Privacy Policy

Dunamis Milton Keynes is a local branch of Dunamis International Gospel Centre.

Our website address is: https://www.dunamismiltonkeynes.org.uk

Church address:

For privacy-related enquiries, you can contact us at info@dunamismiltonkeynes.org.uk.

We may collect personal information that you choose to give us through our website forms or communication channels.

This may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Reason for contacting us
• Message or enquiry details
• Prayer requests
• Visit or membership interest
• Testimonies submitted through the website
• Event registration information, if applicable
• Any other information you choose to provide

We may also collect limited technical information when you use our website, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Pages visited
• Date and time of visit
• Cookie or analytics information, where used

We use personal information for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries
• To contact you about your message or request
• To pray with you or respond to prayer requests
• To help you plan a visit to the church
• To provide information about church services, events, or activities
• To manage event registrations, where applicable
• To follow up on membership or volunteering enquiries
• To receive and review testimonies
• To improve our website and communication
• To keep appropriate records for church administration
• To meet any legal, safeguarding, or regulatory obligations

We only use your personal information when we have a lawful basis to do so.

Depending on the situation, we may rely on:

• Consent: where you have clearly agreed for us to use your information, such as submitting a prayer request, testimony, or enquiry.
• Legitimate interests: where it is necessary for church administration, communication, responding to enquiries, and supporting those who contact us.
• Legal obligation: where we are required to keep or share information to comply with the law.
• Vital interests: where information may be needed to protect someone's life or safety.

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

Some information you provide may be personal or sensitive, especially if you submit a prayer request, testimony, pastoral concern, or information about your health, family, faith, or personal circumstances.

We will treat this information with care and restrict access to those who need it for pastoral, prayer, administrative, or safeguarding purposes.

Please only share information that you are comfortable providing. If your message involves an emergency or immediate risk of harm, please contact emergency services or the appropriate professional support service.

We care about the privacy and safety of children and young people.

Our website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children without appropriate parental or guardian consent.

Where we use photographs, videos, or information relating to children or young people, we will seek appropriate consent where required.

We may use photographs or videos from church services, events, and activities on our website, social media, and promotional materials.

Where possible, we use images respectfully and appropriately. If you have concerns about an image of you or your child appearing on our website or online platforms, please contact us at info@dunamismiltonkeynes.org.uk.

We will review the request and take appropriate action.

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information only where necessary, including with:

• Church leadership or authorised church team members
• Prayer, pastoral care, admin, or follow-up teams
• Website, email, form, hosting, or IT service providers
• Event or communication platforms used by the church
• Legal, regulatory, or safeguarding authorities where required

Where we use third-party service providers, we expect them to handle personal information securely and only for the purposes we instruct.

When you submit a website form, your message may be sent to the church email inbox so the team can respond.

The contact form may use a secure email service provider to deliver messages. Your submitted email address may be used as the reply-to address so that the church team can respond directly to you.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to help the site work properly, improve user experience, understand website traffic, and support security.

Cookies may be used for:

• Essential website functionality
• Remembering preferences
• Measuring website performance
• Understanding how visitors use the website

Where required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

For example:

• Contact form messages may be kept for as long as needed to respond and maintain appropriate church records.
• Prayer requests may be kept only for as long as needed for prayer, pastoral care, and follow-up.
• Event registration information may be kept for the duration of the event and a reasonable period afterwards.
• Legal, safeguarding, or administrative records may be kept for longer where required.

When information is no longer needed, we will delete it securely or anonymise it where appropriate.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

This may include:

• Limiting access to authorised people
• Using secure email and website systems
• Protecting website admin access
• Using secure hosting and service providers
• Reviewing access where appropriate

No website or online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we aim to use appropriate safeguards.

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances
• Ask us to restrict how we use your information
• Object to how we use your information in certain circumstances
• Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
• Complain if you are unhappy with how we handle your information

The ICO explains that privacy notices should tell people about their information rights, including the right to withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis.

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@dunamismiltonkeynes.org.uk.

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

Website: ico.org.uk

Our website may contain links to other websites, including Google Maps, YouTube, social media platforms, donation platforms, or external forms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. Please read their privacy policies before submitting personal information to them.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date shown at the top.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, contact:

Email: info@dunamismiltonkeynes.org.uk