PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: November 2023

Please read this policy carefully to understand how here at Community Action: MK we collect, use and process your personal data.

Definitions
Community Action: MK is registered as a charity and a company limited by guarantee in England. Registered charity no.1092047, Limited company registered no.4279401. Community Action: MK Website means http://www.communityactionmk.org and any other website operated by Community Action: MK , which states that this Privacy Policy applies to that website.

Introduction
The Community Action: MK Website , including all information and materials contained on it, is managed by Community Action: MK.

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us using the details below.

Community Action: MK is committed to ensuring the privacy of all our users. This Privacy Policy governs all pages on the Community Action: MK Website. It does not apply to pages or applications hosted or operated by other collaborating organisations or third party sites. The Community Action: MK Website may be linked to the websites/applications of such other parties, but those other sites may have their own privacy policies which apply to them.

Consent
By using the Community Action: MK Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Community Action: MK may change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the Community Action: MK Website will be on the terms of this Privacy Policy as amended from time to time.

What types of information do we collect and store?
The type and amount of information we receive and store depends on how you use the Community Action: MK Website. You can access most of the pages on the Community Action: MK Website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. Our web servers collect anonymous logs during user visits to the Community Action: MK Websites which provide valuable information for improving it in the future.

We do not collect personal information on the Community Action: MK website except in specific circumstances, such as: 1) when required by law, 2) when you have chosen to provide it (for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or complete Community Action: MK’s surveys or other online forms that are linked to our website) and 3) in accordance with the MK Community Data Tool (https://mkcommunitydata.co.uk), which is linked to our website here. We will never share any more details of how your personal data is used under the MK Community Data Tool- for more details of how your personal data is used under the MK Community Data Tool, please refer to the project page – here.

If you apply for a job or volunteer role at Community Action: MK we will collect information so that we can process your application and assess your suitability for the role.

How do we use information collected?
Your personal information will be retained by Community Action: MK and its service providers in a secure environment, will be kept confidential, and will only be used in connection with the purposes for which it is submitted, or as otherwise explained on the Community Action: MK Website, or as necessary for us to comply with our legal obligations.

Security
We take appropriate security measures to ensure that we keep your information secure, accurate and up to date, and that we only keep it for as long as is reasonable and necessary. However, the transmission of information over the Internet is never completely secure, so while we do our best to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to the Community Action: MK Website.

Sharing of your personal information
The information you provide will not be sold or rented nor will it be shared with third parties unless we have your permission, or are required to disclose the information by law.

Hosting and processing
The Community Action: MK Website is hosted by third party service providers and therefore any personal details you submit through the Community Action: MK Website may be processed by that third party service provider. We may also use other third parties to process your personal details. All of these third party services providers will process your personal information only on Community Action: MK’s behalf and will be bound by strict confidentiality conditions.

Use of cookies
A cookie is a text-only piece of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will normally contain the name of the Internet domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
If you wish to restrict or block cookies you can set your internet browser to do so – click on the following link for more information: www.aboutcookies.org.

Access to your personal information
You may have rights of access to personal information that we hold about you, to correct that information or, in some circumstances, to object to our processing of your information, under data privacy law. If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have any questions about this policy, please contact:

Clare Walton, CEO

Community Action: MK
Acorn House
351 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 3HP
01908 661623
info@communityactionmk.org
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm