Privacy Policy
In short: We respect your privacy. We do not sell your data. If you contact us, submit an event form, or submit a testimonial, we only use your details to respond and manage that request.
1) Who we are (Data Controller)
This website (godsentministries.ie) is operated by God Sent Ministries (a non-profit church in Ireland). In GDPR terms, we are the data controller for personal data processed through this website.
2) How to contact us
Email: godsentministriesnaas@live.com
Website: godsentministries.ie
3) Personal data we may collect
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect:
- Contact details you choose to provide (e.g., name, email address, phone number).
- Message content (e.g., enquiries, prayer requests, event questions).
- Basic technical data (e.g., IP address, browser type, device information) in server logs for security and troubleshooting.
4) Why we use your data (purposes)
We use personal data only for purposes such as:
- Responding to your enquiries.
- Managing church communications you request (e.g., replying to messages).
- Managing event-related requests or registrations (see section 6).
- Keeping the website secure and preventing abuse.
5) Our legal bases (GDPR)
Under GDPR, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent — when you voluntarily submit a form or request information.
- Legitimate interests — to keep our website secure, prevent abuse, and respond to general enquiries in a reasonable way.
- Legal obligation — if we must keep certain records to comply with law (rare for this website).
6) Events registration and enquiries
We provide an events registration and enquiry form on our website. When you use this form, we collect personal data such as your name, email address, phone number, and message.
How we use this data: only to manage your event registration or enquiry and to contact you about that specific event. We do not use this information for advertising purposes and we do not sell your data.
Retention: event-related submissions are kept only as long as necessary and are typically deleted within 12 months after the event has finished, unless we are required to keep them longer for legal or safeguarding reasons.
7) Testimonials (testimony submissions)
We provide a form that allows you to submit a testimonial (testimony) for possible publication on our website. When you submit a testimonial, we may collect:
- Identity and contact details you provide (e.g., name, email, phone).
- Content you submit (your testimonial message and any answers you include).
- Optional information (e.g., address and photo, if you choose to provide them).
- Technical data (e.g., IP address and time of submission) for security and anti-spam purposes.
Publication: Testimonials are reviewed by an administrator before they are published. If approved, your name and testimonial content (and photo if provided) may be displayed publicly on the website.
Legal basis: We process testimonial submissions based on your consent.
Withdrawal / removal: You can request removal of a published testimonial at any time by contacting us at godsentministriesnaas@live.com.
Retention: We keep submitted testimonials only as long as needed for review and publication, and we may retain approved testimonials while they remain published (unless you request removal).
8) Sharing your data
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share limited data only when necessary with:
- Service providers who help us run the website (e.g., hosting). They process data on our instructions.
- Authorities if required by law.
9) YouTube (third-party content)
Our website may include links to YouTube and/or embedded YouTube videos. YouTube is a service provided by Google. When you view YouTube content (especially embedded videos), YouTube/Google may process data such as your IP address and device information, and may set cookies or similar technologies.
Google’s policies apply:
Google Privacy Policy
How Google uses cookies
10) International transfers
Some third-party services (such as YouTube/Google) may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States. Where this occurs, the provider is responsible for the safeguards used for those transfers.
11) How long we keep data
- Enquiries: kept only as long as needed to respond and handle follow-up.
- Event submissions (planned): typically up to 12 months after the event (see section 6).
- Security logs: kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting.
12) Your rights (GDPR)
If GDPR applies to you (e.g., you are in the EU/EEA), you may have rights including:
- Access to your personal data
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion (in certain cases)
- Restriction or objection to processing (in certain cases)
- Data portability (in certain cases)
- Withdraw consent (where we rely on consent)
To exercise your rights, contact us at godsentministriesnaas@live.com.
13) Complaints
If you have concerns, please contact us first and we will do our best to help. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
Irish DPC website: dataprotection.ie
14) Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will show when changes were made.