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Privacy Policy

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This privacy notice tells you what to expect us (Friends of the Venerabile, charity number 1075141) to do with your personal information.

  • Contact details
  • What information we collect, use, and why
  • Lawful bases and data protection rights
  • Where we get personal information from
  • How long we keep information
  • Who we share information with
  • Sharing information outside the UK
  • How to complain

Contact details

Post

Mr. J.Holroyd, Hon. Secretary, 11 Fairfax Road, BINGLEY, West Yorkshire, BD16 4DR, GB

Telephone

07896 627501

Email

privacy@friendsofenglishcollege.org.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to receive donations or funding:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Payment or banking details
  • Donation history
  • Tax payer information (for Gift Aid purposes)

We also collect or use the following information for membership purposes (Newsletter and Venerabile Magazine distribution):

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses

We collect or use the following personal information for membership or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Marketing preferences
  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos
  • Donation history
  • IP addresses
  • Website and app user journey information
  • Records of consent, where appropriate

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to receive donations or funding are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • The charity has a legitimate interest to collect/use personal information of members because it enables the running of the charity, which is what the members want by being a member. The charity holds personal information to enable it to act on the requests of members.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for membership or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • The charity produces a newsletter to keep the college alive in the minds of members, and the Venerabile English College produces an annual magazine which is available to members. The charity and the college does not communicate with any members who opt-out.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

How long we keep information

Members data will be kept while their membership is current and for a period of 5 years after cessation of membership.

Who we share information with

Data processors

Magazine Publisher in Rome, Italy
This data processor conducts the following activities for us: Posts the Venerable English College in-house annual publication directly to members.

Pilgrimage and Event Tour Operator in London, UK
This data processor conducts the following activities for us: Manages and arranges pilgrimages and other tours for members (Friends).

Technology Systems Provider in UK and US
This data processor conducts the following activities for us: Provides technology systems such as email and file storage facilities to support charity recording keeping and communication.

Website Hosting Provider in Devon, UK
This data processor conducts the following activities for us: Facilitates website hosting and manages webserver operations.

Sharing information outside the UK

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Organisation name: Venerable English College
Category of recipient: Religious Association

Country the personal information is sent to: Italy

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Where necessary, our data processors may share personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, they comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Organisation name: Gangemi Editore

Category of recipient: Book Publisher

Country the personal information is sent to: Italy

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

16 March 2025