Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Syrian British Cultural Centre CIC
Company Number 12107880
Registered Office 2 Gwent Street, Liverpool, L8 8DN, United Kingdom
Email syrianbritishculturalcentre@gmail.com
Data Controller
Syrian British Cultural Centre CIC is the data controller for the purposes of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal data where relevant to our activities:
Full name
Email address
Telephone number
Postal address
Date of birth where required for safeguarding or eligibility
Emergency contact details
Volunteer and beneficiary records
Monitoring and evaluation data required by funders
Equality and diversity information where voluntarily provided
Correspondence submitted via website forms, email or messaging
IP address and website usage data collected through cookies
Purpose of Processing
We process personal data to:
Deliver educational, wellbeing, youth and community programmes
Register participants and volunteers
Provide safeguarding and duty of care
Communicate about activities and services
Meet monitoring, reporting and compliance requirements of funders
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Improve our services and website functionality
Respond to enquiries and provide support
Lawful Basis
We process personal data under one or more of the following lawful bases:
Consent
Legitimate interests in delivering our charitable and community activities
Legal obligation
Vital interests where safeguarding applies
Public task where applicable
Data Sharing
We do not sell personal data.
Data may be shared where necessary with funders, professional advisers, IT service providers, and statutory authorities where required by law or safeguarding duties.
Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet legal or regulatory requirements.
Financial records are retained for a minimum of six years.
Safeguarding records are retained in line with statutory guidance.
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including restricted access, password protection, and secure storage systems.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, individuals have the right to:
Access their personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request erasure where applicable
Restrict or object to processing
Request data portability where applicable
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk
ICO Registration
We are registered or in the process of registering with the Information Commissioner’s Office in accordance with UK data protection law.
This policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this website.