Privacy Policy

AGGF UK is responsible for the personal information it uses in connection with this website and enquiries sent to the church. For privacy questions, requests about your information or concerns about a photograph, use the contact details below. Please mark your enquiry ‘Privacy’ so it can be directed to the appropriate church representative.

You can browse this website without creating an account. It currently has no contact form, first visit registration form, payment checkout or member login. If you contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp, we receive the details you choose to provide, such as your name, contact details and the content of your enquiry. You do not have to provide personal information simply to browse.

The website publishes church leadership names and photographs of church activities. Your browser also sends technical information, such as your IP address, browser details and requested pages, to the services that deliver the website, images, fonts, maps and event listings. Those services may process technical logs for delivery, reliability and security.

We use enquiry details to reply, arrange a requested conversation or visit, and provide the information or support you ask for. Our legitimate interests are responding to people who contact the church and keeping the website reliable and secure. We consider your rights and expectations when relying on these interests. Where consent is required, we must obtain it for the specific purpose; you may withdraw it by contacting us. We may also retain or disclose information where required by law.

Religious beliefs, health details and some pastoral information can be particularly sensitive. Please avoid sending sensitive information unless it is needed for your request. Handling this information requires both a lawful basis and an applicable special category condition, such as explicit consent where appropriate. Merely browsing this website does not enrol you as a member or subscribe you to marketing. We do not use this website to make automated decisions about you or build advertising profiles.

Relevant church representatives may need access to your enquiry to respond. Services used to host and deliver the website or communications may also process information. The site uses Google Fonts, embedded Google Maps and an externally hosted public events service. Requests to these services can disclose technical information even without a church account. We do not sell your personal information.

Links to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, directions and any external event registration system take you to services governed by their own privacy and cookie policies. Some providers may process information outside the UK. Where AGGF UK is responsible for a restricted international transfer, appropriate safeguards are required under UK data protection law. Please review an external service’s policy before providing information there.

Our galleries show real church activities and may include identifiable adults and children. A photograph in a church setting may reveal religious affiliation, so publication requires particular care and an appropriate legal basis. If you or a child in your care appears in a photograph and you would like it reviewed or removed, contact us with the page link and a description of the image. Do not send extra sensitive information. We will review the request, including any consent and safeguarding considerations. Children should ask a parent or guardian before sending personal information to the church.

Information should be accessible only to those who need it for the relevant purpose. No website or messaging service can guarantee absolute security. Enquiries are kept for as long as needed to respond and manage any necessary follow-up, taking account of legal or safeguarding requirements. Published photographs and leadership details should be reviewed for continued relevance. Browser preferences remain on your device until you change or clear them; this site does not set an automatic expiry for them. Service providers apply their own retention arrangements to technical logs.

Under UK data protection law, depending on the circumstances, you may ask to access your personal information, correct inaccuracies, erase it, restrict its use, receive certain information in a portable form, or object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it without affecting the lawfulness of earlier use. These rights are not absolute. Contact us using the details below; we may need to verify your identity and will normally respond within one month, subject to any permitted extension.

You can raise a concern with us at any time. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), including without contacting us first. Visit ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint for information.

This website uses local storage, which saves preferences in your browser rather than sending them to a church database. ‘aggf-locale’ remembers English or Portuguese. ‘aggf-cookie-consent’ remembers your necessary and optional analytics choices. These entries do not contain your name, email or telephone number. You can remove them through your browser’s site data settings; your language choice will reset and the preference banner will appear again.

No analytics or advertising tools are currently installed in the church website code. Selecting ‘Accept all’ saves a preference only; it does not activate an analytics service. If optional tracking is introduced, this notice and the consent controls must be updated before it is used. Embedded maps and external services may use their own cookies or similar technologies, which are not controlled by this website’s analytics preference.

We may update this notice when website features, service providers or information practices change. The date above identifies the latest version. Significant new uses of personal information require an updated explanation and any consent or other legal requirements that apply.