Privacy Policy.
South Asian Heritage Trust is a registered charity (No. 1199026) based in the United Kingdom. We are the data controller for the personal data we collect through this website and our related services. Our website address is southasianheritage.org.uk.
We may collect and process the following personal data about you:
- Identity data such as your name and title
- Contact data such as your email address, telephone number and postal address
- Technical data such as your IP address, browser type, time zone setting and location, operating system and other technology on the devices you use to access our website
- Usage data including information about how you use our website and services
- Communications data including any messages or enquiries you send to us
- Event submission data including the name, date, description and location of any event you submit through our website
- Story submissions including any personal narratives, testimonials or heritage content you share with us
- Marketing and communications preferences
We collect data through the following means:
- When you complete forms on our website, including contact forms, event submission forms and story submission forms
- When you sign up to receive our newsletter or other communications
- When you email or contact us directly
- Through automated technologies such as cookies and similar tracking technologies when you browse our website
We use the personal data we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries and communications
- Process and publish event submissions to our national events calendar
- Review and publish story and heritage archive submissions with your permission
- Send you newsletters, updates and information about our programmes and activities where you have consented to receive them
- Improve our website, services and communications
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
- Pursue our legitimate interests as a heritage and education charity
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your data for a specific purpose, such as subscribing to our newsletter
- Contract: Where processing is necessary to fulfil a commitment we have made to you, such as publishing your event submission
- Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests as a charity, including improving our services, communicating our work and fulfilling our mission
- Legal obligation: Where we are required to process data to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users, improve your experience and help us analyse how our website is used. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that some features of our website may not function correctly if you disable cookies.
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with:
- Service providers who help us operate our website and deliver our services, who are contractually bound to protect your data
- Event platform partners where you have submitted an event for publication
- Legal or regulatory authorities where required by law
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances
- Object to or restrict our processing of your data
- Request the transfer of your data to another organisation
- Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
Our website may contain links to third party websites. These links are provided for your information and convenience only. We have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Please check the privacy policies of any third party websites before submitting personal data to them.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
