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NATURE-CONNECTED NEIGHBOURHOODS
Privacy Policy
The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods CIC under the website; www.natureconnectedneighbourhoods.co.uk The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.
Policy key definitions:
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“I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business, Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods CIC.
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“you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
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GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
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PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
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ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.
Key principles of GDPR:
Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles; (a) Lawfulness, fairness and transparency, (b) Purpose limitation, (c) Data minimisation, (d) Accuracy, (e) Storage limitation, (f) Integrity and confidence, (g) Accountability.
Processing of your personal data
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.
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We are exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because we are a non-profit-making organisation.
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Lawful basis: Consent
Where our purpose for processing is: to record consent under GDPR
Which is necessary because: for the purposes of demonstrating GDPR compliance
We process your information in the following ways: obtaining and storing names, emails, consent
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. -
Lawful basis: Legal obligation
Where our purpose for processing is: Maintaining transparent company accounts
Which is necessary because: for tax purposes and other statutory obligations as set out in UK law
We process your information in the following ways: Any financial transaction data as required for accounting purposes/under UK law
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. -
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
Where our purpose for processing is: to keep subscribers up to date with events and activities as requested by the subscriber
Which is necessary because: it is requested to make subscribers aware of events and activities for their own benefit
We process your information in the following ways: obtain, and store names, emails, consent and enquiries and use to send newsletters and emails to respond to enquiries from subscribers
Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. / We do share your personal information with third parties and they include; .
If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.
Your individual rights
Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;
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the right to be informed;
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the right of access;
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the right to rectification;
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the right to erasure;
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the right to restrict processing;
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the right to data portability;
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the right to object; and
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the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.
You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
Internet cookies
We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third party website.
Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.
We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.
Cookies that we use are;
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possibly those associated with the WordPress provider of the website for website traffic analysis
Data security and protection
We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.
Fair & Transparent Privacy Explained
We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.