Privacy policy

Privacy Policy Notice

The policy: This privacy policy notice is for the website www.youngwomensproject.org.uk, served by Young Women’s Project (registered address: Young Women’s Project, [12 Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead NE8 4DY], Registered Charity No: 1159197, Company No: 8993432) and governs the privacy of those who use it.

The purpose of this policy is to explain how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing or using this website.

Policy key definitions

“I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to Young Women’s Project. “You” and “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website. GDPR means General Data Protection Regulation. PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation. ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office. Cookies mean small files stored on a user’s computer or device.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR we control and/or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

We are exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because:

Lawful basis: Consent

The reason we use this basis: Any data we store has been provided to us with your consent, for example via subscription to our mailing list or through a contact or referral form.

We process your information in the following ways: Where applicable, we may submit your data to our email marketing service provider in the form of a consensual list.

Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined that your consent no longer exists.

Sharing your information: We do not share your personal information with third parties, except where required to deliver a service you have consented to or where we are legally obliged to do so.

If 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 at ico.org.uk.

You have the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, and 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 all subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Website analytics

This website uses Google Analytics to monitor website performance. Google Analytics is a service that transmits website traffic data to Google servers. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

Internet cookies

Young Women’s Project does not directly use cookies. However, as a third-party service, Google Analytics does. For information on the cookies Google Analytics uses please visit: developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

Data security and protection

We take the security of your personal information seriously. We use secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet GDPR compliance requirements.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at [email protected] or call 0191 477 7759.