Last updated: 22 September 2026
Who we are
School in Theology is responsible for the personal information collected through this website, schoolintheology.org.uk, and is the data controller for the purposes of UK data protection law.
For enquiries concerning your personal information, please contact:
Secretary: Rev. Raymond Kemp
Email: secretary@schoolintheology.org.uk
Information we collect
We collect only the personal information reasonably necessary for the operation of School in Theology and this website.
When you register for a website account, we may collect information such as your name, email address, username and other information supplied during registration. New accounts are subject to approval by the Secretary or a website administrator and may be approved or rejected before access is granted.
When you make a booking for School in Theology, we collect the information required to administer your booking and communicate with you concerning the event.
If you join our mailing list, we collect your name and/or email address so that we can send you news and updates relating to School in Theology.
The website may also automatically record technical information, such as IP addresses, login attempts and other security-related information, where this is necessary for the security and proper operation of the website.
Why we use your information
We use personal information to:
- administer website accounts;
- consider and approve or reject applications for website access;
- administer bookings for School in Theology;
- send requested news and updates;
- respond to enquiries;
- maintain the security and proper operation of the website.
We do not use information collected through this website for unrelated commercial purposes.
No payments are taken through this website.
Our lawful bases for using personal information
Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
For website administration and security, we generally rely upon our legitimate interests in operating and protecting the School in Theology website and providing its services.
Where information is required in order to make and administer a booking for School in Theology, we may process it because it is necessary to take steps at your request in connection with that booking.
For our mailing list and email updates, we rely upon your consent. You may withdraw that consent and unsubscribe at any time.
Where necessary, we may also process information in order to comply with a legal obligation.
Website accounts
Visitors may register for an account on the website.
Registration does not automatically give access to restricted areas of the site. Applications are reviewed and may be approved or rejected by the Secretary or a website administrator.
Account information is used only for administering access to the website and related School in Theology activities.
You may ask us to correct or delete your account information, subject to any information which we are required to retain for legal, security or administrative reasons.
Bookings
When bookings open for a forthcoming School in Theology, we collect the information required to record and administer your booking and to contact you concerning the event.
We do not collect or process payment-card or banking information through this website.
Booking information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the administration of the event and for any appropriate subsequent administrative or record-keeping purposes.
Mailing list and email updates
If you choose to receive School in Theology news or updates, we collect your name and/or email address for that purpose.
We use MailPoet to manage our mailing list and send email communications. Subscriber information is stored within the website’s WordPress database. Where the MailPoet Sending Service is used to deliver emails, information necessary for the delivery of those messages may also be processed by MailPoet on our behalf.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at secretary@schoolintheology.org.uk.
After you unsubscribe, we will cease sending you mailing-list communications. We may retain a minimal record of your preference where necessary to ensure that you are not contacted again.
Cookies
This website uses cookies where necessary for the proper operation of WordPress, user accounts, login sessions and website security.
Some additional website features may use cookies for their proper operation. Where the law requires consent for non-essential cookies, such cookies will not be used unless the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You may also control or delete cookies through the settings in your web browser.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or loss.
These measures may include:
- encrypted HTTPS connections;
- restricted administrative access;
- login protection;
- security monitoring;
- regular backups;
- two-factor authentication.
For security purposes, the website or our hosting provider may temporarily record information such as IP addresses, login attempts and other technical information where necessary to identify and prevent misuse of the website.
Who we share information with
We do not sell personal information.
Personal information may be processed by organisations providing services necessary for the operation of the website, including:
- our website hosting provider;
- providers of necessary WordPress software and services;
- backup and security service providers;
- email service providers;
- MailPoet, for the management and delivery of mailing-list communications.
Where a service provider processes personal information on our behalf, we expect appropriate data-protection safeguards to be in place.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law.
International transfers
Some organisations providing internet, email, hosting or website services may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we will rely upon an appropriate lawful mechanism or safeguard where required by UK data protection law.
How long we keep information
We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, or where retention is required for legal, security or administrative purposes.
Website account information will normally be retained while the account remains active or is still required.
Booking information will be retained for an appropriate period following the relevant School in Theology.
Mailing-list information will normally be retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove it.
We periodically review the information we hold and may delete information which is no longer required.
Your rights
Depending upon the circumstances and the lawful basis on which we process your information, UK data protection law may give you the right to:
- ask for access to the personal information we hold about you;
- have inaccurate information corrected;
- request deletion of your personal information;
- request restriction of the way we use your information;
- object to certain uses of your information;
- receive certain information in a portable form;
- withdraw consent where processing is based upon consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact the Secretary at:
secretary@schoolintheology.org.uk
Complaints
If you have concerns about how School in Theology uses your personal information, please contact the Secretary in the first instance.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the United Kingdom’s data protection regulator.
Further information is available from the ICO website at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we provide, or applicable law.
The date shown at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.