OCA Pension Board adopts privacy policy

The Pension Board is elected by the All-American Council to oversee the administration of the Pension Plan of The Orthodox Church in America.

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — At their meeting at the Chancery of The Orthodox Church in America here September 11, 2006, members of the OCA Pension Board approved a privacy policy.

The text of the policy reads as follows.

“The Pension Board is charged with the administration of the Orthodox Church in America Pension Plan. In order to discharge our responsibilities, we must necessarily collect and maintain non-public personal information about our Plan participants, including information about their earnings, marital status, and sometimes about their health. We respect the concern that each of our participants has about their private information. This policy statement is issued to assure our participants that we are aware of their concerns and to inform our participants of the actions we take to protect their private and personal information.