Privacy
New Life
Church (NLC) treats the privacy of its members and visitors seriously and we
take appropriate measures to safeguard their personal data*. This notice
explains how we collect, use, protect and share personal data.
*Personal data means any information that may be used to identify an
individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or
other physical address and an email address or other contact information such
as a telephone No.
New Life Church
NLC is a
church registered as a charity under No: 1118104 and is affiliated to the
Assemblies of God – a Pentecostal Christian denomination.
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House Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 1EG
Overview
We collect personal information from:
• members and those who have contacted us
• donors when they make a donation under the Gift Aid scheme
We use
personal information:
• for pastoral care and to keep in touch with our members & visitors
• to carry out reasonable administration of our mailings, donations, and
volunteering
• to manage and administer enquiries
How we obtain personal information
Information
provided by the data subject
Members & visitors have given us their details and asked to be kept
informed.
The information provided to us will include some or all of the following:
• name and title
• address including postcode
• telephone number
• date of birth
• email address
• country they live in (if outside the UK)
• our treasurer may hold bank details of donors who make gifts via a standing
order
How we
use personal information
We use
personal information to:
• administer mailings to our members & visitors, to keep them informed
• administer enquiries from members & visitors and those who contact us
• administer donations, thank donors, and maintain our accounts and records
We
endeavour to keep personal information up to date.
Our
responsibilities
• We only send electronic mailings about our work and
aims to those who have given their consent to us to do so. However, a person
can change their mind and withdraw their consent at any time. Every email has a
link to enable the recipient to unsubscribe if they wish to stop receiving
emails.
• In all
other cases the law allows us to hold and process the personal information of members
& visitors if it is in our legitimate interests to do so. We rely on our
legitimate interests to maintain our mailing list, administer our donations,
and keep appropriate records.
Security
We keep
personal information secure with appropriate security measures in place to
attempt to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal
information.
Sharing information
We will
not share the personal information we hold with another organisation for their
own purposes and we will never sell personal information for any reason
whatsoever.
How long we keep data
Our
relationship with our members, visitors and donors is generally long term, so
we keep their personal information for as long as we need it to maintain that
relationship or when keeping the information is necessary. We take into account
our need to meet any legal and regulatory obligations. These reasons vary from
one piece of information to another. For example, we keep information relating
to donations for seven years.
When we
no longer need the information, we will dispose of it securely.
Subject Access Rights
A person
has certain rights under existing data protection law including the right to
request a copy of the personal information we hold about them, if they request us
in writing.
From 25 May 2018 a person will have the following rights unless an exemption
applies:
Right to
access
A person has the right to access the personal
information that we hold about them. We shall respond promptly, and certainly
within one month from the point of receiving a subject access request and all
necessary information.
Right to
correct
A person has the right to obtain from us, without
undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
we hold concerning them.
Right to
erase
A person has the right to ask us to erase their
personal information without undue delay. However, if you are a member, we will
be unable to contact you.
Right to
object
The right to object to our use of their personal
information including where we use it on the basis of our legitimate interests.
We shall no longer process person’s personal information unless we can
demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing.
Accuracy of information
We take
steps to keep our information about members and visitors accurate. Members
& visitors can help us by informing us of any changes to their details when
they occur.
Enquiries
Please
direct any enquiries about this Privacy notice to info@NewLifeChurch.in or contact
NLC at the above address at CHADCA.
If a
person is not satisfied with the way we deal with any complaint in relation to
the use of their personal information they may be able to refer their complaint
to the relevant data protection regulator which in the UK is the Information
Commissioner’s Office.
Changes
We keep
this privacy notice under review. It was last updated on 20 June 2018.