Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 2026

Soma Blue Mountains (ABN: 20308468645) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Soma Blue Mountains website and governs data collection and usage.

1. Collection of your Personal Information

Soma Blue Mountains collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. This happens when you:

  • Fill out a “Connect” or “Contact” form.
  • Sign up for a Gospel Community or the Alpha course.
  • Register for an event or the Soma Internship.
  • Make a financial donation via our “Give” page.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Soma Blue Mountains via Google Analytics. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses.

2. Use of your Personal Information

Soma Blue Mountains collects and uses your personal information to operate our website and deliver the services you have requested. We use your information to:

  • Inform you of upcoming gatherings, events, or resources.
  • Connect you with Gospel Community leaders at your request.
  • Process donations and provide tax receipts.
  • Improve our website experience and track the effectiveness of our mission.

3. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

Soma Blue Mountains does not sell, rent, or lease its customer or member lists to third parties.

We may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide prayer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Soma Blue Mountains, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your data.

4. Use of Cookies

The Soma Blue Mountains website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings.

5. Security of your Personal Information

Soma Blue Mountains secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

6. Access to and Correction of Information

Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to ask for access to personal information that we hold about you and to ask that we correct that personal information. You can do this by contacting us at the details below.

7. Contact Information

Soma Blue Mountains welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at:

Office: 9 Springwood Ave, Springwood NSW, 2777, Australia

Email: admin@somabluemountains.org.au

Website: somabluemountains.org.au