Your information, held in confidence.

Who we are

Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Dromana ("the parish", "we", "us") is a small Catholic parish registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), located at 7 Foote Street, Dromana, Victoria. We handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles, and the safeguarding expectations of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

What we collect

This website does not use analytics cookies, tracking pixels or account logins. We only receive personal information you choose to give us directly, typically by email or in person:

• Your name and contact details when you email or phone the parish office
• Details needed to prepare and record sacraments — for example, Baptism, wedding or funeral arrangements
• Volunteer details, including Working with Children Check information where a ministry requires it

How we use it

• To respond to your enquiry about Mass times, sacraments or parish life
• To prepare, celebrate and canonically record the sacraments
• To coordinate volunteers and parish ministries safely
• To meet our obligations as a registered charity and a parish of the Archdiocese

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information, and we do not use it for unrelated marketing.

Sacramental records

Registers of Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage and funerals are permanent records of the Church, kept securely and confidentially. Access to these registers is restricted, and information from them is released only in accordance with Church and civil law.

Storage and security

Emails and parish records are held in accounts accessible only to authorised parish personnel, protected by passwords. We keep information only as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected, or as required by civil or Church law.

Access and correction

You may ask to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you at any time by emailing Dromana@cam.org.au. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe. (Sacramental register entries cannot be deleted, but annotations and corrections can be made.)

Complaints

If you believe we've mishandled your information, contact us first at Dromana@cam.org.au and we'll do our best to resolve it. If you're not satisfied, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with its revision date.