PRIVACY POLICY

1. This website is operated and controlled by Staincliffe Baptist Church.

2. This Privacy Statement only covers the Staincliffe Baptist Church website and does not extend to other websites to which the Staincliffe Baptist Church site provides links. Staincliffe Baptist Church has no control over other websites and does not necessarily endorse any product, service or opinion on these websites.

3. The only personal information Staincliffe Baptist Church may collect from you via this website is your e-mail address and any other personal information which you forward to Staincliffe Baptist Church by e-mail. This information will be processed in accordance with, and will comply with, the Data Protection Act 1998.

4. Your personal information will be processed for the following specified purposes:
(a) processing your requests;
(b) sending you information which you have requested or goods you have ordered;
(c) auditing usage of this website; and
(d) monitoring usage of this website to enable Staincliffe Baptist Church to update and tailor the website to meet the needs of users.

5. Visitors to the Staincliffe Baptist Church website are tracked by Google and Webeden (the website host). Staincliffe Baptist Church can identify the servers of visitors to the website, but not individual IP addresses. However, in the event of any suspected criminal activity (for example; obscene or threatening messages sent via the website) the Police have the power to obtain this information as part of their investigations.

6. We may also gather information about your computer for our services and to provide statistical information regarding the use of our website. Such information will not identify you personally; it is statistical data about our visitors and their use of our site. This statistical data does not identify any personal details whatsoever. We may gather information about your use of our website by using a cookie file. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically. This cookie file is stored on the hard drive of your computer as cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our website and the service that we provide to you. All computers have the ability to decline cookies. This can be done by activating the setting on your browser which enables you to decline the cookies. Please note that should you choose to decline cookies, you may be unable to access particular parts of our website.

7. Staincliffe Baptist Church may keep a record of those links which are most regularly used, thus enabling us to provide the most helpful information to users. Such information is held anonymously and you will not be personally identifiable from this information.

8. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access the information that we hold about you. Should you wish to receive details that we hold about you please contact us.