Privacy Policy
DCN DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT
This policy describes how the MCO protects and makes use of the information you give us when you use this website.
If you are asked to provide information when using this website, it will only be used in the ways described in this privacy policy.
This policy is updated from time to time. The latest version is published on this page. This website privacy policy was updated on 14 January 2021.
If you have any questions about this policy, please email office@afcu.org.uk or write to: AFCU, 3 Axis Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SQ
Why we need your details
We gather and use certain information about you in order to keep in contact with you and enable certain functions of the MCO. We may also, with your permission, pass details to other UK Christian Military Organisations so that we can enable fellowship and prayer support amongst UK military Christians. The data that you provide will be seen only by the MCO or AFCU permanent staff unless you specifically choose to make certain items visible to other AFCU members via ChurchSuite.
How we use this data
Collecting this data helps us to keep in touch with you and support you better as a Christian in the military or concerned to pray for our military.
Specifically, we may use data:
- In order to send out our mailings by post or email
- In order to provide support to you
- For our own internal records
- To improve the products and service we offer
- To contact you in response to a specific enquiry
- To link you with other military Christians organisations or members in your locality
- To enable other members to contact you
- To send you information about events, opportunities and other things we think might be relevant to you
Controlling information about you
When you fill in a form or provide your details on our website, you will see one or more tick boxes allowing you to:
- Opt-in to receive communications from us by email, telephone, text message or post
- Opt-in to allowing other members to seeing information you choose to make available to them.
If you have agreed that we can use/access your information, you can change your mind easily via one of these methods:
- Sending an email to office@afcu.org.uk
- Telephone us on 01973 783123.
We will never lease, distribute or sell your personal information to third parties (except, on occasions, other UK Military Christian Organisations such as Armed Forces' Christian Union, Military Ministries International, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scripture Readers’ Association) unless we have your permission or the law requires us to.
Any personal information we hold about you is stored and processed under our data protection policy, in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Security
We will always hold your information securely.
To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, we have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards.
We also follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.