Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 22, 2026

At Gourock Baptist Community Church, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and transparency. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect the minimum amount of information necessary to provide you with a functional website and respond to your inquiries.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you use our Contact Form, we collect the personal details you choose to share with us, which typically includes:

Name
Email Address
The content of your message

B. Information Collected Automatically

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This involves the collection of non-identifying information, such as:

IP addresses (anonymized)
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent on the site
Referring websites

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the data collected for the following purposes:

Communication: To respond to your questions, prayer requests, or inquiries sent via the contact form.
Website Improvement: To monitor website traffic and improve user experience through Google Analytics.
Legal Compliance: To comply with any applicable laws or regulations.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses “cookies” via Google Analytics to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior patterns.

What are cookies? Small text files placed on your device.
Your Choice: You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings. Declining cookies will not prevent you from using the main features of our site.

4. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share data with third parties in the following limited circumstances:

Google Analytics: To process website usage data.
Service Providers: Such as our website hosting provider, who assists in keeping our site running.
Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect the safety of our community.

5. Data Security and Retention

We implement appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way.

Retention: We only keep your contact form information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected (e.g., answering your specific question).
Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s standard retention policies.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your data:

Access: The right to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Correction: The right to ask us to correct inaccurate information.
Erasure: The right to ask us to delete your personal data.
Object: The right to object to our processing of your data.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

Gourock Baptist Community Church
Gourock Baptist Church,
4 King Street
Gourock
PA19 1PU
Scotland

Email: pastor@gourockbaptistchurch.co.uk

Note: If you are unhappy with how we use your data, you also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.