PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction:

Grace Innovation Church is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring personal details are kept safe. This privacy policy explains how we collect, store and use your personal information when you use our website or when accessed through our services.
Grace Innovation Church is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

What Information We Collect:

Grace Innovation Church collects data in a few ways. Data can be collected through direct contact at one of our services by filling out a connect card or when you provide consent for your child to attend kids church. We also collect data through our website when you fill in our online connect card or sign up or when you make a donation.

How We Use the Information Collected

We use data collected from to:
• Provide you with information about news, activities and events happening
• Provide Pastoral Care for our attendees
• Administer attendance or membership records
• Photos and videos may be used as part of our social media, web and marketing campaign.

Sharing Your Information:

We treat your personal data as strictly confidential and is shared between Grace Innovation Church volunteers to effectively provide services connected with the Church. If required by law, we may need to pass on information if necessary, for law enforcement.
As a necessary part of providing you with our services or contacting you as a member, we use the following third party service providers through which we only process your personal data, following your consent:
• ChurchSuite Church Software
• Mailchimp
• GSuite
• PayPal
• GoCardless
• Stripe

Data Storage:

Your personal information given to us is stored on ChurchSuite software and details of their storage security can be found on their website. Details provided when making a donation to our church via our website are stored on Stripe or GoCardless. More information can be found on their website.

How long do we keep your data? We will retain your personal data for as long as you are registered with us. If you request for your data to be removed, we are required to archive the data in line with HMRC or for the purpose of other legal regulations for a period of six years.

Your Rights:

Please be aware that you have legal rights to control what data we hold about you, how it is used and if you agree for us to keep it. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that you have the following legal rights:
• The right to be informed through the privacy policy
• The right to access information - You can contact us to request the information we have about you and to verify its use.
• The right to update and correct - At any point, you can inform us of any changes to your information and provide us with up-to-date details.
• The right to have your information erased - If you wish for your data to be removed, you can contact us and ask for date to be deleted.
• The right to object processing of your data - You have the right to change how we process your data or restrict how we process it.
• The right to data portability - Requesting for your information to be transferred to another service or organisation.
• The right to object or withdraw your consent - You can withdraw your consent at any point via your registration area on ChurchSuite or by emailing hello@gichurch.com

Complaints:

Should you have a complaint regarding how we are handling your data please email us at hello@gichurch.com If you wish to escalate your complaint, you have the right to directly lodge your complaint with the Information Commissioner’s office (ICO).

Changes to our privacy policy:

Our privacy policy is under regular review. All updates will be placed on this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated 30th September 2021.

Contact Us:

Should you wish to contact us, please see details below.
Email: hello@gichurch.com
Address: Grace Innovation Church 85 Portland Street London United Kingdom W1W 7LT