Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

At St Mary's Catholic Church, Poole, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Who we are

St Mary's Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth.

Parish Office
St Mary's Catholic Church
211A Wimborne Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2EG

Telephone: 01202 675412
Email:poole-stmary@prcdtr.org.uk

Information we collect

You may choose to provide us with personal information when you:

Complete our contact form
Email or telephone the parish office
Make an enquiry about the parish
Enquire about baptisms, weddings, funerals or other sacraments
Enquire about hall hire
Ask about parish groups, volunteering or other parish activities

This information may include your name, email address, telephone number and any information you choose to include in your message.

How we use your information

We only use your information where it is necessary to:

Respond to your enquiries
Provide information you have requested
Arrange parish activities or appointments
Administer hall hire enquiries
Meet our legal or safeguarding responsibilities
Improve the operation and security of our website

We will only process your information where we have a lawful basis for doing so under UK data protection legislation.

Sharing your information

We will never sell your personal information.

Where necessary, we may share information with trusted organisations or service providers who assist us in operating the parish or where we are required to do so by law.

Donations

If you choose to make a donation through our website, you will be directed to a secure third-party donation provider. We do not collect or store your payment card details.

Please refer to the privacy policy of the donation provider for information about how your payment information is handled.

Website forms

When you submit an enquiry through our contact form, the information you provide is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is only accessible by authorised members of the parish.

Cookies

Like most websites, this website uses cookies to help it function correctly.

These cookies may:

Remember your preferences while browsing
Help maintain the security and performance of the website
Provide anonymous information about how visitors use the website

Our website is built using Squarespace, which uses essential cookies to ensure the website operates properly.

You can control or delete cookies at any time through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

Third-party services

Our website may contain links to external websites or embedded services, including:

Google Maps
YouTube
Our online donation provider

These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to read them before providing any personal information.

How long we keep your information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry, fulfil our legal obligations, or meet safeguarding and administrative requirements.

Keeping your information secure

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss or disclosure.

Although we work hard to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet can ever be completely secure.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Request access to your personal information
Ask us to correct inaccurate information
Request that your information be deleted where appropriate
Restrict or object to certain types of processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process your personal information, please contact: