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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To ensure that we communicate with our members and supporters through their preferred channels, and to enable us to share updates about our work, we need to collect different types of information, including personal data. We understand the trust that our members and supporters place in us when sharing their data, and we will always do our utmost to respect that trust and protect their personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure you are aware of any changes to our policy, make sure you visit this page on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who we are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Action on Climate in Teignbridge (ACT) is a CIC registered in England, number 12278894. It is a data controller and processor of your information under the conditions of the Data Protection Act 2018. From 25 May 2018 the 2018 Act replaces the 1998 Data Protection Act. For more information on ACT visit our <\/a>website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ACT\u2019s directors are ultimately responsible for safeguarding your personal data.  Should you have any doubt over the use of your data or require clarification of this policy please follow this email link<\/a> to our DP administrator or use the Contact Us<\/a> page of our website using the subject matter \u201cData Protection\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What personal data we collect and why we collect it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sign up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using our Join page<\/a> (or any other method for supplying the information to us) we collect your name, email address and postcode for the purpose of keeping you up to date with relevant information concerning ACT\u2019s activities and plans and to understand your interests.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details you provide will be passed to Mailchimp, see their privacy policy for contacts here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you become an active member, for example, by attending meetings and communicating directly with other members within themed groups, it will often be necessary to also collect your telephone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website comments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor\u2019s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless you permit us to do otherwise, the information collected is used purely for the purpose of the comment you leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any avatar (image) you use generally, associated with your email address, may be recognised by the Gravatar service we use. Their privacy policy is available here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website contact forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Emails submitted via contact forms are submitted to the Akismet service to protect against spam. The Akismet service Privacy Policy is available here<\/a>.  Unless you permit us to do otherwise, the email address collected is used purely to deal with the message you submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal bases for collecting personal data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To be compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018, we need to have a legal basis for holding and processing your data. The legal basis that we rely on will depend upon the circumstances in which we collect and use your personal information. In almost all cases, our processing of your personal information will fall into one of the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n