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4. How do we comply with Data Protection Law?
The
PCC
of
St
Michael’s
Church,
Heighington,
complies
with
its
obligations
under
the
GDPR
by
ensuring
the
personal
data we hold must be:
•
Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way;
•
Collected only for valid purposes and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
•
Relevant and limited only to those purposes for which the data were collected;
•
Accurate and kept up to date;
•
Kept only as long as necessary;
•
Kept
and
destroyed
securely,
including
ensuring
that
appropriate
technical
and
security
measures
are
in
place
to
protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure
5. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
•
Compliance with our legal obligations, or under Church Representation Rules:
-
Birth, marriage and death registrations, electoral roll administration
-
Employment,
HMRC,
Fundraising
Regulator
(Gift
Aid,
Free
Will
Giving,
etc),
social
security
or
social
protection
law
•
We
need
your
data
to
undertake
our
legitimate
interests
in
a
way
which
might
reasonably
be
expected
as
part
of
the
services
we
provide
as
a
religious,
not-for-profit
body
(eg
providing
information
and
administration
for
services,
events, activities, news, etc).
•
Acting
on
explicit
consent
of
the
Data
Subject,
in
relation
to
a
specific
purpose.
Your
consent
can
be
refused,
restricted or withdrawn at any time (see below for details).
•
We will only process data if:
-
the
processing
relates
to
church
members
or
former
church
members
(or
those
who
have
regular
contact
with
us
in connection with the services we provide); and
-
there is no disclosure to a third party without consent
6. Why do we use your Personal data?
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
•
To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public living in the Parish of Heighington;
•
To maintain and administer church membership records;
•
To fundraise and promote the interests of St Michael’s Church;
•
To manage our employees and volunteers;
•
To maintain and administer our own accounts and records (including the processing of Gift Aid applications);
•
To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at St Michael’s;
•
To operate the St Michael’s Church website and deliver the services that individuals have requested.
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