Website Policies

Information we may collect

This may include names and contact details, correspondence, parish and sacramental records, donation or Gift Aid information, event or form responses, and communication preferences.

Why we use it

• to provide pastoral care and administer parish life;
• to respond to enquiries and requests;
• to meet legal, safeguarding, financial and record-keeping duties;
• to send parish news where the recipient has asked for it or another lawful basis applies;
• to keep parish systems secure and effective.

Sharing and retention

We do not sell personal information. Where necessary, information may be shared with authorised parish workers, the diocese, HMRC, professional advisers or service providers, subject to appropriate safeguards. Records are kept only as long as their purpose, church requirements or law requires.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may ask for access, correction, deletion or restriction; object to certain processing; or withdraw consent. Contact office@smam.org.uk . You may also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office .

The website platform may use essential cookies so pages and controls function. Optional analytics or embedded services may also set cookies or receive technical information such as browser type, approximate location or pages visited.

Browser settings can restrict or delete cookies, though parts of the website may then work less effectively. Embedded services and external websites have their own privacy and cookie arrangements.

We aim to make the website perceivable, operable, understandable and robust for as many people as possible. Current improvements include descriptive image text, clear headings, keyboard-friendly controls, readable contrast and responsive layouts.

If content is inaccessible, tell us what page or document you need and the format that would help. Email office@smam.org.uk .

Website information is offered in good faith for general parish information and may change without notice. Service times and event details should be checked before travel.

Parish text, photographs, branding and design may not be reproduced commercially or used to imply parish endorsement without written permission. Links to external sites are provided for convenience and do not amount to endorsement of all their content. Users remain responsible for assessing third-party information and services.

Nothing on this website replaces professional medical, legal, financial or safeguarding advice.

Only provide information relevant to the request. Sensitive pastoral or safeguarding concerns should use the contact route named on the relevant page. Subscription preferences can be changed through the subscribe or unsubscribe service.

Do not use general forms for emergencies. If someone is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services.