Privacy Policy

Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller's possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by applicable data protection legislation.

The leadership of Royal Assembly Church is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

Royal Assembly Church complies with its data protection obligations by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure; and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place.

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• To administer membership records
• To maintain our financial accounts and records
• To provide news and information about events, activities and services at the church
• To fundraise and promote the interests of the church
• To manage volunteers and staff
• To enable the church to provide voluntary services for the benefit of the public in our local community

Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a religious aim provided the processing relates only to members or former members and there is no disclosure to a third party without consent.

Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or a collective agreement.

Explicit consent of the data subject has been given.

Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church. We will only share your data with third parties with your consent.

We retain data on the following basis:

Unless subject to an exemption under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• The right to request a copy of the personal data which Royal Assembly Church holds about you (Subject Access Request)
• The right to request that we correct any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date
• The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for us to retain such data
• The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
• The right to request that we provide you with your personal data and, where possible, transmit that data directly to another data controller
• The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing
• The right to object to the processing of personal data
• The right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose not covered by this Privacy Policy, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.

To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please contact us: