Welcome

We want to do everything we can to help you discover more about us and how we can enjoy Jesus together.

We would love to meet you on a Sunday or at any of our groups during the week.

Privacy Notice

How Strathaven Evangelical Church (“we”) use your information

Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your information - i.e. your personal data.

It is important that you read this Privacy Notice together with any other Privacy Notice which we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing your personal data so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

By viewing our website your IP address, browser details, times of visits, etc. may be logged and used for statistical purposes, network security and fraud prevention. This helps us to monitor how effectively the site is working. Be assured that we never profile normal visitors to the site or invasively monitor them. The statistical data will be used by ourselves and may also be used by our website provider to help provide the service. The legal basis for processing this information is Legitimate Interest.

Data Controller

Strathaven Evangelical Church is the Data Controller and responsible for your personal data.

Why are we collecting your data?

We collect personal data such as your name, telephone number, address and email address to keep you informed about the church’s activities and to provide pastoral care as part of fulfilling our purposes as a church. In legal terms, this is called ‘legitimate interest’. When it is required, we may also ask you for your consent to process your data. We do not share your information with others except as described in this notice.

Storing your data

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary, as well as to satisfy any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

We hold your data for varying lengths of time depending on the type of information in question but, in doing so, we always comply with Data Protection legislation.

We will contact you annually to check that the information which we are holding is accurate and that you agree to us holding it.

Who do we share your information with?

We will not share your information with third parties without your consent unless the law requires us to do so.

Requesting access to your personal data

Under Data Protection legislation, you have the right to request access to information that we hold about you. You also have the right to:

* object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress.

* in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed.

If you have concerns or questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact the Church Administrator at info@strathavenevangelical.org