Austral-Asian Christian Church
Statement on Collection of Personal Information
Austral-Asian Christian Church, in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chap 486) implements the following policy of the collection, use, protection, and examination of personal data
- The purpose of collecting data
The Austral-Asian Christian Church (hereinafter referred to as AACC) will collect your personal data in a legal and fair manner. The purpose of collecting the information is to record and review the services; to fulfil statutory responsibility in processing the enrolment for courses and activities; receiving AACC news; recruitment; and donation record. The provision of personal data to AACC is purely voluntary. However, if you fail to provide sufficient personal information, AACC may not be able to process your application or provide you with the information or services you need.
- Protection for Personal Data
AACC will keep your personal data confidential. The relevant data will only be used for the purposes stated or for purposes permitted by the Ordinance. AACC will take practicable arrangements to ensure that data held is protected against unauthorized access, processing, erasure or other misuse. Your personal data will be kept for no longer than the time required for the purpose for which it was collected. Under the above circumstances, AACC can only use your information for the specified purpose.
- Use of the personal information provided
The personal information you provided will be used by our staff who need to know the information in their work.
AACC may send promotional materials to you by post, fax, telephone, email or other means of communication. If you choose not to receive, just call: 8231 9993 or email itds@aaccsa.org.au Or by post to 294-300 Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
- Access and Amendment of Personal Data
With the exemption stipulated in the “Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance”, you have the right to request access to and amend your data, except those that has been deleted after use.
If you want a copy of your personal data, please write to us by post or email and pay a required fee. Upon receiving your written request and the payment, we will reply within 30 working days.
- Data Transfer
If you use credit cards for school fees or donation, your credit card information may be transferred to a third party (such as a bank). Unless permitted or required by law, AACC will not transfer your personal data to third parties (ie non-AACC employees or unauthorized persons) without your consent.
There are hyperlinks in AACC website. This statement is not applicable to other third-party websites, and we does not control how they collect and use information.
- Use of cookies
Our website may use cookies to collect information about the user’s information to improve the functionality of the website. Users should also be aware that once cookies are disabled, certain functions on the website may not be available.
Mobile Application
This section applies to the AACC mobile app for Android and iOS, published by Austral-Asian Christian Church (AACC).
Using the app without signing in. Most of the app — church news, weekly flyers, Sunday service videos, sermon recordings, rosters and the church constitution — can be used without signing in and without giving us any personal information.
Information we collect when you sign in. Church staff create and maintain member records in the church’s membership register. The app does not create accounts. If you choose to sign in, you enter your registered mobile number and we send you a one-time code by SMS to confirm it is you. Once signed in, the app holds your name, member number and mobile number so it can show your membership pass. Your mobile number is also used to send the one-time code and to prevent misuse of the sign-in process.
Information we collect when you ask for help. If you use the “Need help?” form, we receive the name, mobile number and email address you type in, together with your message, so the church office can reply to you.
Information collected automatically. The app uses the following services, which collect information on our behalf:
- Google Firebase (Analytics and Cloud Messaging) — anonymous usage statistics such as which screens are opened, an app installation identifier, and a device token used to deliver push notifications. Firebase Analytics does not use your device’s location services; a general region may be estimated from a masked IP address.
- Bugsnag — crash reports and performance diagnostics, so we can find and fix faults.
We do not use this information to advertise to you, the app contains no advertising, and we do not sell your personal information.
How your information is protected. All communication between the app and our servers uses encrypted HTTPS connections. Information stored on your device is held in an encrypted database.
Deleting your account and data
You can delete your app account from inside the app at any time:
- Open the app and sign in.
- Go to the Menu tab (選單).
- Scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account (刪除帳戶), shown in red below “About”.
- Confirm when the app asks you to.
You will be signed out immediately.
What is deleted: your sign-in session, the registered device record and any unused one-time codes are deleted straight away, and your membership pass stops working.
What is kept: your underlying membership record stays in the church’s membership register, because the church needs it for its own governance, statutory and pastoral purposes — this is not app data. Deleting your app account does not resign your church membership. Support requests you have already sent are kept as a record of the enquiry.
If you would also like your membership record removed, or you cannot use the app, email mobile@aaccsa.org.au or write to the Administration Department, 294–300 Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000. We will reply within 30 working days.
Children. The app is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect information from children through the app.
手機應用程式
本節適用於澳亞基督教會（AACC）發行的 Android 及 iOS 手機應用程式。
不登入亦可使用。應用程式的大部分內容（最新消息、每週程序表、主日崇拜影片、崇拜錄音、當值表及教會會章）均可在不登入、不提供任何個人資料的情況下使用。
登入時所收集的資料。會員記錄由教會同工在教會會員名冊中建立及維護；應用程式本身不會建立帳戶。若您選擇登入，請輸入已登記的手機號碼，我們會以短訊發送一次性驗證碼確認您的身分。登入後，應用程式會保存您的姓名、會員編號及手機號碼，以顯示您的會員通行證。手機號碼亦用於發送驗證碼及防止登入程序被濫用。
使用「需要協助？」表格時所收集的資料。我們會收到您填寫的姓名、手機號碼、電子郵件地址及訊息內容，以便教會辦事處回覆您。
自動收集的資料。應用程式使用下列服務代我們收集資料：
- Google Firebase（分析及雲端訊息）：匿名使用統計（例如開啟了哪些頁面）、應用程式安裝識別碼，以及用於傳送推送通知的裝置權杖。Firebase 分析不會使用裝置的定位服務，僅可能依遮蔽後的 IP 位址推估大致地區。
- Bugsnag：程式異常報告及效能診斷，供我們修正問題。
我們不會利用這些資料向您投放廣告，應用程式內沒有廣告，我們亦不會出售您的個人資料。
資料的保護。應用程式與伺服器之間的所有通訊均使用加密的 HTTPS 連線；儲存在裝置上的資料存放於加密資料庫中。
刪除帳戶及資料
您可隨時在應用程式內刪除帳戶：
- 開啟應用程式並登入。
- 前往「選單」分頁。
- 捲動至底部，輕觸「關於」下方以紅色顯示的「刪除帳戶」。
- 依提示確認。
系統會立即將您登出。
會刪除的資料：登入工作階段、已登記的裝置記錄及未使用的一次性驗證碼會即時刪除，會員通行證亦會失效。
會保留的資料：您在教會會員名冊中的會員記錄會予保留，因教會需依其治理、法定及牧養需要保存，該記錄並非應用程式資料。刪除應用程式帳戶並不等同退出教會會籍。您先前送出的協助請求會作為查詢紀錄保留。
如您亦希望刪除會員記錄，或無法使用應用程式，請電郵至 mobile@aaccsa.org.au，或郵寄至 Administration Department, 294–300 Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000。我們會在 30 個工作日內回覆。
兒童。本應用程式並非以兒童為對象，我們亦不會在知情下透過應用程式收集兒童資料。
Please ensure that the information you provided is correct. If you have any inquiries about the application you have submitted, or if there are changes, please contact the relevant departments you have submitted the information. If you have any questions, please contact our Administration Department : telephone: 8231 9993 or email itds@aaccsa.org.au; Or mail to it to 294-300 Morphett Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Updated in September 2026