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)