Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy describes how Southport Friends of Palestine ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit our website [southportfriendsofpalestine.co.uk].

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide to us when you interact with our Site. This may include:

Contact Information: such as your name and email address if you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us through our contact form or other communication channels.

Usage Information: such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behaviour on our Site, collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

To send you our newsletter with updates on our campaigns and events, where you have given your consent to receive these communications.

To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about our events and activities.

To analyse and improve the performance and functionality of our Site.

To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

Lawful Basis for Processing

Where we send you marketing emails, we do so on the basis of your consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any of our emails.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

With Service Providers: We use Mailchimp as our email marketing platform. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address are transferred to and stored by Mailchimp (operated by Intuit Inc., based in the United States). This transfer is lawful under the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. You can learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices at https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

We may also use essential third-party services to operate this website, such as our website hosting provider. These providers only process data as necessary to deliver their services.

When Required by Law: We may disclose your information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter or as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you unsubscribe, we will remove you from our active mailing list. You may request complete deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at the address below.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access the personal information we hold about you.

The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

The right to request deletion of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").

The right to withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time.

The right to object to how we use your data.

The right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data is being handled unlawfully.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at southportfriendsofpalestine@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at southportfriendsofpalestine@gmail.com.