Privacy & Cookies
Who we are
We are Batheaston residents and we all share a vision; to strengthen community, encourage bio-diversity and promote sustainable living.
How we get information
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
You send us an enquiry by email: hello@growbatheaston.co.uk or through a form on this website.
You make a donation that includes personal information.
You attend one of our events and, for example, sign up for our news emails.
Your choices in relation to personal information
It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.
You also have rights and choices regarding the data we hold on you.
You have the right to:
Obtain access to your personal information.
Withdraw consent, including opting out of our news emails, at any time.
Ask us to correct any errors or delete the information we hold.
Object to or restrict our processing of your information.
For more information or to action these rights, please contact us at hello@growbatheaston.co.uk
Why we collect your information
If you send us an inquiry we use your information to respond to you.
If you donate, we thank you and keep you updated on our activities.
If you attend events, we may collect information from you so we can keep in touch and inform you of other activities.
How we store information and how long we keep it
Our business emails are deleted within 6 months.
Email addresses are kept on our mailing list which keeps you informed of our activities.
Email provider
We use Gmail for our emails.
You can read more about Google’s Privacy Policy here.
Visitors to our website
Our website is built on a software platform called Squarespace. It is also hosted by them.
You can read more about the way they ensure website users’ privacy is protected under EU Data Protection laws here:
When someone visits our website we use Google Analytics and Squarespace Analytics to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns.
We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the website. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. You can find out more about all of this here:
Google Analytics and Squarespace
Use of cookies
We use cookies, small pieces of data that websites store on the devices being used by visitors. This helps websites to operate effectively and provide the best experience for the visitors. Some of these cookies are ‘functional and required’ i.e. they allow visitors to navigate around the website. Others are ‘analytical and performance’ cookies. You can find more information here about the cookies in use on our website.
You are in control of cookies and so this article also describes how you can change your settings. You can also find out more about cookies on these two websites If you want further information www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Sharing your information
We do not share your information with any third parties.
Links to other websites
We may provide links from our website to third-party websites. This privacy policy does not cover how they process personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on the other websites you visit.
Complaints
If you believe we have not acted within data protection and privacy laws, please inform us and we will investigate. In addition, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office .
Changes to this policy
We may change the terms of this privacy policy from time to time. We keep it under annual review and will make necessary and reasonable changes. In the event of a significant change in the law we will make changes outside of this schedule.