Privacy Policy
 

Privacy Policy 2024

The type of personal information we collect 

We currently collect and process the following information:

• Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name , telephone and contact details)
• Email addresses and website user statistics

These constitute personal information.

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

• Email contacts and inquiries
• Phone calls
• Letters
• Other communications

We use the information that you have given us in order to for administration purposes.

We will not share this data outwith our organisation without your consent.

We may share this information with government agencies and other legal bodies when required for law prevention and regulatory purposes.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information.

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by emailing us.

(b) We have a contractual obligation.

(c) We have a legal obligation.

(d) We have a vital interest.

(e) We need it to perform a public task.

(f) We have a legitimate interest.

How we store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored. 

We keep essential personal data for three years. We will then dispose your information if no longer required for essential regulatory purposes.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at via email if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us via email.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk