Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 1st February 2025
At yourhighclereparish.co.uk, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information in compliance with UK data protection laws, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, etc.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and any links clicked.
- Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our site. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website
- To improve, personalise, and expand our website’s features and content
- To understand and analyse how you use our website, and develop new products, services, or features
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries, sending newsletters, or providing customer support
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies
3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given consent to the processing of your data (e.g. subscribing to a newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is in our legitimate interest and does not override your rights.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
4. Sharing Your Data
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties unless necessary for the following reasons:
- Service Providers: We may share data with third-party service providers who assist in the operation of our website or services (e.g. hosting providers, email service providers).
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your data to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
As a user of our website, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your data, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your device when you visit our website. Cookies allow us to remember your preferences and improve the overall functionality of our site.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. For more detailed information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
8. Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal data and maintain its accuracy. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our website, and you do so at your own risk.
9. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of any website you visit.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” at the top of the policy will be updated accordingly. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at: