The Object of
Rotary is to encourage and
foster the ideal of service as a
basis of worthy enterprise and,
in particular, to encourage and
foster:
FIRST—The development of
acquaintance as an opportunity
for service;
SECOND—High ethical standards
in business and professions, the
recognition of the worthiness of
all useful occupations, and the
dignifying of each Rotarian's
occupation as an opportunity to
serve society;
THIRD—The application of the
ideal of service in each
Rotarian's personal, business,
and community life;
FOURTH—The advancement of
international understanding,
goodwill, and peace through a
world fellowship of business and
professional persons united in
the ideal of service.
The mission of Rotary
International , a worldwide
association of Rotary clubs, is
to provide service to others,
promote high ethical standards,
and advance world understanding
, goodwill, and peace through
its fellowship of business,
professional, and community
leaders.
The Secretariat of Rotary
International and The Rotary
Foundation (henceforth referred
to as the “Secretariat”) is
committed to four core privacy
principles. We believe strongly
that adherence to these
principles of fair information
practices is essential to our
goal of maintaining trust with
our member clubs, Rotarians and
other individuals.
The Secretariat supports
approximately 1.2 million
Rotarians in over 200 countries
and geographical areas. Rotary
International is organized at
the club, district and
international levels to carry
out its program of service. As
part of its efforts to assist
clubs and districts and
facilitate communication with
Rotarians and individuals about
Rotary, the Secretariat collects
sensitive and personal
information.
Applying our commitment to
fair information practices means
that the Secretariat adheres to
the following principles to
protect data.
1. We Will Only Collect And
Use Information For Core
Business Purposes: Individual
privacy is very important, so
the Secretariat will only
collect and use information
needed to offer and fulfill our
core business purposes. We will
be lawful and fair to the
individual whose data we are
storing and will retain only
what we need to maintain our
relationship with them. This
means we will not disclose
information for an unrelated
purpose without the consent of
the individual or by authority
of law.
2. We Will Strive For Data
Quality: The Secretariat’s
ability to successfully
implement its mission is
dependent on maintaining
accurate information. We will
strive to keep information we
hold about Rotarians and other
individuals accurate.
3. We Will Be Open About How
We Use Data
4. We Will Act With A Sense
Of Urgency on Potential
Breaches: Accountability for
protecting the people we serve
is a shared responsibility at
the Secretariat. We will
promptly investigate and take
the necessary measures to ensure
that our established privacy
protection practices are
followed.
The Secretariat believes in
the importance of safeguarding
information that it collects
about its member clubs,
Rotarians and other individuals
around the world, and has
adopted this belief statement
and these core privacy
principles to reflect its
commitment to privacy and data
protection. All member clubs,
Rotarians and other individuals
are encouraged to practice these
principles. The Secretariat puts
its commitment to privacy
protection into action through
organizational policies,
guidelines and internal
procedures that are designed to
protect the data of Member
Clubs, Rotarians and other
Individuals worldwide. In our
efforts to ensure that we are
acting as conscientious stewards
of information, the Secretariat
will periodically review its
policies to confirm adherence to
established practices.
For more information, about
the Secretariat’s privacy
protection practices contact the
RI Privacy Committee at
privacy@rotary.org .
