Privacy Policy

Who we are

Aberfeldy Big Local is not constituted, so we follow our partner charity, Bromley by Bow Centre’s (BBBC) privacy policy. At Bromley by Bow Centre, we’re committed to respecting any data you share with us, keeping it safe, and only using it in legitimate ways.

Bromley by Bow Centre is a UK-registered charity (1041653) and a company limited by guarantee (02942840).

Any questions regarding this policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to dpo@bbbc.org.uk or in writing to our registered address at:

The Data Protection Officer is located at Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard’s Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 3BT.

BBBC is the data controller of the personal information that this policy applies to under the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR 2018. This policy explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

Your Consent

• By providing us with personal information, you consent to the collection and use of any information you provide in accordance with this privacy policy.
• We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
• We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
• If you are under 16, always check with a parent or guardian before giving personal information to anyone online.

We collect information so we can:

• Contact you if necessary.
• See how you are using the site so we can improve it.
• Understand why you support our work so we can better meet your needs and find more people to support our work like you.
• Some parts of the site may ask you for more information so that you can use services, sign up for newsletters, get more information about our services or donate money to support us.
• You’ll always be told when this information is being collected. In most cases, you’ll be asked to enter it, such as an email address, to sign up for further information. This information will only be used for the purposes stated.

We never share your information with other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we don’t pass on your personal information to any other website.

We collect the following information from people visiting the website

• Questions, and feedback you leave, including your email address if you send us emails.
• Personal data relating to the completion of online forms, for example, donations or booking our training products.
• Your IP address and your web browser (and version).
• Information on how people use the site, using cookies and page tagging, to help us improve the website and our services.
• We review our log used to keep your information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations (for example, the collection of Gift Aid). We will only hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

We may use your information to:

• Process a donation that you have made.
• Process an order to attend the training we are delivering.
• Process a donation of furniture you would like to make.
• Send you communications you have requested, which may be of interest to you. These may include information about campaigns, appeals, and other fundraising activities.

How you can access and update your information

If you change your mind about how or what we contact you about, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at hello@aberfeldybiglocal.com or write to us at Data Protection Officer, Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard’s Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 3BT. 

Alternatively, you can email dpo@bbbc.org.uk

About cookies

• Like most websites, our site uses small data files stored on your computer called cookies.
• Cookies are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about browsing actions and patterns, not identifying you as an individual.
• Please read the ICO guidance on cookies. This explains the type of information collected through cookies and how you can manage their use.

How we store and protect your personal data

Information you provide to us is stored on secure servers, and payment transactions are encrypted. However, the transmission of information over the Internet is never guaranteed to be 100% secure. We’ll do our best to protect your personal data, but we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site or the confidentiality of email; any transmission is at your own risk. We use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information:
• If we are under a duty to disclose or share visitors’ personal data to comply with a legal obligation;
• For law enforcement purposes;
• To apply our terms of use and other agreements.

Visitors’ rights

Under the Data Protection Act, you have the right to:
• Ask us not to process your personal data;
• See the information we hold about you;
• Ask for inaccurate personal data to be corrected.
• For a copy of the personal information we hold about you, write to Quaker Social Action, 17 Old Ford Road, London, E2 9PJ. When satisfied with your identity, we will send you a copy of your personal information, which we legally must disclose. Please contact us at the same address if you believe the information we hold about you is inaccurate and want it corrected.

Links to and from our website

This site contains links to and from other organisations’ websites. This privacy policy only applies to Quaker Social Action’s website. If you go to another website from this one, read their privacy policy to find out what that organisation does with your information. When you come to our website from another website, we may get personal information about you from the other website. Read those websites’ privacy policies if you want to know about this.

Changes to our privacy policy

We may update this policy as we continue improving our website. We will post any significant changes to our privacy policy on the homepage.
This Policy was last updated in April 2018.
Please read this policy along with the Quaker Social Action website terms and conditions.