VoRTCS and The St Vincent de Paul Society are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the National Privacy Principles. Consistent with the Privacy Act 1988 as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (the Act), VoRTCS and The St Vincent de Paul Society endorse fair information handling practices. Any information provided, including identification of individuals, will be used only for the purpose for which it has been collected.

Personal Information

Personal Information provided via this site will be used only for the purpose for which it was provided and will only be added to our database if your permission is given.

Personal information is confidential and is not passed on to any other agency without your permission.

If you wish to access the information we hold about you or have any questions about this please contact us.

Information that has been collected will be amended if you consider details are incorrect.

Any personal information that is considered to be beyond its "use by" date will be destroyed.

Reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that any personal information collected will be held secure and only accessible by appointed "key" holders.

Subscriptions and email addresses

Some pages of this internet site provide the facility for users to subscribe to email mailing lists. To subscribe to these services users must provide a valid email address. These email addresses will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and you will not be added to any other mailing lists unless you specifically request that this be done.

We always provide supporters with an opportunity to opt-out of receiving future information via email. If you don't wish to receive new information, just email us at  and we will delete your details from all internal lists.

Your email address will not be disclosed to any other party without your knowledge and consent and as intended, unless required by law.

Links to other sites

This site contains links to other sites.  VoRTCS and The St Vincent de Paul Society are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Our privacy policy covers the privacy practices for the VoRTCS web site, but does not extend to links to other web sites. When you leave the VoRTCS web site (http://www.refugeetutoring.org), you will be going to sites that are beyond our control. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information.

Contact details

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us.