newsletter, providing match day information and details of club events and activities. This list is maintained using the MailerLite application.
In addition, BCFC maintains several social media pages or groups, including on Facebook and Instagram.
Health Information – BCFC collects health information about a player, coach or volunteer’s health status where knowledge of such conditions may be reasonably required to manage or respond to the condition during or subsequent to football training, football matches or other activities.
BCFC does not specifically collect other sensitive information including: race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political beliefs, genetics or biometrics.
BCFC does not target online or social media advertising using sensitive personal information.
Bendigo City FC is an amateur community football club whose primary purpose is to provide opportunities for young people to play football. As such, many of the records held by the Club relate to individuals aged under 18 years.
On registration, parents (or guardians) provide consent for players aged under 18 years to participate in training, matches and other activities of Bendigo City FC.
Each year, at the time of registration, players and families are asked to consent to the use of player pictures for publicity purposes, e.g. local media or social media. The Club does not use players’ names or images unless the player or a family member has provided consent to do so.
We collect personal information for the primary purpose of providing opportunities for our players to play football, and to provide relevant information about club activities to Bendigo City FC players, families and other interested people.
We hold personal information in a number of ways, including in electronic databases, email contact lists, and in paper files held in secure drawers and cabinets.
Some personal information is stored in secure commercial cloud-based storage, specifically Google Drive and MailerLite. This information is stored and handled according to the respective privacy and data handling policies of each file-hosting or mailing-list provider.
Bendigo City FC will generally only use or disclose the personal information it collects for the particular purpose it was collected. This includes:
BCFC provides player information to Football Victoria and recognised competition organisers as required. Team officials (coaches and managers) use player information on match days and to prepare for matches as part of their duty of care to players and for the purpose of player development.
BCFC may provide personal information to public health authorities if necessary, to assist in contact tracing following potential exposure to infectious disease.
BCFC may use or disclose the personal information it holds if this is necessary:
BCFC may use information provided by you in order to respond to a complaint you make.
BCFC is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the information it collects. BCFC will not sell or otherwise disclose its email subscription lists, nor its lists of members, volunteers or committee members.
You can request to view a copy of the personal information we hold about you by using the contact details below. We will allow you to view your personal information unless there is a sound reason not to, including where:
If we refuse to give you access to your information, we will advise you of our reasons for not providing access.
If you believe that the information we hold about you is incorrect or out of date, please contact us via email and we will take all reasonable steps to amend the information in line with your request.
BCFC maintains a website at: www.bendigocityfc.com.au.
Information collected when you visit our website may include cookies and usage data, such as your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may use cookies or similar tracking or analytic technologies (e.g. Google Analytics, Facebook pixels) to track and monitor activity on our website to assist us to understand and customise how our website and/or social media is used by visitors. This information may be shared with third parties owned by or associated with Google, Facebook or other companies, and may be used to contextualise and personalise advertisements or content provided in your browser, social media or online media feeds.
To opt out of online tracking you can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, or use a “private” browsing mode; generally this will not affect your ability to use our website.
BCFC has implemented reCAPTCHA on our website and that any use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Our website is hosted in Australia by Discount Domain Name Services (DDNS) using the WordPress platform.
If you are located outside Australia and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including any personal data you provide, to Australia and process it here.
We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and that personal information is not transferred to another organisation or country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.
Where the BCFC website provides a link to information stored on other websites we will take reasonable efforts to identify that a visitor is leaving the BCFC website.
BCFC is not responsible for the content of any external website linked from the BCFC website, nor are we responsible for the protection and privacy of any personal information you provide when visiting those websites.
From time-to-time BCFC uses the services of a third-party company TryBooking to register bookings for activities including player trials, player registrations or other activities or programs. When using TryBooking the privacy policy of that company also applies.
BCFC maintains and uses an electronic mailing list for the purpose of sharing club news, match information, information about club events and sponsor details with players, families and other interested people. This communication includes newsletters and other email-based notices and messages. Our mailing list is hosted on the MailerLite platform.
BCFC maintains a social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. In addition to this privacy policy, the usage and privacy policies of each respective social media company also applies when using these services.
Social media users should note that:
For further information about our privacy policy or privacy procedures; to make a comment or complaint about our handling of personal information; to view the information we hold about you; or to request that information we hold is amended or deleted; you can contact the Bendigo City FC at:
Bendigo City FC Inc.
Attention: Privacy Officer
PO Box 7
Bendigo Central, Victoria 3552
Social media:
www.facebook.com/bendigocityfc/
www.instagram.com/bendigo_city_fc/
A copy of the BCFC privacy policy is available from the BCFC website at: https://www.bendigocityfc.com.au/privacy/
Australian Privacy Act 1988
Australian Privacy Principles.
Approved by the Bendigo City FC committee
Date: April 2021
Next review date: April 2023
Document status: Public
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