Last Updated: 1st February 2024
Thank you for visiting Social Enterprise Kent. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and disclose your information when you use our website.
Information We Collect:
Personal Information:
We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you use our website.
Automatically Collected Information:
We may automatically collect certain information, including but not limited to your IP address, browser type, operating system, and other technical details when you visit our website.
How We Use Your Information:
To Provide and Improve Our Services:
We process your information to provide, improve and administer our services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We use your information to provide you with the services and features offered on our website. We also use this information to improve our website and enhance user experience.
Communication:
We may use your email address to communicate with you about updates, newsletters, promotions, and other relevant information. You can opt out of these communications at any time.
Analytics:
We may use analytics tools to understand how users interact with our website, helping us improve our content and functionality.
Information Sharing:
Third-Party Service Providers:
We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you.
What legal bases do we rely on to process your information?
We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter or fulfil our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfil business interests.
We may disclose your information to comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests from governmental authorities.
Social Logins
If you choose to register or log in to our services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you. The profile information we receive may vary depending the on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list and profile picture as well as any other information you choose to make public on the social media platform.
Cookies:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
How long do we keep your information?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law (such as tax, accounting, government funding or other legal requirements)
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or if this is not possible then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organisational and technical measures.
Your Choices:
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, please contact us at https://sekgroup.org.uk/contact-us/
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at https://sekgroup.org.uk/contact-us/
You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails we send. However, we may still communicate with you – for example to send service related messages that are necessary or for other non-marketing purposes.
Changes to This Privacy Notice:
We may update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check this page regularly for updates.
By using our website, you consent to the terms outlined in this Privacy Notice.
Data Controller
Social Enterprise Kent is a data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our head office address is:
Social Enterprise Kent
The Marigold Centre, 65 Shaftesbury Avenue, Cheriton CT19 4NS
How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy notice or information, we hold about you:
https://sekgroup.org.uk/contact-us/
Email – info@sekgroup.org.uk
Telephone – 01227 469970
Contact details of our Data Protection Officer
Social Enterprise Kent (SEK) have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). If you have any queries about this privacy notice or about how SEK process personal data, please contact our DPO at the address below.
Email – m.saxena@sekgroup.org.uk
Tel: 01227 469970