The Church of Scotland is made up of various councils and committees and all the councils and committees using this website subscribe to this Privacy Policy. For ease of reference the term Church of Scotland used in this policy refers to the various councils and committees.

The Church of Scotland takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

This privacy policy cover the Church of Scotland’s treatment of personal information that the Church of Scotland collects when you register on the Church of Scotland website or when you purchase goods from the Church of Scotland e-shop. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies which the Church of Scotland does not own or control, or to people the Church of Scotland does not employ or manage. The Church of Scotland collects personal information when you register for updates on the Church of Scotland website or for information for upcoming publications from St Andrews Press. Personal information is also collected when you enter competitions.

The information requested on registering with the Church of Scotland will be your name and email address. Additional information such as age and address may be requested, if necessary, in connection with competitions or other specific services. In addition when you purchase goods from the Church of Scotland e-shop your details, including name, address and email address are passed to the Church of Scotland by the distributor.

The Church of Scotland uses the information collected to keep you updated on website developments, to advertise new products, to fulfil your request for certain products and for customer feedback.

The Church of Scotland will not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.

The Church of Scotland may send your information to companies who work on behalf of the Church of Scotland to provide a product to you. These companies are not permitted to use the personal information provided to them beyond what is necessary to perform their duties.

The Church of Scotland will respond to any Court Order or legitimate request by authorities for personal information, with which they must comply or in connection with any legal process.

You may request amendment or deletion of your registration at any time by emailing using the "Contact Us" online form, clearly stating your name, address and account email identifier in the box provided. Alternatively telephone Edinburgh (0131) 225 5722.

We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their job.

The Church of Scotland Website uses cookies for no other purpose than to aid your online shopping experience.

The Church of Scotland may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our pages.