Registered Charity No: 1019306.

Privacy Policy

The Friends of Wallace Kennels (registered charity number 1019306) are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We are fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and as such are registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).

Information we collect
We may collect the below items of personal information. These are required so that we can respond to your enquiries, manage your membership, process your donations, apply for gift aid, and send marketing communications. We retain your information throughout your membership with the charity, and for 7 years after for gift aid processing.

  • Full name
  • Home address
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Gift aid status
  • Pensioner status
  • Linked accounts, such as someone living at the same address who is also a member
  • Details you provide using the forms on our website.

We may additionally receive and store certain information automatically when you visit our website.  Examples include the IP address used to connect your device to the internet, your device type, and the operating system and browser your device is using.

Sharing your personal information
If you have provided a gift aid declaration, we will share your contact details with HMRC to claim back tax on your donations. Your information will also be shared with carefully vetted suppliers that assist us with our communications and membership management. We will never pass or sell your information to unconnected third parties.

Information shared with us
If you send us a donation using the Donate with JustGiving feature on our website, JustGiving will provide us with your name, house name/number and postcode, and the date and amount of your donation so that we can record your donation.  In addition, if you consented to us contacting you, JustGiving will provide us with your email address.

If you send us a donation using the CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) website, CAF will provide us with a donation report detailing your name, donation amount and any information you consented to sharing.

Marketing communications
We would like to send you marketing communications to keep you informed of our latest news and to invite you to any upcoming events. In compliance with GDPR, we will not add you to any contact lists for marketing communications unless you have given us your explicit consent to do so. You can update your communication preferences at any time by contacting us using the details shown below.

Access to your information
If, at any time, you wish to access the personal information we hold about you, please contact us using the details shown below. You may wish to do this for the following reasons:

  • To see what information we hold about you
  • To amend or update any of your personal information
  • To ask us to delete you from our records

Third party websites
Occasionally, we may link to websites owned by other people (known as “third-party websites” or “external links”). As we do not own these websites, or take responsibility for them, we advise you to read their privacy policies before you provide them with your personal information.

 

Contact details
To contact us for any reason, please email FOWK secretary

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on the device you use to browse the internet (such as your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone). They provide anonymous data to the site owner, which can include:

  • Number of people using the website
  • Most viewed pages
  • User location

Why do FOWK use cookies?
Friends of Wallace Kennels uses cookies to help us understand our website users and ensure we provide the best online experience we can for our members and supporters. The cookies we use are for third party applications including WordPress (our website management system) and Google Analytics (who we use to understand our website users).

Can the website be used without cookies?
As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.