Privacy Policy

Introduction

Fountain Church of God respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and how we keep it secure.

We are committed to handling your information responsibly and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

About Us

Fountain Church of God is a registered charity in England and Wales.

Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you choose to provide to us.

This may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your telephone number (if provided)
• Your message or enquiry
• The reason you are contacting us

We also receive anonymous information about how visitors use our website through Vercel Analytics. This information does not normally identify individual visitors.

How We Use Your Information

We only use your information for purposes connected with the work of Fountain Church of God.

• Responding to your enquiries.
• Replying to prayer requests.
• Helping you plan a visit.
• Following up if you have asked us to contact you.
• Improving our website and visitor experience.

We never sell, rent or trade your personal information.

Contact Forms

When you complete a form on our website, your message is securely processed using Web3Forms before being delivered to our church email account.

We only keep your information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry or provide any support you have requested.

Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to understand how people use our website. This helps us improve our website and ensure visitors can easily find information about our church.

Analytics information is collected in an aggregated and anonymous way wherever possible.

Keeping Your Information Safe

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to help protect the personal information you provide from unauthorised access, misuse, loss or disclosure.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Request that incorrect information is corrected.
• Request that your information is deleted where appropriate.
• Object to certain types of processing.
• Withdraw consent where consent has been given.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation or the way our website operates. The latest version will always be published on this page.