Protection & Privacy
Please see the link here for more information on how we may be handling your information during these times. As we are working from home we may be contacting you from home. We store information on secure, protected devices.
Burnham Health Promotion Trust is a Registered Charity in England and Wales under No. 1066070 and a Registered Company No. 3435602. We are also registered with the Information Commissioner under registration number Z550006X.
Burnham Health Promotion Trust (BHPT) recognises that privacy is important to the individual and we are therefore committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the people benefiting from all of the services we offer and those connected and concerned with the delivery of them.
How we use your personal information
We use your information to enable us to operate the charity effectively and efficiently and where there is a valid reason to do so or you have given your consent. It enables us to develop an understanding of those benefiting from our work and helps us in our provision of initiatives to promote, sustain and enhance physical, emotional and mental health and wellbeing for all in the Burnham Community. It also includes those agencies that host in partnership with us, our volunteers, our staff, our donors, supporters and volunteers and those using our website or who want to receive information from us.
We are fully committed to respecting and protecting your information, using it reasonably and in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations 2018. Personal information is any information that you give us that enables you to be identified. This includes your name, your home address, your homes telephone number, your personal e-mail address. It may also include photographs and case studies. Processing in relation to personal information means anything we may do with the information such as obtaining it, accessing, recording, disclosing, destroying and using the data in any way. We process your personal information securely to ensure protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction.
Your rights
Under GDPR, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data, which we recognise and will act upon accordingly. These are as follows:
· The right to be informed of why, where and how we use your information
Under certain circumstances, by law, you have the right to:
· request access to your personal information
· have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
· have your personal information erased from our systems where there is no longer a need for us to continue holding it
· restrict the use of your information, where you have previously provided us with your consent
· ask us to transfer your personal information to another person or organisation
· object to how your information is used.
Where you have provided consent to be contacted or to receive a service, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, or if you have any questions, please send these to info@bhpt.org.uk or contact us by telephone on 01628 661441.
Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your personal information, except where legally required and, subject to our retention policy, we will dispose of your data securely. For further information please refer to the Information Commissioner’s guidance.
If you are at any point unhappy with the way that we handled your personal data, you can make a complaint at any time to us, or to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)