Policy, Scope and Objectives

• Policy

RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish is committed to the compliance with all relevant UK laws in respect of personal data, and to protecting the “rights and freedoms” of individuals whose information RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish holds in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To that end, the RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish has developed, implemented, maintains and continuously improves a documented personal information management system (‘PIMS’).

• Scope

The scope of the PIMS takes into account organisational structure, management responsibility, jurisdiction and geography. 

• Objectives of the Personal Information Management System (‘PIMS’) 

RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish objectives for the PIMS are that it should enable it to meet its own requirements for the management of personal information; that it should support organisational objectives and obligations; that it should impose controls in line with RCCG’s acceptable level of risk; that it should ensure that RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish meets applicable statutory, regulatory, contractual and/or professional duties; and that it should protect the interests of individuals and other key stakeholders. 

RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish is committed to complying with data protection legislation and good practice including:

1. processing personal information only where this is strictly necessary for legitimate organisational purposes;
2. collecting only the minimum personal information required for these purposes and not processing excessive personal information;
3. providing clear information to individuals about how their personal information will be used and by whom;
4. only processing relevant and adequate personal information;
5. processing personal information fairly and lawfully;
6. maintaining an inventory of the categories of personal information processed by the RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish ;
7. keeping personal information accurate and, where necessary, up to date;
8. retaining personal information only for as long as is necessary for legal or regulatory reasons or, for legitimate organisational purposes;
9. respecting individuals’ rights in relation to their personal information, including their right of subject access;
10. keeping all personal information secure;
11. only transferring personal information outside the EU in circumstances where it can be adequately protected;
12. the application of the various exemptions allowable by data protection legislation;
13. developing and implementing a PIMS to enable the policy to be implemented;
14. where appropriate, identifying internal and external stakeholders and the degree to which these stakeholders are involved in the governance of RCCG Fountain of Grace Worship Centre Telford Parish PIMS; and
15. the identification of staff/departments with specific responsibility and accountability for the PIMS.