We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of users of all our services, and do all that we can to protect user information.
You should never provide any personal information, such as your name, contact details (such as phone number, address or social media) or any other personal or sensitive data.
Data protection
Any information you provide will be processed and stored securely within the UK and in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Any information you enter into the forms, surveys or fields will be shared with the organisation that requested them only. Your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties.
You can determine the organisation that is requesting data through introductory text or branding on the form, survey or field.
You have a right to request a copy of your personal details at any time to check the accuracy of the information held. If you want to know if we hold any personal data relating to you, please click here to contact us.
Queries and complaints
If you have any queries, issues or complaints, please contact us on: privacy@gatherit.co.uk
You have the right to withdraw your consent to take part in any data collection process at any time. Please contact us if you wish to do this.
If you are unsatisfied with our responses to your queries, you can complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO upholds information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. To learn more about this, click here to visit the ICO website.
Information we collect from visitors:
We collect information from visitors relating to:
1. Feedback submitted by our visitors
2. Email and text message (SMS) notifications
3. Site usage tracking
1. Feedback
If you provide feedback about the website through a contact form, email address or phone number we will only use this information for the purposes intended. You will not receive any subsequent unsolicited communication.
2. Email and text message (SMS) notifications
If you sign up to receive email or SMS notifications, we will use the information you give us to provide the service(s) you have requested only. If you inform us that you wish to cancel, your details will be deleted from our records.
3. Site usage tracking
We track how people use our site. We use this information to improve how our website works and save our users time.
We use ‘Cookies’ and Log files to do this. Here’s how they work:
Cookies
To make this site simpler, small data files – cookies – are placed on your computer.
They improve things by:
1. Remembering settings, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
2. Remembering information you’ve given so you don’t need to keep entering it
3. Measuring how you use the website so features like “Popular” are filled with relevant content
4. Cookies here are not used to identify you personally. They are just here to make the site work better for you. Indeed, you can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org.
First Party Cookies
These are cookies that are set by this website directly.
We use cookies to store basic data on your interactions with this website. We use this data to improve the way the website works, and
Third Party Cookies
These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services may be used on this site. Cookies of this type are the sharing buttons across the site allow visitors to share content onto social networks. Cookies are currently set by LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook if you share or view content on our site while using their services. If you want to prevent sites setting third party cookies, instructions to do so are here.
Log files
Log files allow us to record how people use our website and services. These logs are automatically generated from all our visitors and we use these to make improvements to the layout of the site and the information in it based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information about you.
Lawful basis for Data Processing
Data collected on these forms is processed in accordance with the GDPR, Article 6.1.e meaning ‘processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.’
Data retention
Data provided is typically stored for up to 10 years. This will depend on the rules and conditions set by the data controller.