On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 12:29 pm, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > SLUG's been in need of a privacy policy for ages: there is none at > > present. > > Yup. We're still looking for someone that knows the appropriate jargon to > write it up correctly. My summation of my stance is: > > SLUG takes the privacy of its members and mailing list subscribers very > seriously. Personal details are only collected to meet legal requirements > and allow correct notifications of AGM and SGM or other official SLUG > business. > > At no stage will SLUG be selling or making available the details of members > without their permission. > > Details of the mailing list subcriptions are available to the volunteer > list administrators, chosen by the SLUG committee, and email addresses > can obviously be collected by anyone subscribed. Subscribers concerned > about this are probably best off using ficticious details when subscribing > to the list.
Have you asked the Privacy Commissioner for a model policy? http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/pc.nsf/pages/index -- Richard Hayes Nada Marketing 2/713 Pacific Hwy Gordon Australia 2072 Phone:+(61-2) 9418 4545 Fax:+(61-2) 9418 4348 Mob:+(61) 0414 618 425 www.nada.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
