Our Policies

Privacy Policy

DRAFT — not yet the church’s official policy. This is a standard structure for guidance only. It must be reviewed and approved, and the highlighted details supplied, before it is relied upon. It is not legal advice.

Who we are

Hammersmith Christian Fellowship (“we”, “us”, “the church”) is responsible for the personal information we hold about you. Our address is 13 Furber Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0HE, and you can reach us at churchhcf@gmail.com.

Information we collect

We may collect information you give us directly — for example your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us. [HCF to confirm the full list of what you collect, e.g. contact forms, event bookings, gift-aid/giving records, membership details.]

How we use it

We use your information to respond to enquiries, to send church news you have asked for, and to organise the life of the church. We do not sell your personal information. [HCF to confirm all purposes.]

Where the law requires it, we rely on your consent (for example, for newsletter emails) and on our legitimate interests in running the church. [HCF/your data adviser to confirm the lawful bases used.]

Sharing & storage

We keep your information only as long as needed and take reasonable steps to keep it secure. We may use trusted service providers (for example an email provider) who process data on our behalf. [HCF to list providers used and retention periods.]

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have rights to access, correct, or ask us to delete your personal information, and to withdraw consent at any time. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Contact

To exercise any of these rights, email us at churchhcf@gmail.com or write to us at the address above.

To finalise this page, HCF needs to supply:

  1. Confirmation of exactly what personal data you collect and why.
  2. The service providers you use (email, forms, giving) and how long you keep data.
  3. The lawful bases you rely on (ideally checked by a data-protection adviser).
  4. A named contact for data requests, and the policy’s last-updated date.