Rochdale Evangelical Church Privacy Notice
How Rochdale Evangelical Church (“we”) use your information
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your information.
It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.
Data Controller
Rochdale Evangelical Church is the data controller and responsible for your personal data.
Why are we collecting your data?
We collect personal data to provide appropriate pastoral care, to monitor and assess the quality of our services, to fulfil our purposes as a church and to comply with the law. In legal terms this is called ‘legitimate interests’. When it is required, we may also ask you for your consent to process your data. We do not share your information with others except as described in this notice.
The categories of information that we may collect, hold and share include:
- Personal information (such as name, telephone number, address and email address)
- Characteristics (such as gender, marital status, language, date of birth)
- Special categories of personal data (such as your religious beliefs, or racial or ethnic origin)
Storing your data
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
We hold your data for varying lengths of time depending on the type of information in question but in doing so we always comply with Data Protection legislation. Details of retention periods are available in our retention policy which you can request by contacting us – Email: contact@rochdaleevangelicalchurch.com Tel: 07793143393.
We will contact you annually to check that the information we are holding is accurate and that you agree to us holding it.
Security of your data
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, volunteers or trustees who need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and the ICO where we are legally required to do so.
Who do we share your information with?
We will not share your information with third parties without your consent unless the law requires us to do so.
Requesting access to your personal data
Under Data Protection legislation, you have the right to request access to information about you that we hold. To make a request for your personal information contact Stephen Watkinson – Email: contact@rochdaleevangelicalchurch.com Tel: 07793143393.
You also have the right to:
- object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress;
- prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing;
- object to decisions being taken by automated means;
- in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed; and
- claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the Data Protection regulations.
For further information on how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access information we hold on you please contact Stephen Watkinson – Email: contact@rochdaleevangelicalchurch.com Tel: 07793143393.
If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, you should raise your concern with us in the first instance or directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
Information you provide via the website
Your privacy is important to us. By providing personal information such as your name and email address via the forms on this website, you agree to us contacting you with regard to the information you request.
Some forms on our website may also include a check box asking you for permission for us to add you to our mailing list. This is an opt-in mailing list and your personal information will be used solely by us.
What about ‘cookies’?
“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard-drive when you visit our website. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can exercise this right by modifying the controls on your browser to reflect your cookie preferences. However, if you choose to reject all cookies, you may be unable to use parts of the website.
We use cookies to: make our website easier for you to use, [monitor usage so we can spot trends and make improvements.
We DO NOT use cookies to: identify individuals, store personal information in cookies
We believe that our use of cookies is necessary for the smooth functioning of our website. We do not believe that they pose any threat to your personal privacy or online security and we recommend that you indicate that you will “allow” cookies. If you “disable” cookies the interactive functions of the website will not operate and many other features of the website cannot work fully without using cookies.
For further information about cookies and how to control their use, please visit the following third party educational resources: www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu
Contact:
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact: Stephen Watkinson – Email: rochdaleevangelicalchurch.com Tel: 07793143393.