Privacy Policy

FATHER'S LOVE (SCOTLAND)

Website privacy policy

This website is operated by FATHER'S LOVE (SCOTLAND). The privacy of our users is extremely important to us and therefore we encourage all users to read this policy very carefully because it contains important information regarding:

• who we are;
• how and why we      collect, store, use and share personal information;
• your rights in      relation to your personal information; and
• how to contact us      and supervisory authorities in the event that you have a complaint.

Who we are

FATHER'S LOVE (SCOTLAND) ('we' or 'us') collect, use and are responsible for storing certain personal information about you. When we do so, we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation which apply across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are responsible as a 'controller' of that personal information for the purposes of those laws.

The personal information we collect and use

a. Personal information you provide to us

We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

Name
Email Address
City
Country
Phone Number
 

For our retreats we may gather further personal information for that event ONLY

Some examples of when we collect this information include:

Signing up for newsletters
registering for conferences
purchasing from the site
Signing up to join a retreat

b. Personal information you provide about third parties

If you give us information about another person, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on their behalf and agreed that you:

• shall consent on      their behalf to the processing of their personal data;
• shall receive any      data protection notices on their behalf; and
• shall consent on      their behalf to the transfer of their personal data abroad.

c. Cookies and similar technologies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer or electronic device when you access our website. Similar technologies include web beacons, action tags, local shared objects ('flash cookies') and single-pixel gifs. Such technologies can be used to track users' actions and activities, and to store information about them. We use these cookies and/or similar technologies on this website.

In addition it should be noted that in some cases our cookies or similar technologies may be owned and controlled by third parties who will also collect personal information about you.

The following examples illustrate how we may use cookies to monitor and/or collect the following information:

GoDaddy provides our cookie tracking and, to the best of our knowledge, do not use the data for any other purposes

This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this information may be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

On the first occasion that you use our site we will ask whether you consent to our use of cookies. If you do not, cookies will not be used. Thereafter you can opt-out of using cookies at any time or you can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.

For further information on our use of cookies, please see our Website cookie policy.

For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

How we use your personal information

We collect information about our users for the following purposes:To share news and information about our events and news only

Who your information may be shared with

We may share your information with law enforcement agencies in connection with any investigation to help prevent unlawful activity.

We will not share you personal information with any other 3rd parties.

Marketing

We would like to send you information about products, services, offers, competitions and our business which may be of interest to you. Such information could be sent by post, email, telephone, text message or automated call.

We will ask whether you would like us to send you marketing messages on the first occasion that you provide any relevant contact information (i.e. on purchase, signing up to a newsletter, entering a competition etc). If you do opt in to receive such marketing from us you can opt out at any time (see 'What rights do you have?' below for further information). If you have any queries about how to opt out, or if you are receiving messages you do not want you can contact us using the details provided below.

Required personal information

No personal information has to be provided by you to us at any time in order to browse the website.

How long your personal information will be kept

We will hold your personal information for the following periods:

We will maintain our records until such times as you notify the organisation that you wish to unsubscribe from our services

Reasons we can collect and use your personal information

We rely on the following as the lawful basis on which we collect and use your personal information:

(1). consent

Consequence of our use of your personal information

The consequence to you of our use of your personal information is:

The information collected by us will ONLY be used for the purpose of keeping you informed of our services and will not be passed to any other organisation

Keeping your information secure

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal information to Father’s Love (Scotland) Trustees and retreat leaders in addition to law enforcement if required by law. 

Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

Subscriber accounts are operated by individuals on the basis of their own email address and unique, private password determined by the user. No one in the organisation has access to your password.

We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

Indeed, while we will use all reasonable efforts to secure your personal data, in using the site you acknowledge that the use of the internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data that are transferred from you or to you via the internet. If you have any particular concerns about your information, please contact us using the details below.

Children and the validity of consent

Where we obtain consent from any user we will take reasonable steps to ascertain whether the user is over 16 years of age and whether the child is sufficiently informed to give valid consent. If the user is not, parental consent will be required to provide consent for the processing of any personal information.

What rights do you have?

Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights free of charge. In summary, those include rights to:

• fair processing of      information and transparency over how we use your use personal information
• access to your      personal information and to certain other supplementary information that      this Privacy Notice is already designed to address
• require us to      correct any mistakes in your information which we hold
• require the      erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations
• receive the      personal information concerning you which you have provided to us, in a      structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right      to transmit those data to a third party in certain situations
• object at any time      to processing of personal information concerning you for direct marketing
• object to      decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects      concerning you or similarly significantly affect you
• object in certain      other situations to our continued processing of your personal information
• otherwise restrict      our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
• claim compensation      for damages caused by our breach of any data protection laws

For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on individual's rights under the General Data Protection Regulations (http://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/)

If you would like to exercise any of these rights please:

• email, call or      write to us
• let us have enough      information to identify you
• let us have proof      of your identity (a copy of your driving license, passport or a recent      credit card/utility bill)
• let us know the      information to which your request relates

From time to time we may also have other methods to unsubscribe (opt-out) from any direct marketing including for example, unsubscribe buttons or web links. If such are offered, please note that there may be some period after selecting to unsubscribe in which marketing may still be received while your request is being processed.

How to complain

We hope that we can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information.

The General Data Protection Regulation also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred. The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or telephone: 0303 123 1113.

Changes to the privacy policy

This privacy policy was published on 31st March 2021 and last updated on 31st March 2021.

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access this website. We will also attempt to notify users of any changes by:

by a statement notice on our home page

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us by:

e-mail: fatherslovescot@gmail.com

post:

75 Seaforth Road
The Pastures
Stewarton
East Ayrshire
KA3 3FH

or

telephone: 07980885757

Calls will be answered at the following times:

Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.00

We may record calls for quality and training purposes.