The Law is changing and it requires us to be transparent about how people’s personal data is being used. As a church we use your personal data in a number of ways.
This Privacy Notice explains what to expect when St Laurence Church, Measham collects and uses your personal data.
A more detailed version of this Data Privacy Notice can be found at/content/pages/documents/1526799509.docx
PERSONAL DATA – WHAT IS IT?
Personal data is information about a living individual which is capable of identifying that individual. It might include information such as title, name, and address, date of birth, email and telephone number. Some data is classed as ‘sensitive personal data’. This includes but is not limited to information that reveals your religious beliefs, health issues, race or ethnic origin.
OUR PROMISE We are committed to respecting your privacy and ensuring that the personal data you have entrusted us with is kept safe and processed only for the purposes declared. We will always treat any sensitive personal data with the greatest of care. We will never share your data with third parties outside of the parish without your explicit consent unless we are legally required to do so
WHAT WE USE YOUR DATA FOR
We collect your personal data
- To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at Holy Rood and across the Woodfield Team;
- To provide pastoral care as required
- To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the Parish;
- To administer membership records;
- To fundraise and promote the interests of St Laurence, Measham.
- To manage our employees and volunteers;
- To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);
YOUR RIGHTS Unless there is a greater legal duty, you have the following rights
- To request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- To request that any incorrect data is corrected.
- To request that any data is deleted where it is no longer necessary to keep such data.
- To object to your data being used, and ask us to stop.
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
THE LAW We can only process your data if we have a legal basis for doing so, and we do.
- As a not-for-profit religious organisation we can process personal data for the purposes specified providing you are a member, previous member or have regular contact; and that we do not disclose your information to any third party without your consent.
- It is deemed a legitimate activity to process your data in order to continue to be an active Christian presence, supporting you and the local community in this place.
- It is necessary to process your data in order to provide you with a service and ongoing support. For example as a result of baptism, wedding and funeral ministry.
- We have a legal duty to process data as an employer and as a church reliant on volunteers.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR DATA
We will only keep your personal data for as long as it is required and in accordance with statutory requirements laid out in our data protection policy.
REPORTING CONCERNS
Please contact the Team Rector if you wish to raise a concern about our handling of your personal data.
Team Rector – Revd Vivien Elphick
The Vicarage, High Street, Measham
Tel: 01530 270354