PRIVACY POLICY

Outline

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Kidney Patients’ Association (GSTTKPA) is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.

This policy sets out how GSTTKPA uses and protects any information that you give GSTTKPA when you use this website or engage with us via email.

Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

GSTTKPA may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2018 (GDPR), the data controller is GSTTKPA.

This policy is effective from 01/09/18.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • your name
  • contact information including email address
  • your address and postcode
  • your ip address, operating system and browser type

If you make a donation, fill in a standing order form or complete a legacy declaration we will collect the following information:

  • your bank details
  • your taxable status in regards to us collecting Gift Aid

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

To provide news and information

We may periodically send informational emails about news, events or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

Processing donations

We use the information to process donations.

Internal record keeping

We may use the information to improve our information and services.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online or record internally.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will only ever send marketing communications to those that have provided consent and/or to those to whom the material is considered of interest and where the processing passes the ‘legitimate interest’ as defined by the ICO.

You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data or emailing info@gsttkpa.org.

Disclosure of your information

We will not disclose your information to any third parties unless you have consented for us to do so.

Access to your information

GDPR gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.

Questions

Questions and/or requests about this privacy policy should be emailed to info@gsttkpa.org or by post to GSTTKPA, Renal Offices, 6th Floor Borough Wing, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT