Dear Members,

Recently our President wrote to you about some activity that had raised a question regarding the security of your membership data.

As a result of a letter being circulated to a number of members, questions were raised about how member email addresses had been obtained. We committed to investigate this matter and engage with Victoria Police if required.

I can confirm that this matter has been reviewed for two potential issues:

·         The obtaining of the email addresses, possibly from JOY's membership database

·         The sharing of email addresses from emails being circulated

After an internal review of our processes and in consultation with Victoria Police, we can confirm that it is unlikely that the data was obtained from JOY's membership database and also that in the opinion of Victoria Police, no prosecutable offence has occurred. This matter is now closed.

Member information is very important to JOY, and we will continue to maintain and monitor our processes regarding accessing member information. If you would like more information about JOY’s privacy policy – please review here via this link: https://joy.org.au/privacy/

If you have any questions, please contact our CEO at ceo@joy.org.au

Kind regards,

Tennille Moisel

JOY CEO