Privacy Policy

Compassionate East Dunbartonshire (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information you provide to us through our website.

1. Who We Are

Compassionate East Dunbartonshire is a community-focused initiative that builds a network of organisations, charities, businesses, and faith groups to promote acts of compassion and community wellbeing in East Dunbartonshire.

Contact Information:
Email: infocompassionateed@gmail.com

2. What Data We Collect

We collect limited personal and organisational data, specifically:

The name of your organisation
A description of your organisational activity
Contact details if provided via our contact forms (e.g., name, email)

We do not collect sensitive personal data unless explicitly provided and with your consent.

3. How We Collect Data

We collect data through:

Contact forms submitted via our website
Email communications you initiate with us

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the data collected for the following purposes:

To build and maintain a local network of organisations
To showcase and share activities, stories, and compassionate actions within East Dunbartonshire
To respond to your queries or requests
To understand how people use our site, via analytics

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data under the following legal bases:

Consent – where you provide your information voluntarily (e.g., contact forms)
Legitimate Interests – to promote local organisations and improve our services

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

6. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell or rent your data.
We may share anonymised or aggregate website usage data with third-party services like:

Google Analytics – to monitor website performance and visitor trends

These third parties are bound by their own privacy policies. Google’s privacy policy can be viewed

7. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to enhance your experience and help us understand usage patterns. You will be notified of this and given the option to manage cookie preferences when you first visit the site.

8. Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict our use of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
📧 infocompassionateed@gmail.com

We aim to respond to all requests within one month.

9. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined above or to comply with legal obligations.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website and will include the date of the most recent update.

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