Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2020
About our Privacy Policy
Border Terrier Welfare takes your privacy seriously. That is why we will only use your personal information to provide you with the products and services you have requested, as well as to administer your account. We will not sell or share your information with third-parties unless you grant us explicit permission to do so, and we will never use your personal data for any reason other than the reasons described within this policy.
Our privacy policy outlines your relationship with our company and explains in detail how we use the information that you provide us with.
General provisions
Border Terrier Welfare is a Registered Charity (Registered Charity No. 1116853). Our data controller is Chairman, Tony Wrenn, and we encourage you to get in touch with any questions you may have about Border Terrier Welfare. You can reach us by:
Email: hello@borderterrierwelfare.co.uk
Website: borderterrierwelfare.co.uk
Changing your preferences
If you’d like to change your web, contact or marketing preferences, you can do so at any time. Simply contact us at hello@borderterrierwelfare.co.uk to request the necessary amendments.
How we operate
Border Terrier Welfare is committed to upholding and maintaining your personal rights. We operate our business in-line with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and observe your rights to change or withdraw your opt-in options at any time. As part of our ongoing commitment to uphold your rights, Border Terrier Welfare will also extend advice on how you can issue formal complaints to relevant authorities, such as the Charities Commission.
Sensitive data
Border Terrier Welfare does not collect any sensitive data about you. Sensitive data refers to (but is not limited to) information about your race or ethnic background, religious or political affiliations, trade union affiliations, sexual orientation, criminal background or health background.
Who our privacy policy applies to
This privacy policy has been developed to inform users of Border Terrier Welfare how we use their data. Border Terrier Welfare is a charity, and we need to process the data of individuals to offer our services and products. Bearing that in mind, our privacy policy applies to any and all individuals registered with us as a user, customer, administrator or in any other capacity.
What information this policy applies to
There is a lawful basis for processing your data, and this section of our privacy policy outlines how this applies to the personal information you provide us with or allow us to collect.
The information this policy applies to includes information that you:
- Provide as part of any registration process
- Provide as part of any campaign creation activity
- Provide in the form of numerical data, metadata or communications
- Give us as part of our ongoing relationship
This policy also applies to information that we:
- Collect relating to how you interact with our website
- Must process to complete purchases and other transactions
Consent
Please note that when you submit personal data on our website, you are giving Border Terrier Welfare your explicit consent that we can use that data in line with our privacy policy.
Opting-out
After giving Border Terrier Welfare your consent, you are free to amend your consent or withdraw your consent at any time. You have the right to object to the processing of your data. To opt-out, change your preferences or revoke your consent, simply contact us by emailing hello@borderterrierwelfare.co.uk.
Data processing and storage
Border Terrier Welfare collects and stores data in the UK. We will store your data for a period of 15 years after your last recorded contact attempt in the case of adoptions, unless otherwise noted and explicitly stated.
Border Terrier Welfare stores data relating to transactions, payments and orders for a period of up to seven years. This period may be extended under certain circumstances as part of our ongoing commitment to comply with UK and international law.
We use carefully selected and recognised third-parties to help us take payments, provide commerce services and manage company accounts. Some of these third-parties may operate outside the European Union.
Border Terrier Welfare may process your data based on more than one legal ground.
Circumstances under which we may be required to process your data under more than one legal ground may include:
| Reason | Data type | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Customer registration | Identity and contact information | To carry out a contract we've made with you |
| Processing and/or delivering your order | Identity, contact information, financial information, financial and transactional data | To carry out a contract we’ve made with you and to exercise our legitimate interests to recover debts owed |
| To manage our customer relationship with you | Identity, contact information, marketing and communications preferences | To carry out a contract we’ve made with you, to comply with legal obligations and to exercise our legitimate interests to keep our records updated |
Marketing & communication
Border Terrier Welfare may send you marketing communications if you have given us your contact details and opted-in to marketing communications.
You can opt-out of these marketing communications and manage your preferences at any time by emailing hello@borderterrierwelfare.co.uk.
Our obligations
As a data controller, Border Terrier Welfare is legally responsible for the data you provide us with. In honouring that responsibility, we pledge to uphold our commitments under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We will only ever use your data:- In ways that are both fair and legal
- As described within this policy
- In ways that are necessary for the purposes described
In addition, Border Terrier Welfare processes the personal data you submit to us or we collect as a data processor. As part of this role, Border Terrier Welfare takes all necessary precautions to secure the personal data we collect, process and store.
We may occasionally use the data you provide us with for marketing, relationship management or account management activities. These activities are designed to ensure you have adequate information about other products and/or services we offer, that we have reason to believe you may be interested in. You have the right to opt-out of these activities at any time.
Third parties
Border Terrier Welfare never shares your personal data with third-parties unless those parties have been explicitly mentioned within our privacy statement.
Our security
As part of our ongoing commitment to GDPR, Border Terrier Welfare will report any security breaches or attempted breaches to the relevant authorities within 24 hours. We will subsequently contact all those affected by the breach within 72 hours of its occurrence.
Legitimate interests
As part of the Data Protection Act 2018, Border Terrier Welfare observes the right to share selected information with third-parties that use data for non-marketing purposes. This could include (but is not limited to) organisations that provide credit assessments, identification services and fraud prevention activities.
Contact us
Border Terrier Welfare is committed to upholding your rights. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights in relation to your personal data, please contact Chairman, Tony Wrenn, by email at hello@borderterrierwelfare.co.uk.
We will process any request within 20 days. Subject Access Requests are normally performed free of charge, but we may need to charge individuals for excessive or unreasonable data requests.
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