Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Gospel Proclamation Services (GPS) is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who interact with our organisation. This GDPR Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

2. What Personal Data Do We Collect?

GPS may collect the following personal data through our online forms and interactions:

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number (optional)
Program Registration: Information relevant to program participation (e.g., age, interests)
Donation Information: Billing details for online donations (handled securely by a third-party payment processor)

3. How Do We Use Your Personal Data?

We use your personal data for the following legitimate purposes:

To process program registrations and manage your participation.
To send you program updates, newsletters, and information about GPS activities (with your consent).
To process your online donations securely.
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Data

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:

Consent: For communications like program updates, we will obtain your explicit consent before sending you any information.
Contractual Necessity: For processing program registrations, we require certain data to manage your participation effectively.
Legal Obligation: In some cases, we may need to process your data to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

GPS will not share your personal data with any third-party organisations for marketing or promotional purposes. We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us with specific tasks like data processing or email marketing. However, these providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data.

6. Data Security

GPS implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. This may include secure online forms, data encryption, and access restrictions.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have various rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data and receive a copy free of charge.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain situations.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, particularly for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to another organisation.

8. Exercising Your Rights

If you wish to exercise any of your GDPR rights, please contact us by email at:
safeguarding@gpsuk.org
Or by writing to:
Gospel Proclamation Services
7 Cameron Place
Worsley Hall
Wigan
WN5 9SS

9. Data Retention

GPS will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with legal requirements.

10. Children’s Privacy

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal data to GPS without your consent, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to this Policy

GPS reserves the right to update this GDPR Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the revised Policy here.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this GDPR Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us using the information provided in Section 8.