Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website (REMERA PARISH) and reviewing our privacy policy.

In accordance with Rwanda's DPP Law, and other international laws on personal data and privacy such as the GDPR, this privacy policy explains how Our Data Protection Office will use your data when you visit our website.

This privacy policy tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information when you make contact with us or use one of our services.

Why is data collected and further processed at our church?

The data we process is collected from the following sources:

• Membership Management
• Communication and Outreach
• Administration and Finance
• Pastoral Care and Support
• Event Planning and Coordination
• Compliance with Legal Obligations

What data do we collect and further process, and how at our church?

Our church may collect and further process various types of personal data depending on their activities and the scope of their operations.

• Contact Information
• Demographic Information
• Membership Information
• Financial Information
• Attendance Records
• Pastoral Care Notes
• Volunteer and Staff Information
• Communications and Correspondence

We store your information in a record system designed to retrieve information about you through personal identifiers (Name, Email address, Phone number, Location/address), so that we may process your inquiries and contact you.

In addition, our website uses Google Analytics Universal Shifting to Google Analytics 4 measurement software to help improve the experience of visitors. Our website uses the following Google Analytics tracking data for website improvement.

• Number of users: number of users that have visited the website and certain pages across specific periods.
• New and returning visitors: users who are visiting the website for the first time and those who are returning.
• Session statistics: duration of visit, number of pages viewed, and other click-through interactions with the website.
• Approximate geolocation (Demographic details report): Age, gender, and interests, location mainly country from which the session originated, and language spoken in the user's browser.
• Browser and Device information: browser used, operating system, screen resolution, and flash colors of device used.
• Feedback from the users and system owners

How do we protect and safeguard your information?

All personal data collected are internally processed only by designated staff members and are stored on servers that abide by Remera Parish rules and standards and are in compliance with the DPP Law.

Visiting Other Websites

Our website may contain links that redirect to other institutions. These websites are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility policies. Once you head to another site, you are subject to their policies.

Retention

We will retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was received unless otherwise extending the retention period is required or permitted by law.

Updates to this policy

Remera Parish reserves the right to update or change this Policy at any time. We will release the latest Privacy Policy on our website and appropriate channels for any changes. If major changes are made to the Privacy Policy, we may notify you through different channels, for example, posting a notice on our website or sending you a direct notification.

Contact information

If you have any concerns regarding our privacy policy or the use of your information, please contact us at earremeraparish@gmail.com

Email: earremeraparish@gmail.com
Phone: 0788609821
Address: Kigali, Remera, Giporoso