Data Protection
Privacy and Website Policies
Immanuel Mar Thoma Church Cardiff is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data securely and transparently in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect any personal information you provide, and how our website uses cookies and analytics.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us via email, telephone, or the website contact form — such as your name, email address, and phone number.
For parish members and regular attendees, we may also hold registration details including names, addresses, contact numbers, and dates of birth to support pastoral care, parish administration, and sacramental registers.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to respond to inquiries, provide pastoral care, distribute parish announcements, and manage church events and ministries.
Your information is accessed only by authorised clergy and parish officials. We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.
Cookies and Website Analytics
If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors find and use our site and to improve parish information for the community.
If you decline, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity will not load and analytics cookies are not set by our site. You may change your preference at any time using the Cookie Preferences button in the footer.
We do not use advertising cookies or share analytics data with third parties for commercial purposes.
Your Rights and Contact
Under UK data protection law you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request corrections, or ask us to erase your records.
To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact the Vicar or Parish Secretary using the details on our Contact page.