Disclaimers & Privacy

Downloadable File Disclaimer

All files downloadable from this website should be free from viruses. However, for your own protection; you should scan these files again before use.

You assume the entire risk related to your use of this data.

In no event will Bratton Baptist Church be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data.

Website Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Bratton Baptist Church uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website.

Bratton Baptist Church is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with our full Data Protection Policy.

This policy is effective from 25th May 2018.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Website traffic statistics through cookies (see below)

In the event that you make contact with us through this website:

  • Name
  • Contact information, which may include email address, telephone, mobile and postal address
What we do with the information we gather

We process personal data to help us:

  • Communicate with our church members and others regularly involved in church activities to enable the church to keep in touch with them, including to provide pastoral support as appropriate.
  • Run specific activities such as holiday clubs safely, for which we may need to collect and process additional information, and will seek your consent to do so at the time of registration for any such activity.
  • Keep in touch with those who are not necessarily part of our church, but have told us they are interested in particular church activities and events and have agreed that we can make contact with regard to those and related activities and events. Where anyone decides they no longer wish to be contacted in this way they can unsubscribe at any time using the contact details provided below.
Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online, through email, social media activities and paper-based record keeping.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We DO NOT sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you information about our Church activities, but only on your request.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email dptrustee@brattonbaptistchurch.org.uk.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible at the above email address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.