Privacy Notice

This privacy policy explains what personal data is collected by Kidron Project through our different activities and how and why we use this data.

Who are we?

When you interact with us online, over the phone or face-to-face, staff and/or volunteers working with Kidron Project may collect your personal data and if so, we are responsible for how we store and use it.

Your Personal Data – what is it?

Personal data is any information that relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Personal data which we collect includes your name, address, date of birth, telephone number, email address or photograph.

How do we collect and use your personal data?

If you become involved in any aspect of our work in whatever way, we may collect personal data about you. We may do this through conversations, at events or during visits to your organisation, or if you speak with us over the phone, or contact us via email or social media, to discuss particular services. We may also ask you to input personal data on a form.

We will keep your personal data up to date and store it securely. We will put appropriate technical measures in place to protect it from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure, and not collect or retain excessive amounts of personal data.  

What is the purpose and legal basis for storing and using your personal data?

Kidron Project is a charity registered in Scotland and we process your personal data as a necessary part of obtaining your consent and carrying out our work in line with good practice and our legitimate interests.

How long do we keep your personal data?

We keep your personal data for no longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this notice or otherwise allowed by law.

Your rights around your personal data

Your personal data is protected by legal rights. These include the right in certain circumstances to:

  • request a copy of your personal data held by us;
  • ask for your personal data to be erased, for example, if we no longer need it for the purpose we collected it;
  • request that we suspend the processing of your personal data, for example if you want us to establish whether it is accurate or the reason for processing it;
  • object to the processing of your personal data
  • If our processing of your personal data relies on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time and the right to ask for your personal data to be transferred to another organisation (known as the right to data portability).

For more information or to exercise your data protection rights please contact our Data Protection Officer using the contact details below. There are other rights not listed here and exemptions may apply in some circumstances.

If you are unhappy about how your personal data has been used please refer to our complaints policy. You also have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office – contact details below - which regulates the processing of personal data.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Kidron Project uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Keeping you signed in
  • Understanding how you find and use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – Kidron Project uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

Advertising – Kidron Project uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Kidron Project sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Kidron Project website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Kidron Project keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 14 February 2020.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Kidron Project’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: hello@kidronproject.org

Call us: 01475 325021

Or write to us at: 465 Brierie Hill Road, Johnstone PA6 7BR

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Kidron Project has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.

You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.