Privacy Policy

Provider’s name: The Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life:

Provider’s UKPRN: 10084082

Contact Person: Daniel Thejus, daniel.thejus@ocrpl.org

1. This privacy policy explains what to expect when the organisation collects and uses personal information, as read with our Data Protection Policy in relation to the General Data Protection Laws.
2. The organisation takes data protection seriously and stores personal data securely.
3. We protect the confidentiality of personal information and always ensure its security. If you would like to learn more about our Data Protection and Privacy Policies or get further clarification, please do not hesitate to the head office.
4. Contact Details For all queries relating to this policy, please take note of the following contact details and information: Name of Organization: The Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, Contact Person: Daniel Thejus, Address Details: Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, St John’s House, 5 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7JL, Email Address: daniel.thejus@ocrpl.org Telephone Number: +44 (0) 7922423416.
5. The organisation is committed to respecting your privacy and ensuring the personal information you have entrusted to us is processed in accordance with general data protection laws (GDPL).
6. We will never pass on your details to another charity or organisation who could contact you or add you to their mailing lists.
7. We collect personal information directly from you, and no one else, when you make the decision to donate or sign up to receive our mailings.
8. We also periodically run petitions, for people to sign. If you signed a petition, the information you have opted in to provide will be used to keep you informed of the organisation’s wider work unless you have opted out of receiving these updates from us.
9. The personal information we collect:
   9.1 Personal identifiers such as your title and name, we will not collect your date of birth;
   9.2 Contact details including your postal address and postcode for physical mailings, or your telephone number and email for electronic communication;
   9.3 Financial information such as your bank details if you have set up a direct debit, standing order, or other means of regular giving to the organisation. All credit or debit card details are destroyed once a one-off donation has been processed;
   9.4 Whether you are a taxpayer in the region; and 9.5 Records of your contact with us.
10. We will never “cold call” our supporters. We only use your telephone number if we need to follow up on a donation issue or other query, or if there is an issue with an order that you have placed with us.
11. We only ever request information that is necessary and that does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
12. GDPL recognises some information as ‘sensitive personal data’. This includes, but is not limited to, information regarding your age, financial status, race or ethnic origin.
13. We deliberately do not ask you for this information as we do not carry out any kind of wealth screening and we do not hold any data that is not necessary for our purposes.
14. All your information submitted via our website will be transmitted in a secure fashion.
15. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts any sensitive information you input. For example if you make a card donation online, the card number and your contact details are encrypted and sent to the appropriate card company.
16. There are various reasons why we need to collect personal data including the following:
    16.1To process donations;
    16.2To reclaim the tax on any Gift Aid eligible donations;
    16.3To keep you informed about our work by post and/or email;
    16.4To send you resources that you have ordered; and
    16.5To send you an annual giving and Gift Aid summary.
17. We try to keep you, with your permission, informed and up-to-date regarding our work, the issues faced by the persecuted church worldwide and how your support is making an impact.