9th Cir.: “Right of association isn’t infringed by disclosure of charitable donors to state.” The ABA Journal covers the decision here.
Category: privacy
“Nonprofit Cybersecurity: Donors, Data, and WISPs”
“Nonprofit Cybersecurity: Donors, Data, and WISPs” The Wagenmaker & Oberly blog has the post here.
1739 Website privacy policies
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5778727/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]If your religious organization has a website, it should have at least a basic privacy statement informing users what information you collect on the site, who has access to it, what you do with it, and how you protect it.
“Can we monitor employees’ email?”
“Can we monitor employees’ email?” Clergy Financial Resources has this brief answer here. The first paragraph gives the general rule: Continue reading ““Can we monitor employees’ email?””
1738 Privacy and photos
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5754568/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]Religious organizations should be respectful when posting photos, videos, and audio from public events they host. Although nonprofits are exempt from the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), they should adhere to its requirements for children under thirteen to respect children’s privacy and avoid possible regulatory implications. Before posting, it’s best to obtain permission from adults and parents, which can be done by announcing that photos will be used for promotional materials and inviting those with concerns to speak with a representative or obtaining the permission on registration or permission slips. To protect privacy further, you can post only to online pages that are protected, for example a password-protected page on your organization’s site or an invitation-only Facebook page. It’s also a good idea to avoid including names in captions and file names to decrease the likelihood that someone can find the image.
1737 Child Online Privacy Protection Act
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5732543/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]Religious organizations and other nonprofits are not subject to the rules under the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), but COPPA’s rules provide a good example of how to deal with information collected from children under 13. It requires verifiable parent consent, online privacy statements, and options for parents to control how providers use their children’s information. Since it sets the standard in the United States for protecting children online, Josh encourages religious organizations to follow its rules even when they aren’t required to do so.