Privacy Notice

We currently collect and process the following information:

Personal identifiers - include name, address, email address, and phone numbers. 

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How we get the personal information and why we have it:

The personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

• For addition to our mailing list.

• As a response to attending a WANA event, social or training. 

• As a response to a consultation or poll.

 

We use the information that you have given us to

• provide you with local news and information on upcoming WANA social or training events, to promote these events, and to issue you with an invite to participate in events including consultation events.​

• WANA uses external services to perform some of its functions, such as those used to host our website and its functions or to send bulk emails. These services may be outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

• We do use your information to help with the statistics in our reporting. Our reporting never includes personal data or anything that could identify a specific person; it only includes anonymous statistical data that helps us monitor and improve our services' performance.  For example, we may share this information anonymously as part of consultation responses with public bodies, including Local and Borough Councils.

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Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing this information is your consent.

• You can remove your consent at any time.

• You can do this by contacting Kim Liggins, WANA Chair, at hello@wana.org.uk

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How we store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored. 

We keep your name and contact information as provided to WANA by you for the period you are a member.

If you leave the WANA area or request to be removed from our database, we will dispose of your information by deleting it from the database. 

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Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites you visit to help track your behaviour on those sites. For example, we use Google Analytics tracking cookies to understand how you use our site, which allows us to improve the overall website experience.

You can configure your browser to block websites from accepting cookies and to delete any existing cookies that have already been downloaded. However, please note that blocking cookies may stop some features of our website from working correctly.

Please note: Cookies cannot be used to run code or programmes or to deliver viruses to your computer.

You can find out more about cookies on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

 

 

Other websites

Our website may occasionally contain links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website, so you should read their privacy policies when you link to other websites.

 

 

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You can ask us for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification—You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate and to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You can ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict processing your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to processing your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability—You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation or to you in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond. Please contact us at hello@wana.org.uk if you wish to make a request.

 

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How to complain:

If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, you can contact us at hello@wana.org.uk.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk