Company Registration Number: 04395378
Charity Registration Number: 1091642
Reviewed: March 2024
Your privacy is a big deal to us. We are committed to the responsible collection, use and retention of personal information we hold in accordance with good practice and required legislation including the 2018 Data Protection Act and any other related legislation.
We have provided this Privacy Statement to help you understand how we collect, use, store and protect your information when you use the services of Equippers Church. We want to help you make informed decisions, so please take a few moments to read the sections below and learn how we may use your personal information.
We will only collect and use your personal information with your knowledge and consent. We will only use your personal information for the reason that you have provided it. We will never share your personal information with 3rd parties.
The types of personal information we hold include:
Equippers Church is a not-for-profit Christian organisation that is dedicated to equipping people for life through faith in Jesus Christ. We collect information about people and hold it to allow us to communicate with them, share information about church services and other events in the life of the church, pray for them and provide other Christian services to them. We also use personal information for our volunteer teams to schedule them and communicate all they need to know for the smooth running of church services and events.
We will only collect your personal information with your knowledge and we may ask for your consent. You may share your information with us when you:
We will endeavour to ensure whenever you share your personal information with us that we get your consent to store it and only use it for the agreed purpose(s).
We only use personal information for the purpose(s) for which it was collected, or as otherwise required by law.
Some examples of the way we may use your personal information:
It is vital that personal information is complete, up to date and accurate. You can contact us at any time to have your details removed from lists used by us, to update your information or to otherwise tell us how you would like to receive information from us – the choice is yours.
If you want your personal information to be removed from our systems and do not want to be contacted, please use the opt-out option in our email communications, or send an email confirming which details you would like to be removed to the relevant Equippers location using the following email addresses:
Equippers Bristol - dpobristol@equippers.co.uk
Equippers Essex - dpoessex@equippers.co.uk
Equippers Surrey - dpo@equippers.co.uk
Equippers Swindon - dposwindon@equippers.co.uk
Equippers West London - dpo@equippers.co.uk
We may contact you to confirm your identity before completing your request, and there are some details we may be legally required to retain (e.g. your details to claim and report on Gift Aid claims to HMRC).
To update your personal contact details and preferences, for example if you have previously objected to receiving information by email or phone but would now like to change your mind, please get in touch using the contact form at the bottom of the Equippers UK website.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected or deleted, unless we are under a legal obligation to retain it.
You can contact us at any time to obtain details of the personal information we may hold about you. Please email DPO@equippers.co.uk or write to: Data Protection Officer, Equippers Church, Suite 4, Monument House, Monument Hill, Weybridge, KT138RN. We will send you a Subject Access Request form – you will be asked to complete this and may be asked to provide proof of your identity. We will respond to all Subject Access Requests within 30 days of receipt of a completed request.
We take all reasonable steps to ensure the security of personal information we hold and to protect it against loss, misuse or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure. Personal information will only be kept for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose it was collected for.
We regularly review and enhance our technical, physical and managerial procedures and rules to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, accidental loss and/or destruction. All personnel handling data receive annual training, follow tight guidelines and policies which are reviewed annually.
We hold all personal data in a number of secure electronic systems, including, Google G-Suite, Microsoft 365, Planning Center, UCare, Eventbrite, ChurchSuite, MailChimp, Canvas, Typeform, Zoho, Quickbooks Online and Xero. These systems are password protected and comply with applicable security standards. We ensure that only authorised staff and key volunteers are permitted to have access to these systems, and we review access and data retention policies on a regular basis.
It is our policy to review the personal information we hold regularly and destroy personal information once there is no longer a legal or legitimate need for us to retain it.
Equippers Church does not use any forms of automated decision-making or profiling that involve the use of personal information.
You may request that you be dealt with anonymously, provided that it is lawful and practicable. We will try to accommodate a request for anonymity wherever possible, however we note that in some circumstances, this may prevent us from practically and effectively communicating with you.
As part of our services, we may collect personal health information (such as your medical conditions to determine your eligibility to participate in certain events or activities). When collecting personal health information, we will obtain consent to such collection and explain how the information will be used and disclosed. We will only use this information to ensure we meet your needs and are kept safe in the course of Equippers Church events and activities.
We will not use personal health information beyond the consent provided unless further consent is obtained or in accordance with any applicable law.
We will not disclose any personal information to third parties unrelated to Equippers Church without your consent. We may, however, be obliged to disclose your personal information to meet any legal or regulatory requirements or obligations in accordance with applicable UK Laws (e.g HMRC to claim Gift Aid).
Our website may contain links to third party websites, and third party websites may also have links to our website. This Privacy Policy does not cover third party websites. We encourage you to read the relevant privacy policy of any website linked from our website.
If you have an enquiry about Equippers Church data protection and privacy policy or practices, please email DPO@equippers.co.uk or write to: Data Protection Officer at Equippers Church, Suite 4, Monument House, Monument Hill, Weybridge, KT138RN.
If you have a complaint or concern about Equippers Church data protection and privacy policy or practices, please either contact Equippers using the contact details above or contact the Information Commissioner’s Office using the details provided at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
