Last updated: 6 April 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Regina Martyrum House collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit respicestellam.org.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your personal information is used, please contact us at:
Email: respicestellam2015@gmail.com
1. Who We Are
Regina Martyrum House operates this website:
https://respicestellam.org/
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Regina Martyrum House is the controller of the personal data collected through this website.
2. What Information We May Collect
We may collect and process the following information:
- your name and email address if you contact us through a form or by email
- your name and email address if you subscribe to our newsletter
- information you submit when making a donation or payment
- information you provide when leaving a comment on the site
- technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and basic server log data
3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information in order to:
- respond to messages and enquiries
- send newsletters or updates if you have subscribed
- process donations or payments
- administer the website and keep it secure
- moderate comments and prevent spam
- comply with legal and administrative obligations
4. Lawful Bases for Processing
We process personal data on one or more of the following lawful bases:
- your consent
- the performance of a contract or transaction
- our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the website
- compliance with legal obligations
5. Contact Forms and Emails
If you contact us through the website or by email, we will use the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and keep any necessary correspondence records.
6. Newsletter Signups
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect details such as your first name, last name and email address in order to send updates, articles and related communications.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us at respicestellam2015@gmail.com.
7. Donations and Payments
If you make a donation or payment through the website, your information may be processed through third-party payment providers, including Stripe.
We do not store full payment card details on our website. We may receive limited transaction details such as your name, email address, billing information, donation or payment amount, and transaction status.
Stripe’s privacy information is available here:
https://stripe.com/privacy
8. Comments
If comments are enabled on the site, when you leave a comment we may collect the data shown in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam and administer comments.
If you choose to save your details for future comments, cookies may be stored in your browser for convenience.
9. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, comment features, payment or donation processes, and other basic site operations.
For more information, please see our Cookies page.
10. Embedded Content and Third Parties
Pages or articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, audio, or other third-party media. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited that other website directly, and such websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
11. Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal data.
We may share personal information only where necessary with trusted service providers involved in operating the website, sending emails, processing donations or payments, securing the site, or meeting legal obligations.
12. Retention of Data
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including administrative, legal, security, and accounting purposes.
For example:
- contact enquiries may be retained for correspondence records
- newsletter data may be retained until you unsubscribe
- comment data may be retained to maintain the comment history of the site
- payment or donation records may be retained for financial and compliance purposes
13. Your Rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have rights including the right to:
- request access to the personal data we hold about you
- request correction of inaccurate data
- request erasure of your data where appropriate
- request restriction of processing
- object to certain processing
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
The ICO website is:
https://ico.org.uk/
To make a privacy-related request, please contact:
respicestellam2015@gmail.com
14. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure. However, no method of internet transmission or storage is completely secure.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.
16. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, please contact:
Regina Martyrum House
Email: respicestellam2015@gmail.com
Website: https://respicestellam.org/