ALC Foundation respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
ALC Foundation does not release personal information about you to any third-parties or for any use.
Who we are
ALC Foundation is a UK registered charity. Our registration details are:
Registered address:
MERCANTILE HOUSE, 10 LAPWING LANE, MANCHESTER, M20 2WS
Charity Registration number: 1189258
Phone number: +44(0)7976182906
Email: info@alcfoundation.co.uk
Your Data
Under GDPR regulations, which came into effect on the 25th of May 2018, individuals have been given specific rights regarding their personal data. These rights are:
Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data.
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on 10.12.2022.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
Individuals have the right to request the restriction or suppression of their personal data.
Individuals have an absolute right to stop their data being processed in certain circumstances, such as for marketing.
Your personal data
We may collect information about you from various means, depending on your interaction with us. This can include, but not limited to:
- Use of this website
- Donations you make via this website, phone, post or in person
- Fundraising event registrations
- If you contact us via email, phone, letter or through our website
- Job applications
- When you enter a prize draw
- When you interact with us on our various social media platforms
Direct interactions
You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
- apply for our products or services;
- create an account on our website;
- subscribe to our service or publications;
- request marketing to be sent to you;
- enter a competition, promotion or survey; or
- give us feedback or contact us.
How your information is used
The information we collect is for the following purposes:
- Processing your donations
- Updates on events
- Updates on appeals
- Processing Gift Aid
- Confirmation of donations and event registrations
- To deal with queries and requests you make
- General updates and queries
Consent to use your information
You may withdraw your consent at any time.
To withdraw your consent for any particular means of communication from us, please contact us: Email: info@alcfoundation.co.uk
If you withdraw your consent then your data will be deleted.
Sharing your information
ALC Foundation will not share your information with any other organisation unless it is for a legitimate reason such as
- Email and text message service providers to contact you
- HRMC if you have selected to give Gift Aid with your donations
- Payment processing providers if you have made a credit or debit transaction online, via the phone, post or in person
- Event organisers, airlines and hotels if you have registered for a fundraising event in the UK or abroad
- Due diligence checks
- Websites and software providers for the purposes of providing you the services you require, as well as improving our service in general
Requesting information, we hold about you
Please contact us in writing / email to request the information we hold for you. Please note it can take up to 30 days to receive this information.
How long is the data held
We can keep the data as long as necessary, for example, information about donations eligible for Gift Aid must be kept for seven years to comply with HMRC regulations.
Data security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.