Privacy (GDPR)
How Sanctumel protects your church's and members' data, and your responsibilities.
Your members' data (names, contact details, attendance, donations) is sensitive and protected by law, notably the GDPR in Europe. Sanctumel is built to help you handle it correctly.
What Sanctumel does for you
- Hosting in the European Union for your data.
- Explicit consent requested on public sign-ups.
- Role-based access: each person only sees what concerns them.
- Encryption of sensitive data and an access log.
Note: protecting children's data (Sunday school) requires special care. Sanctumel restricts access to the school to authorised leaders only.
What remains your responsibility
Sanctumel provides the tools, but the church stays responsible for how it uses them:
- Only record data that is genuinely useful.
- Tell your members what you collect and why.
- Answer a member who asks to see, correct or delete their data.
Warning: don't share member lists beyond authorised people, and avoid sharing contact details without consent. An Excel export going around is a data leak.
Exercise a right
If a member wants to view, correct or erase their data, you can do it from their record. When in doubt about an obligation, check with your compliance lead.
Going further
- Manage access and roles.
- Secure your account.
- Understand consent at sign-up.