This privacy policy sets out how Action Mental Health (AMH) uses and protects any information that you give us when you use our website.
AMH is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
AMH may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25th May 2018.
Our Data Protection Team are responsible for all data protection within AMH. They can be contacted using the email address [email protected].
Through the various forms on our website we may collect the following information:
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
The information collected through our website forms is forwarded to our team via secure email, it is not automatically stored in a database. We will keep a record of our correspondence with you for the purposes of answering your enquiry. Your information will be purposefully retained if you make a donation or request further contact. You will only receive marketing material from us if you choose to opt-in either when you completed your original enquiry or during the course of making a donation. If retained, your details will be added to our database. For these purposes we store information using ‘Blackbaud E-Tapestry’ as our database, meaning your data will be stored securely on Blackbaud’s secure servers in the USA. Blackbaud operates under the ‘Privacy Shield’ agreement meaning it has stringent data protection and security policies in place and complies with all EU legislation on transfers and storage of data outside the EU – you can read more by visiting https://www.blackbaud.co.uk/privacy-shield. Every marketing correspondence you receive from us will provide you with the ability to unsubscribe or manage your communication preferences. You can also do this by contacting us on [email protected].
Please note – we DO NOT store information such as credit card details or bank accounts. All credit card donations on our website are processed via Blackbaud Payment Services. You can find out more about their privacy and security polices by visiting https://www.blackbaud.co.uk/files/bbe/bbpstc.pdf. Direct Debit donations are processed by Go Cardless – you can read about their privacy policy by visiting https://gocardless.com/legal/privacy.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
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.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to AMH, Central Office, 27 Jubilee Road, Newtownards, BT23 4GJ.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
