Details on the Nene Crossings Benefice privacy notice.
The Nene Crossings Benefice (the benefice) is committed to maintaining your trust by protecting your personal data.
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. The benefice will process your personal data in a transparent and lawful way, as stated in our Data Protection Policy below.
We may change this statement from time to time to reflect privacy or security updates. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information.
Data Controller
The Church of England comprises many different charities and office holders; it is a community rather than an organisation. The Diocese of Peterborough itself is made up of multiple charities – one of which is the Nene Crossings Benefice and associated parishes (“benefice”, “we”, “our”, “us”). The parish is the legal entity through which many of the responsibilities and functions are achieved and the Rector is the data controller for any data it processes to achieve its purpose(s).
Why we collect and use your personal data+
Personal data is collected to enable the parishes to provide a range of services to carry out our many functions in support of Mission and Ministry. Your personal data may be processed by Clergy, members of staff or volunteers for purposes connected with parish business, this includes:
- Promoting and supporting the mission and ministry of the Church of England in this benefice.
- The administration of membership records.
- The provision of training and education.
- To fundraise and promote the interests of the charity.
- The provision of safeguarding services.
- The provision of clergy housing.
- The provision of pensions, payroll and benefits.
- Maintaining our own accounts and records.
- Promoting news, events, activities and services happening throughout the benefice.
- Supporting and managing our employees.
- Supporting clergy to undertake their mission.
The lawful basis for using your information+
We collect and use information under one or more of the following legal bases.
- Consent – we need your permission to use your information. Where we require consent to use your information we will make it clear when we ask for consent and explain how to go about withdrawing your consent.
- Legal obligation – we need to process your information to comply with the law.
- Public task – we need to process your information to exercise official authority or carry out tasks in the public interest.
- Contract – we need to process your information as part of a contract such as a contract of employment.
- Vital interest – we need to process your information to protect someone’s life in an emergency.
- Legitimate interest – we need to process your information in order to undertake tasks and duties related to members of the Church of England.
- In most circumstances we process your personal data in the course of our legitimate activities as a not for profit body with a religious aim. Where we require consent to use your information we will make it clear when we ask for consent and explain how to go about withdrawing your consent
Special category and criminal conviction data
We collect and use information under one or more of the following conditions:
- Explicit consent – we need your permission to use your information. Where we require consent to use your information we will make it clear when we ask for consent and explain how to go about withdrawing your consent
- Employment law – carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights in relation to employment law
- Vital interest – we need to process your information to protect someone’s life in an emergency
- Legitimate activity – processing is carried out in the course of our legitimate activities with appropriate safeguards
- Processing relates to personal data which are manifestly made public by the data subject
- Legal claims – where processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity
- Substantial public interest, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 1, Part 2
- Occupational health – processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine
- Archival or research purposes – where processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes
We may only use your personal data for the uses and purposes set out above unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original use and purposes
Who we collect from or share your information with
- Other data controllers within the Church of England, such as the Diocese of Peterborough or National Church Institutions to provide a complete service to you without the need for you to provide the information more than once.
- Information might be shared with individuals or organisations including: Members and their families, Employees, Prospective employers, other church bodies (eg. The Diocese of Peterborough) volunteers engaged by the parish, other such recipients where it is necessary to share data to discharge parish obligations.
- Information may also be shared with any third party services the benefice engages to help fulfil its obligations. These include:
- Our IT Service Provider
- Mailing providers
- Survey tools
- Training providers
- Regulatory bodies required by law.
Countries outside of the UK/EEA
The Benefice does not share your information with third countries outside of the UK or EEA without the safeguards being in place that are complaint with the UK GDPR or the EU GDPR.
How long do we keep your information?
There’s often a legal and/or business reason for keeping your information for a set period, we keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide ‘Save or Delete’: The Care of Church Records, which is available from the Church of England website here.
When you subscribe to one of our e-newsletters we keep your details for 2 years unless there is active engagement (for example opening) of the newsletters, in which case you will remain on our mailing list. You can unsubscribe from receiving our mailings at any time.
Where do we keep your information?
Information the Benefice stores remains inside the EU. It is encrypted and securely held on password protected servers with no permitted access to anyone unless they have an operational/Diocesan business need to do so.
If a data subject permits us to do so, contact information will be made available through the Diocesan website or within the online Diocesan Directory. It should be noted this information will then be visible outside of the UK.
Automated decision making without access to human intervention
Your personal data will not be used for any automated decision making without access to human intervention.
Your rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data, unless exempt:
- The right to be informed about any personal information we collect and use about you;
- The right to access and request a copy of your personal information which we hold about you;
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time (where applicable);
- The right to request that we correct any personal information if it is found to be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date;
- The right to request your personal information is erased where it is no longer necessary for us to keep such information;
- The right to request a restriction is placed on further processing, for example where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal information;
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information;
- The right to obtain and reuse your personal information to move, copy or transfer it from one IT system to another. (only applicable for data held online)
If you wish to exercise these rights please use this Individual Rights Request Form
Complaints or concerns
If you believe the DBF has not complied with your data protection rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer at [fr.john@nenecrossings.org.uk] or write to:
Rev’d Canon John Hall
79 Finedon Road
Irthlingborough
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
United Kingdom
NN9 5TY
You also have the right to complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at any time. The ICO is the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues and contact details can be found on the ICO website – www.ico.org.uk or write to:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)
Data Protection policy for the Parishes within the Nene Crossings Benefice (the Benefice)
The Parishes of the Nene Crossings Benefice use personal information to carry out their many functions supporting the mission and ministry of the Church of England. Legislation requires and sometimes empowers the parish to provide goods and services to the wider Church.
The benefice therefore collects a wide range of personal data required for or incidental to the discharge of its functions, involving employees, clergy, pensions, housing, public consultations, recruitment and appointment, parliamentary functions etc. The benefice will endeavour to ensure that they use personal information in line with the expectations and interests of those with whom they come into contact, including their employees, office holders and customers, for the benefit of the Church and wider society and in compliance with data protection legislation.
Your Rights
- The right to be informed
- The right to access
- The right to rectification
- The right to erasure
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object
The benefice will facilitate such individual rights requests and ensure action is taken within the legislated timescales.
In dealing with the processing of valid requests the benefice will be guided by the following principles:
- The benefice will be open and transparent with data subjects when communicating with them about their rights including the provision of appropriate privacy notices.
- The benefice will comply with the request unless exemptions apply.
- The benefice will provide an acknowledgement of the receipt of the request.
- The benefice will accept requests by email and letter.
- The benefice will provide a response in compliance with the duties placed upon it as Data controller.
- The benefice will support the individual to make the request clear to enable them to get the best possible response.
- The benefice will facilitate the exercise of data subjects’ rights in order to enable them to make their request to the correct data controller.
- The Benefice will ensure that partner organisations or third party processors are made aware of such requests and are expected to collaborate with the benefice and the data subject in order to fulfil them.
The benefice will provide a written response to all requests in the same format as the request was received (except social media) or in the most secure method available to meet the needs of the data subject.
The benefice will not comply with requests where the identity of the requester cannot be verified.
In responding to request(s) the benefice will meet the following timescales:
- Provide an acknowledgement of the receipt of any request within 5 working days of receipt
- Provide a response as required by law and set out in the table below:
Individual Rights Request | Timescale |
Right of access (Subject Access Request) | One calendar month |
Right to rectification | One calendar month |
Right to erasure | One calendar month |
Right to restrict processing | One calendar month |
Right to data portability | One calendar month |
Right to object | One calendar month |
Right to challenge automated decision making or profiling | Not specified, but without undue delay |
The right to be informed
This is your right know about how your data is being processed, who it is given to, for what purpose and anything else that guarantees your rights. The benefice will provide this information to you in the form of a Privacy Notice.
The right of access
You have a right to access your personal data and relevant supplementary information. This is known as a Subject Access Request.
Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made several requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
In most cases we cannot charge you a fee to comply with a subject access request. However, where the request is considered manifestly unfounded or excessive we may charge a “reasonable fee” for the administrative costs of complying with the request. We may also charge a reasonable fee if you request further copies of your data following a request. We would base this fee on the administrative costs of providing further copies.
The right to rectification
If you believe that any personal data we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to have your personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete. In most cases we will delete information, correct information or add additional notes indicating corrections.
The right to erasure
You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data under certain circumstances. Please note that this although you may make a request, where the benefice is required to hold the information for statutory reasons we will not necessarily agree to erase such data.
The right to restrict processing
You have a right to request the benefice restricts processing of your personal data. Please note that this is not an absolute right, and we may not be able to comply.
The right to data portability
You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes. You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. The benefice will assist in the transmission of such data to another entity, upon request, to the extent technically feasible. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use, or where we need the information to perform a contract for you.
The right to object to processing
You have the right to object to processing in certain circumstances. This is not an absolute right, and may be refused.
The cessation of processing does not require the benefice to erase or delete data unless an erasure request has been made and agreed.
You have an absolute right to stop your data being used for direct marketing
The right to withdraw consent
If you have consented to the processing of your personal data via a consent form or process, you have the right to revoke such consent if you let us know in writing. This will be specific to the process you have consented to. If you withdraw your consent, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.
Rights related to automated decision making including profiling
The benefice does not use automated decision making or profiling, however, there are restrictions on automated decisions based solely on automated means without any human involvement. Also there are restrictions on profiling.
Concerns about data protection
If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, we would appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns. You can raise your concern by contacting the Data Protection Officer in writing or by email to:
Rev’d Canon John Hall
79 Finedon Road,
Irthlingborough,
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
United Kingdom
NN9 5TY
You have the right to make a complaint at any time on the Information Commissioner’s website or by writing to them at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)
Making a request
Individual rights requests may be submitted by phone, email, letter, or via social media. Whilst not a legal requirement, applicants are invited to complete our application form as this will assist us in identifying the data held about you.
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your rights to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to help locate the information.
We may change this statement from time to time to reflect privacy or security updates. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information.