The Legacy

…for the community

Introduction 

Neilston Windfarm Legacy (NWL) is committed to protecting any personal information that we collect and to complying with data protection legislation, also known as the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. We therefore issue this privacy notice in the interests of transparency over how we use (“process”) the personal data that we collect. 

This privacy policy, together with our Cookies Policy, covers how we handle personal data within NWL and on our  website. 

Any questions about this privacy policy should be sent to info@neilstonlegacy.org 

Your personal data – what is it? 

The Information Commissioners Office and the UK GDPR defines Personal Data, as: 

“‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.  

“This means personal data has to be information that relates to an individual. That individual must be identified or identifiable either directly or indirectly from one or more identifiers or from factors specific to the individual.” 

“Some personal data can be more sensitive in nature and therefore requires a higher level of protection. The UK GDPR refers to the processing of these data as ‘special categories of personal data’. This means personal data about an individual’s: 

  • race; 
  • ethnic origin; 
  • political opinions; 
  • religious or philosophical beliefs; 
  • trade union membership; 
  • genetic data; 
  • biometric data (where this is used for identification purposes); 
  • health data; 
  • sex life; or 
  • sexual orientation. 

Personal data can include information relating to criminal convictions and offences.” 

Data Controller 

For data protection purposes the “data controller” means the person or organisation who determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are processed. 

The data controller is NWL. 

The type of personal information we collect  

We currently collect and process various types of personal information including, but not limited to: 

  • Website analytics/Cookies 
  • Device identifiers or IP addresses 
  • Names 
  • Contact details 
  • Email addresses 
  • Volunteer details 
  • Social media information 
  • Bank details 

How we get the personal information and why we have it 

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons: 

  • When you visit our website 
  • When you download one of our application forms or guidance notes 
  • When you send us feedback 
  • When you make a complaint 
  • When you volunteer at NWL 
  • When you apply for grant funding 
  • When you contact us or leave us a comment on social media 
  • When you speak to us 
  • When you email us 
  • When you write to us 

We use the information that you have given us in order to: 

  • Process applications for funding 
  • Process payments to you 
  • Send you a resource that you have requested 
  • Respond to feedback or complaints 
  • Compile, evaluate and publish anonymised reports or quotes 
  • Provide you with volunteering opportunities 
  • To respond to comments on social media 
  • To respond to enquires 
  • Evaluate how people use our website, ensure we are meeting user needs and consider how we can improve our websites 

We may share this information with: 

  • Our website hosting company 
  • Other hosting providers such as Microsoft 
  • Online content management systems  
  • Our IT support company 
  • Our auditors 
  • Our bank 

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:  

  1. Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting info@neilstonlegacy.org 
  2. We have a contractual obligation. 
  3. We have a legal obligation. 
  4. We have a legitimate interest. 

How we store your personal information  

Your information is stored securely and confidentially.  

We keep all personal information in line with our Records Retention policy.  At the end of the retention period we will dispose your information by secure means. 

Your data protection rights 

Under data protection law, you have rights including: 

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.  

Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.  

Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.  

Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.  

Your right to object to processing – You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances. 

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. 

Please contact us at info@neilstonlegacy.org if you wish to make a request. 

How to complain 

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at info@neilstonlegacy.org 

Or write to: The Secretary, Neilston Windfarm Legacy SCIO, The Old Bank, 84 Main Street, Neilston,G78 3EA 

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. 

The ICO’s address:             

The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HL 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 

Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk 

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk 

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

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