Welcome
The Parochial Church Council’s (PCC) of St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere Privacy Notice. Date of publication: 4 February 2025.
This Privacy Notice is provided by the PCC of St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere to explain what to
expect when we collect and process your personal information in accordance with the UK GDPR.
Data Controller
The data controller is: Mrs D Shawcross
For more information, please go to: info@standrewstangmere.co.uk
1. Why we collect and use your personal data?
We use personal data for the following purposes:
• Name and contact details - to inform you of news and information about events,
activities, and services within the PCC of St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere and/or your
local diocese (Chichester)
2. The categories of personal data we collect are:
• Name and contact details.
3. The lawful basis for processing your personal data
• Consent – we will obtain your consent to send you information about church events or
newsletters.
• Legal obligation – we are required by law to collect and process data for weddings,
funerals, baptism etc.
4. Where we collected your data from
• You
• Funeral director
5. Sharing personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with the PCC
of St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere.
5. How long do we keep data?
We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide “Keep or Bin: The Care of
Your Parish Records”: Records management guides | The Church of England.
6. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights with respect
to your personal data: -
• The right to request a copy of the personal data which the PCC of St Andrew’s Church,
Tangmere holds about you (a Subject Access Request or ‘SAR’).
• The right to request that the PCC corrects any personal data if it is found to be
inaccurate or out of date.
• The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the
PCC of St Andrew’s Church, Tangmere to retain such data.
• The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time where we have
obtained your consent.
• The right to request that the data controller provide you with your personal data in a
structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Also, to transmit that data
directly to another data controller (in limited circumstances).
• The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your
personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing.
• The right to object to the processing of personal data (in limited circumstances).
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
7. Concerns and/or complaints?
To exercise all relevant rights, or for queries or complaints please in the first instance contact
the Data Controller using the contact details provided above.
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email.
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