Privacy Policy

The Old Nalandians Association of South Australia (ONASA) is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

person_search 1. Information Collection

Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include:

• Full names and preferred titles
• Contact information (email addresses, phone numbers, residential addresses)
• Educational history specifically related to Nalanda College attendance years
• Professional background (optional, for networking purposes)
• Membership status and payment history

This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including correspondence, by telephone, by email, via our website, and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

hub 2. Use of Information

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our members and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure.

• Membership Management: Processing applications, renewals, and maintaining an accurate registry of the brotherhood.
• Event Coordination: Managing RSVPs for alumni dinners, sporting events, and community gatherings.
• Association Updates: Sending newsletters, emergency notifications, and school heritage updates.

verified_user 3. Data Security

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

security_update_good 4. Third-Party Disclosure

ONASA strictly prohibits the selling of member data to third parties for marketing purposes. Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:

• Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
• Where required or authorised by law.
• Limited sharing with service providers who assist in association operations (e.g., secure payment processors like Stripe or PayPal for membership dues).

manage_accounts 5. User Rights

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.

Old Nalandians Association of South Australia will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information. In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

cookie 6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.