Privacy Notice for acbc.ie (An Carraig Baptist website)
Last updated: 16 October 2026
We collect very little about you, we use it only for the reasons below, and you can ask us to see it or delete it at any time.
Who we are
An Carraig Baptist Church (Eaglais Balsteach Na Carraige) is responsible for your personal data on this website (the "data controller"). Our address is Woodcock Hill, Meelick, Co. Clare, V94 PKH4. For anything about your data, contact Keith at info@acbc.ie or on 086.793.9106 or 061.22.44.22.
What we collect, why, and our legal reason
| What | Why we use it | Legal reason |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email and message sent through our contact form, or by email or phone | To reply to your question | Our legitimate interest in answering people who contact us |
| Email address you give for our newsletter | To send you church news and events | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
| Prayer requests you submit | To pray for you and, only if you say so, to share the request with our congregation | Your consent |
| Basic visit information, such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed and time of visit | To keep the site secure and to see how many people use it | Our legitimate interest in running a safe, useful website |
| Donation details, if you give through our Give page [confirm provider and whether we receive any details] | To record and acknowledge gifts and meet our legal and tax record-keeping duties | Legal obligation and our legitimate interest |
Prayer requests can include details about health or personal life. We treat those with extra care, and we will share them with anyone beyond our church leaders only if you tell us we may.
We do not use your data to make automated decisions about you. We do not sell it.
Cookies and similar tools
Cookies are small files a website stores on your device. We use [Statcounter / other analytics tool, and say what it records] to count visitors. [If you only use cookies the site needs to work, say so here instead.] We ask for your permission before using any cookie that is not essential, and you can decline without losing access to the site. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings at any time.
Who else sees your data
Only people at our church who need it to reply to you or run the website. We also use outside services to run parts of the site. They handle data on our behalf and only under our instructions:
* [Web hosting provider]: hosts the website and stores form submissions
* Mailchimp: sends our newsletter. Mailchimp is based in the United States, and your email address may be processed there under approved safeguards [confirm]
* [Live-stream platform, for example YouTube or Facebook]: if you watch our services through it, it has its own privacy policy and may collect data about you
* [Giving provider]: processes donations
Links on this site to other websites, including social media, are not covered by this notice. Please read their privacy policies.
How long we keep it
* Contact form and email enquiries: [36 months] after we last replied, unless you become part of the church family
* Newsletter address: until you unsubscribe
* Prayer requests: [delete once prayed for, within 3 months]
* Donation records: [6 years], as the law requires for financial records [confirm]
* Website visit information: [period set by your host or analytics tool]
Your rights
You have the right to ask us for a copy of your personal data, to correct it, to have it deleted, to limit or object to how we use it, and to withdraw your consent whenever our use is based on it. You can also ask for your data in a portable format where that applies. You don't need to write to us: an email or a phone call is enough. We will reply within one month. Contact info@acbc.ie.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, please tell us first. You also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission, the Irish regulator, at dataprotection.ie.
Children
This site is not aimed at children. In Ireland, a child under 16 needs a parent or guardian's permission before we can use their data on the basis of consent. If you are under 16, please ask a parent or guardian to contact us for you.
Changes to this notice
If we change this notice, we will post the new version here and update the date at the top.