Privacy Policy

Who we are

Strode Crescent Baptist Church(“we”, “us” or “our”) is a registered charity (number 249635) based in Sheerness, Kent. This privacy policy explains how we handle personal information collected through our website at www.strodecrescentbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Information we collect

This website is informational. We do not use contact forms, cookies, or analytics tools to track visitors, and we do not collect personal information automatically when you browse our website.

If you choose to contact us by telephone or email using the details on our website, any personal information you share will be handled directly by the church outside of this website.

Lawful basis

We process personal information only when you contact us directly by telephone or email. In those cases, we rely on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries and operating the church. We do not use your information for marketing.

Hosting

Our website is hosted on a Hetzner server in the EU. Like most websites, the server may automatically record standard technical information such as IP addresses and browser type in server logs for security and reliability. We do not use this information to identify individual visitors. Log data is retained only as long as needed for security and is not used for marketing.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Object to our processing of your information
• Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within one month.

Security

Our website is served over HTTPS encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us: