Haslemere Biodiversity Limited Privacy notice

In order to carry out our biodiversity projects in Haslemere and keep members of the public, who are interested in our work, updated it is necessary for Haslemere Biodiversity Limited to hold personal information.

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

Post

1 Lion Lane, HASLEMERE, Surrey, GU27 1JF, GB

Email

info@haslemerebiodiversity.org.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to deliver biodiversity projects:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Recorded images such as photos or videos
  • Records of meetings and decisions
  • Records of consent, where appropriate
  • Information relating to feedback such as compliments or complaints

We collect or use the following personal information as part of volunteer recruitment, administration and management:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)

We collect or use the following information to receive donations or funding and to organise fundraising activities:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Payment or banking details

We collect or use the following personal information for newsletters and electronic communications:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Records of consent, where appropriate

We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Name
  • Contact information

Financial transaction information

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to deliver biodiversity projects are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • We use publicly available information (name and address) to enhance our understanding of landownership within Haslemere and the surrounding villages. This information is used internally by us to assess and prioritise future actions to benefit nature. We may share this information with third party companies who are working directly on projects for us.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information as part of volunteer recruitment, administration and management are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to receive donations or funding and organise fundraising activities are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for newsletters and electronic communications are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements are:

Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you
  • Family members or carers
  • Charities or voluntary sector organisations
  • Schools, colleges, universities or other education organisations
  • Publicly available sources
  • Councils and other public sector organisations
  • Suppliers and service providers

How long we keep information

We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data; the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data. We thoroughly assess the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means which would reduce any risk to your personal data.

Who we share information with

Others we share personal information with

  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
  • Publicly on our website, social media or other marketing and information media
  • Suppliers and service providers
  • Professional consultants

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

17 October 2024