How Beccles Baptist Church (“we”) use your information
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to
safeguarding the privacy of your information.
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 regarding data sharing. 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, ethnicity,
language, nationality, country of birth)
• To enable us to provide adequate pastoral
support to you and your family, the Pastor /elders/youth worker(s) may record
information which may be regarded as sensitive. This information will be stored
(in password protected documents) on church computers/in locked cabinets] but
the password will only be known by the [Pastor/elders/youth leader(s)]. This
information will NOT be disclosed to anyone else without your consent
Storing your data
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. We will regularly review data we hold to ensure that it
is accurate and that you agree to us holding it.
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 the Church Secretary
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 the Church Secretary
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
Contact
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy
notice, please contact: the Church Secretary (secretary@becclesbaptistchurch.net);
or the Pastor (tom@becclesbaptistchurch.net).
Revised August 2018 (KE)
