Data Privacy Statement
DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT
Plymstock Chapel 12 Church Road Plymouth PL9 9AH
Charity No 1177310
1. Personal data
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 General Data Protection Regulation (the
‘GDPR’).
2. Data Controller
The eldership of Plymstock Chapel is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your
personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
The eldership of Plymstock Chapel complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” 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 to protect personal data.
We use personal data for the following purposes: -
to administer membership records;
to maintain our financial accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid);
to provide news and information about events, activities and services at the church;
to fundraise and promote the interests of the church;
to manage employees and volunteers;
to enable the church to provide voluntary services for the benefit of the public in our local community;
to provide contact details of officers and others with specific responsibilities e.g. DBS signatories.
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim
provided: -
o
the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in
connection with those purposes); and
o
there is no disclosure to a third party without consent; or
Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or
a collective agreement; or
Explicit consent of the data subject has been given.
5. Sharing personal data
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.
6. How long do we keep data?
We retain data on the following basis:
7. 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 the personal data which Plymstock Chapel holds about
you (a Subject Access Request or ‘SAR’);
Record Type
Retention Period
Membership roll.
Indefinitely
Members, attendees and
friends contact details.
24 months after the last contact
Sunday School records
until the child/young adult reaches the age of 21.
Sunday School contacts.
24 months after the last contact
Gift aid declarations and
paperwork.
Until donor requests not to participate any longer.
Registers of Marriage.
N/A
Register of Baptisms.
Indefinitely
Register of Funerals.
Indefinitely
Personal data relating to
events for which additional
information is gathered e.g.
Church holidays
Disposed of immediately after the event unless
anything has occurred (e.g. and accident) which
indicates that records should be retained for a longer
period.
Records of attendance of
children / young people and
helpers.
Indefinitely for safeguarding purposes
Photographs and videos of
events.
24 months after the event – selected items retained
for historical records
Insurance Records.
Indefinitely
Safeguarding matters.
Indefinitely or until advised otherwise by authorities
Accident Books.
3 years from the date of the last entry (or, if the
accident involves a child/ young adult, then until that
person reaches the age of 21)
Complaints (non -
safeguarding).
3 years after resolution of complaint (unless further
action is anticipated)
Minutes of Meetings.
Indefinitely
Employee Records.
6 years after the date of termination of employment
Pension Records (money
purchase).
6 years after transfer or value taken
Prayer List (names within
families with no personal
data).
List kept up to date.
Specific names to be permanently deleted if
requested by family or individual concerned.
The right to request that the eldership of Plymstock Chapel 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
Plymstock Chapel to retain such data;
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time;
The right to request that the data controller provide you with your personal data and
where possible, to 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 Information Commissioners Office.
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection
Notice, 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.
9. Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact the
Church Secretary via email at chapelplymstock@gmail.com
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/emailor at the Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
The Elders of Plymstock Chapel
Date - 21 January 2021
