1. About this Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice explains how St Mark’s Church (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects and uses personal information when you visit our website at stmarksjersey.org, contact us through the website, or otherwise communicate with us in connection with the activities and services of St Mark’s Church.

We are committed to handling personal information fairly, securely and transparently in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

This notice applies primarily to personal information collected through our website. Where separate arrangements apply to particular services or communication channels, we may provide additional privacy information.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

Website contact form

If you contact us using the contact form on our website, we may collect:

• your first name;
• your last name;
• your telephone number, if provided;
• your email address; and
• the contents of your message.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry and to deal with any follow-up arising from it.

Other communications

If you contact St Mark’s by telephone, email, WhatsApp or another communication method, we may process the personal information you provide to us as necessary to respond to you and manage the communication.

Where a particular activity or service has its own privacy arrangements, those arrangements may apply in addition to this notice.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• respond to enquiries and requests;
• communicate with individuals about church activities, services and events;
• administer activities and services provided by St Mark’s Church;
• maintain the security and proper operation of our website and systems;
• keep appropriate records;
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
• deal with complaints, enquiries or requests relating to data protection.

We will only use personal information where we have an appropriate lawful basis for doing so under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

Where we rely on consent for a particular use of personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to operate, as well as technologies associated with third-party services incorporated into or linked from the website.

These may include services used to provide video, online content, events or other website functionality.

We review the cookies and similar technologies used on the website periodically and aim to ensure that any non-essential technologies requiring consent are handled appropriately.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Where a cookie-consent mechanism is provided on the website, you can also use it to manage your preferences.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website contains or may contain content and functionality provided by third parties. These currently include services such as:

• YouTube, for video and livestream content;
• ChurchSuite, for certain events and church-related website content; and
• Podbean, in connection with podcast content.

These third-party services may process information about your visit or device when their content or functionality is accessed. Their own privacy policies and terms may also apply.

We do not control the privacy practices of third-party services and recommend that you review their privacy information where appropriate.

6. Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share personal information with service providers where this is necessary for them to provide services to St Mark’s Church, such as website hosting, email, communications, website functionality or other technical services.

Where we use a third party to process personal information on our behalf, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is handled in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.

We may also disclose personal information where required to do so by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

7. International Transfers

Some service providers used by St Mark’s Church may process personal information outside Jersey or the European Economic Area.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the information receives an appropriate level of protection in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

Specific information about an international transfer will be provided where required by law.

8. How Long We Keep Personal Information

We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, taking account of our legal, administrative and operational requirements.

Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.

We periodically review information held by us and delete or securely dispose of personal information when it is no longer required.

9. Keeping Personal Information Secure

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal information is restricted to those who need it for legitimate purposes.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to the circumstances and exemptions provided by law, you may have rights including:

• the right to be informed about how your personal information is used;
• the right to request access to personal information we hold about you;
• the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• the right to request erasure of your personal information in certain circumstances;
• the right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• the right to object to certain processing;
• the right to data portability in certain circumstances; and
• where processing is based on consent, the right to withdraw that consent.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to conditions or exemptions under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

To exercise your rights or ask a question about how we use your personal information, please contact us using the details at the beginning of this notice.

11. Complaints

If you have concerns about how St Mark’s Church is handling your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter.

You also have the right to raise a concern or make a complaint with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner (JOIC).

Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner
2nd Floor
5 Castle Street
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 3BT

Telephone: +44 (0)1534 716530
Email: enquiries@jerseyoic.org

The JOIC provides independent guidance and oversight in relation to data protection in Jersey.

12. Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, website, technology or legal requirements.

The date at the beginning of this notice indicates when it was last updated.