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What we need

Winchester City of Sanctuary will be what’s known as the ‘controller’ of the personal data you provide to us. We only collect basic personal data about you which does not include any special types of information or location based information. This does however include name, address, email etc

Why we need it

We need to know your basic personal data in order to provide you with information via our newsletter plus any important updates via email. We will not collect any personal data from you that we not not need.

What we do with it

All the personal data we process is processed by our staff or volunteers in the UK. However, for the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance, this information is located on servers within the European Union.  We have a Data Protection regime in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. Please contact us for more information about this framework.

We will not share your data with any third parties except for MailChimp for the following purposes:

  • Supporters: To host our records of consent and mailing lists.

Mailchimp’s privacy policy can be found here

We will not share your data with any other third parties unless you give us your specific consent, or we are required to do so by law.

How long we keep it

The information we use for marketing purposes will be kept until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information. Please contact us for more information about our retention schedule.

What are your rights?

If at any point you believe the information we process on you is incorrect, you can request to see this information and have it corrected or deleted. If you wish to raise a complaint on how have handled your personal data, please contact us. If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Contact details of our group

You can contact Winchester City of Sanctuary via [email protected]