Berwick Community Trust Privacy Policy
We are a company limited by guarantee (number 5290088) and a registered charity in England (number 1109088).
Our registered office is:
The William Elder Building
56 – 58 Castlegate
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 1JT
1. Purpose of the policy
1.1. This policy sets out how we will collect, process, store and use the information we hold about you.
1.2. We take seriously the protection of your privacy and confidentiality and we understand that you are entitled to know that your personal data will not be used for any unintended purpose and will not accidentally fall into the hands of a third party.
1.3. We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to us.
1.4. Our policy complies with UK law accordingly implemented, including that required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1.5. The law requires us to tell you about your rights and our obligations to you in regard to the processing and control of your personal data. This information can be found at www.knowyourprivacyrights.org
1.6. Except as set out below, we do not share, or sell, or disclose to a third party, any information personal information we collect.
2. The basis on which we process information about you
2.1. The law requires us to determine under which of the defined bases we process different categories of your personal information, and to notify you of the basis for each category.
2.2. If a basis on which we process your personal information is no longer relevant, then we shall immediately stop processing your data.
2.3. If the basis changes then if required by law, we shall notify you of the change and of any new basis under which we have determined that we can continue to process your information.
3. Information we process because we have a contractual/service obligation with you
3.1. When you register/use any of our services, rent or hire a meeting room/office space, apply for one of our grants, or otherwise agree to our terms and conditions, a contract is formed between you and us.
3.2. In order to carry out our obligations under that contract we must process the information you give us. Some of this information may be personal information.
3.3. We may use it in order to:
3.3.1.1. verify your identity for security purposes
3.3.1.2. provide you with our services
3.3.1.3. provide you with suggestions and advice on products and services.
3.4. We process this information on the basis there is a contract between us, or that you have requested we use the information before we enter into a legal contract.
3.5. Additionally, we may aggregate this information in a general way and use it to provide class information, for example to monitor our performance with respect to a service we provide. If we use it for this purpose, you as an individual will not be personally identifiable.
3.6. We shall continue to process this information until the service/contract between us ends or is terminated by either party under the terms of the contract.
4. Information we process with your consent
4.1. Through certain actions when otherwise there is no contractual relationship between us, such as when you browse our website or ask us to provide you more information about our business, including our products and services, you provide your consent to us to process information that may be personal information.
4.2. Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information, for example, by asking you to agree to our use of services.
4.3. Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly, such as when you send us a message by e-mail to which you would reasonably expect us to reply.
4.4. Except where you have consented to our use of your information for a specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way that would identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and use it to provide information/statistics, for example to feedback to funders on the services used
4.5. If you have given us explicit permission to do so, we may from time to time pass your name and contact information to selected associates whom we consider may provide services or products you would find useful. This may include partners on our programmes.
4.6. We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw your consent, or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer exists.
4.7. You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us at jdouglas@nullberwicktrust.org.uk. However, if you do so, we may not be able to provide you with our services further.
5. Information we process because we have a legal obligation
5.1. We are subject to the law like everyone else. Sometimes, we must process your information in order to comply with a statutory obligation.
5.2. For example, we may be required to give information to legal authorities if they so request or if they have the proper authorisation such as a search warrant or court order.
5.3. This may include your personal information.
6. Information we receive from third parties
6.1. We may receive information about you as a result of having being asked by a third party to provide you with a service. We expect the third party will have sought your consent to share that information with us.
6.2. We may process that information in preparation for contacting you or in planning the delivery of a service to you. We will process this information on the basis of having legitimate interest to do so.
6.3. In the event that you decline the offer of the service we will remove your information from our records.
7. Information shared with a third party
7.1. We use the following social media platforms, which each have their own privacy rules that govern our and your use. These are:
7.1.1. Facebook www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update/printable
7.1.2. Twitter https://twitter.com/en/privacy
7.2. Our social media pages allow you to post and share information with a view to that information being read, copied, or used by other people. Examples include:
7.2.1. posting a message to our Facebook
7.2.2. tagging an image
7.2.3. clicking on an icon next to another visitor’s message to convey your agreement, disagreement or thanks.
7.3. We use SurveyMonkey for our online surveys. www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/
7.4. We use MailChimp to deliver our News and Events information. https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
7.5. In posting personal information, it is up to you to satisfy yourself about the privacy level of every person who might use it.
7.6. We do not specifically use this information except to allow it to be displayed or shared where:
7.6.1. You are being directed to another service where we use third party agencies to provide specialist advice or support
7.6.2. We do store it, and we reserve a right to use it in the future in any way we decide.
7.7. Once your information enters the public domain, we have no control over what any individual third party may do with it. We accept no responsibility for their actions at any time.
7.8. Provided your request is reasonable and there is no legal basis for us to retain it, then we may agree to your request to delete personal information that you have posted. You can make a request by contacting us at jdouglas@nullberwicktrust.org.uk.
8. Our website & use of cookies
8.1. We use cookies on our websites to make them work and to work more efficiently, as well as to provide us with information. We may send a cookie which may be stored on your computer on the hard drive by your browser. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie to recognise your computer when you visit our website, to personalise our website for you and in the administration of this website.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. For instance they may allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Refusing cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
8.2. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our websites. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google’s privacy policy is available at:
www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
9. Information relating to your method of payment
9.1. Donation information (e.g. credit or debit card information) is taken by us in the form of cash transactions or online via BT My Donate. Our employees and contractors never have access to it. BT Mydonates privacy policy can be viewed here – https://www.btplc.com/mydonate/aboutmydonate/Privacypolicy/.
9.2. At the point of online donation, you are transferred to a secure page on the website of BT My Donate. That page is not controlled by us and is labelled as secure.
9.3. Payment information (e.g. credit or debit card information) for room bookings is taken via cash, invoice or using the Square up App and card reader. We do not retain or store any information using the app, this is solely to accept payments securely.
10. Job application and employment
10.1. If you send us information in connection with a job application, we may keep it for up to two years in case we decide to contact you at a later date.
10.2. We advertise vacancies through Indeed, where your information is collected, processed and viewed. By applying for a vacancy using Indeed you agree to terms and conditions as specified in their Privacy Policy, https://www.indeed.com/legal#privacy .
10.3. If we employ you, we collect information about you and your work from time to time throughout the period of your employment. This information will be used only for purposes directly relevant to your employment and Health and Safety. After your employment has ended, we will keep relevant portions of your file for up to six years before destroying or deleting it.
11. Contacting a member of our team
11.1. When you contact us, whether by telephone, through our website or by e-mail, we may collect certain data in order to reply with the information you need.
11.2. We record your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency and quality of our service to you. We keep personally identifiable information associated with your message, such as your name and email address to be able to track our communications with you to provide a high-quality service.
12. Complaints
12.1. When we receive a complaint, we record all the information you have given to us.
12.2. We use that information to resolve your complaint.
12.3. If your complaint reasonably requires us to contact some other person, we may decide to give to that other person some of the information contained in your complaint. We do this as infrequently as possible, but it is a matter for our sole discretion as to whether we do give information, and if we do, what that information is.
12.4. We may also compile statistics showing information obtained from this source to assess the level of service we provide, but not in a way that could identify you or any other person.
12.5. Complaints regarding content on our website/social media platforms
12.5.1. We attempt to moderate user generated content, but we are not always able to do so as soon as that content is published.
12.5.2. If you complain about any of the content on our website/social media, we shall investigate your complaint.
12.5.3. If we feel it is justified or if we believe the law requires us to do so, we shall remove the content while we investigate.
12.5.4. Free speech is a fundamental right, so we have to make a judgment as to whose right will be obstructed: yours, or that of the person who posted the content that offends you.
12.5.5. If we think your complaint is vexatious or without any basis, we shall not correspond with you about it.
12.6. If you are not happy with our privacy policy or if have any complaint, then you should tell us by email. Our address is jdouglas@nullberwicktrust.org.uk
12.7. If a dispute is not settled, then we hope you will agree to attempt to resolve it by engaging in good faith with us in a process of mediation or arbitration.
12.8. If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. This can be done at ico.org.uk/concerns
13. Access to your own information
13.1. Access to your personal information
13.1.1. You may obtain a copy of any information we hold about you by completing our Data Access Request form, which you can request from us.
13.1.2. After receiving the request, we will tell you when we expect to provide you with the information, and whether we require any fee for providing it to you.
13.2. Removal of your information
13.2.1. If you then wish us to remove personally identifiable information from our systems, you may contact us at jdouglas@nullberwicktrust.org.uk
13.2.2. This may limit the service we can provide to you.
13.3. Verification of your information
13.3.1. When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personal identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking any action. This is important to safeguard your information.
14. Encryption of data sent between us
14.1. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us.
14.2. Whenever information is transferred between us, you can check that it is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust mark in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar.
15. Retention period for personal data
15.1. Except as otherwise mentioned in this privacy notice, we keep your personal information only for as long as required by us:
15.1.1. to provide you with the services you have registered for. This includes a record of your service history with us in order to provide the best possible service should you contact us in the future.
15.1.2. to comply with other law, including for the period demanded by our tax authorities.
15.1.3. to comply with our funding agreements which usually expect us to keep records for up to seven years.
15.1.4. to support a claim or defence in court.
16. Review of this privacy policy
16.1. We may update this privacy notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website on the day you use our website. We advise you to print a copy for your records.
16.2. If you have any question regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.
Berwick Community Trust’s privacy policy was reviewed on 12 January 2022