Privacy and cookie policy
Your personal data – what is it?
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 the Data Protection Act 1998 and subsequent UK legislation and regulations.
Who are we?
West Town Methodist Church in Britain is the data controller. This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes. We may change this policy from time to time and any such changes will be published on our website. Notwithstanding any change to this policy, we will continue to process your personal data in accordance with your rights and our obligations in law.
How do we process your personal data?
We collect data necessary for West Town Methodist Church to pursue its stated charitable objectives, and by running events, maintaining memberships, keep our members and supporters informed of our activities, marketing, fundraising and the effective running of West Town Methodist Church through its staff, trustees and volunteers.
In furtherance of this we use your personal data, which includes but is not limited to the following purposes: -
Enabling people to participate in community activities.
Recruitment and Administration of staff and mission personnel
What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
Organisations are permitted to process data if they have a legal basis for doing so. West Town Methodist Church processes data on the basis that:
West Town Methodist Church has a legitimate interest to process data; and/or
Express and informed consent has been given by the person whose data is being processed; and/or
It is necessary in relation to a contract or agreement which the person has entered into or because the person has asked for something to be done so they can enter into a contract or agreement; and/or
There is a legal obligation on West Town Methodist Church to process data.
Sharing your personal data
Your data will not be shared outside of West Town Methodist Church, except where required to do so by law.
6. Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the data we process. Users of our web-based applications are responsible for keeping passwords confidential. We will only ask users for passwords for IT support purposes.
How long do we keep your personal data?
We keep your data for the duration of our relationship and for one remaining year afterwards.
We regularly review the data we hold and securely delete any personal data that is no longer necessary for us to process.
Web browsing and cookies
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file that we send to your computer or other device that is accessing the West Town Methodist Church website.
Does the West Town Methodist Church website set cookies?
No, we do not currently set cookies on your computer.
What cookies are set?
Cookies may sometimes be set by third-party services used through the West Town Methodist Church website. These include but are not necessarily limited to Google, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
None of the cookies above contain any personal data or information that could be used to identify you personally. Their purpose is solely to improve the functionality and quality of service of the West Town Methodist Church website.
Can I disable the cookies?
Yes. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. This choice will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.
Most browser companies provide instructions on disabling cookies on their websites. You can learn more about cookies and how to disable them at AboutCookies.org
Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: -
The right to request a copy of your personal data which West Town Methodist Church holds about you;
The right to request that West Town Methodist Church corrects 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 the Methodist Council to retain such data. (Records will remain in skeleton, to ensure no further contact in future);
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable) [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means].
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, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics]