Privacy policy

Last Updated: 05/06/2026

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information.

Who We Are
This website is operated by Church Campaigns, a trading name. Billing and financial matters are handled under the name Alte Agency, which is also a trading name of the same sole trader.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, the sole trader operating as Church Campaigns and Alte Agency is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your personal data is handled, you can contact us at: hello@churchcampaigns.co

What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

2.1 Data you provide to us

  • Your name and contact details (email address, phone number, postal address)

  • Information you include in enquiry or contact forms

  • Business or organisation details

  • Billing information, including name and address for invoicing purposes

  • Any other information you choose to share with us when communicating with us

2.2 Data collected automatically

  • IP address and browser type

  • Pages visited and time spent on this website

  • Referring website or search terms used to find us

  • Device and operating system information

This technical data is typically collected via cookies or similar technologies. Please see Section 8 for more information about our use of cookies.

How We Use Your Information
We process your personal data on the following legal grounds under UK GDPR:

  • Contract: to provide services you have requested, or to take steps before entering into a contract with you.

  • Legitimate interests: to manage our business operations, respond to enquiries, improve our website, and communicate with existing or prospective clients, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.

  • Legal obligation: to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements, including maintaining financial records.

  • Consent: where we have asked for and received your consent, for example to send marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time.

Data Storage and Security
We use your personal data to:

  • Respond to your enquiries and provide our services

  • Manage our client relationships and communications

  • Issue invoices and process payments (under the Alte Agency trading name)

  • Maintain financial and business records as required by law

  • Improve and maintain this website

  • Send you relevant updates or information about our services, where you have consented or where we have a legitimate interest to do so

  • Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

Billing
Invoices and financial correspondence may be issued under the trading name Alte Agency. This name refers to the same sole trader who operates Church Campaigns. Any personal data collected in the course of billing (such as your name, address, and payment details) is held by the same data controller and is subject to this privacy policy.

We do not store payment card details. Any card payments are processed securely through a third-party payment provider.

Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your data only in the following circumstances:

  • With third-party service providers who help us operate our business (such as email hosting, accounting software, or website hosting providers), who are contractually required to keep your data secure and only process it on our instructions.

  • With professional advisers such as accountants or solicitors, where necessary.

  • Where we are required to do so by law, court order, or a regulatory authority.

  • Where we transfer data to third-party processors, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Enquiry and contact data: typically up to 2 years, unless a client relationship develops.

  • Client and billing records: at least 6 years, in line with HMRC requirements for financial records.

  • Website analytics data: in line with our cookie and analytics provider settings, typically 12 to 26 months.

  • After these periods, data is securely deleted or anonymised.

Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the website function and to collect usage information.
We may use:

  • Essential cookies: required for the website to function properly.

  • Analytics cookies: to understand how visitors use our website, typically via a service such as Google Analytics.

    You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies.

Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to rectification: to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.

  • Right to restrict processing: to ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.

  • Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format where processing is based on consent or contract.

  • Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing.

  • Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

    To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 1. We will respond within one month. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk

Third-Party Links
This website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will reflect when changes were last made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Church Campaigns / Alte Agency
hello@churchcampaigns.co

By using our services, you acknowledge you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.