Nova Scotia Teachers Union Privacy Principles

Operational Procedures Section III - Standing Orders

13.   Privacy - Member Data and Personal Information

The NSTU fully respects the rights of its Members to security and privacy with regards to the data and personal information supplied to it by its Members. To that end, the following guidelines shall apply:

(a)   all Member data and personal information, collected by the NSTU, shall solely be used for the legitimate purposes of the Union and its Members;

(b)   collection of Member data and personal information shall be limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified in (a) above;

(c)   Members' personal information shall be protected by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information;

(d)   no individual Member data or personal information will be released to anyone, other than for legitimate Union use, unless individually and explicitly authorized by the Member;

(e)   the Union, upon request, shall supply individual Members these guidelines related to the management of Member data and personal information;

(f)    the Union, upon request, shall inform a Member of the existence and use of an individual Member's personal information;

(g)   aggregate Member data may be released to affiliate organizations or academic institutions for research purposes with approval of the Provincial Executive;

(h)   aggregate Member data may be released to news media with approval of the Provincial Executive; and,

(i)    no Member data or personal information will be released to commercial interests.