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The College’s Privacy Policy (below) sets out the
requirements for dealing with students’ personal information, in accordance
with the relevant legislation. Students have access to their paper records
upon request (or electronic records where applicable).
Third party access to student files will only be granted when a student
provides written authorisation or where required by law. The student’s access
to their personal and/or academic files is detailed in the
PRIVACY POLICY
Tabor College NSW will collect, manage, use and disclose personal information in accordance with all relevant legislation and standards. The Information Protection Principles contained in Part 2 of the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, except when qualified by any relevant Codes of Practice, will underpin all matters related to personal information in Tabor College NSW.
Tabor College NSW will:
Only collect personal information for lawful purposes;
When reasonably possible, only collect personal information from the
individual to whom it relates;
Only collect such information as is reasonably necessary;
Notify the individual concerned when it collects personal in-formation either
at the time of collection or as soon as practicable thereafter;
State what the personal information will be used for;
State who will receive the personal information;
State if the collection is voluntary, and the consequences for individuals if
it is not, or only in part, provided;
Provide contact details regarding who to contact regarding access to and
correction of the personal information;
Take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information holdings are
relevant, not excessive, accurate, up to date, complete and that the
collection does not unreasonably intrude on the personal affairs of
individuals;
Retain personal information for no longer than is necessary and then dispose
of it lawfully and securely;
Protect personal information from loss, unauthorised access, use,
modification or disclosure or other misuse;
Ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that personal
information is not used or disclosed without authorisation by external
service providers;
Not disclose personal information outside Tabor College NSW or its affiliated
student bodies except where:
The subject of the information has consented to the disclosure, or has been
notified of the likelihood of the disclosure; or
Tabor College NSW is required by legislation, court order or other legally
enforceable instrument and the request is in an appropriate written form; or
Disclosure is reasonably believed to be necessary to prevent or lessen a
serious and imminent threat to the life or health of any person.
In no other circumstances will personal information be disclosed.
Provide students access to their personal and academic re-cords upon request
whether kept in hard copy or in electronic format. Third party access to a
student's files will only be granted when the student provides written
authorisation or where required by law. The student’s access to their
personal and/or academic files is detailed in the Student Handbook.