Privacy Policy

This is the Privacy Policy for thearkcentre.org. We are committed to protecting your personal data and this Privacy Policy is written to inform you how we will use your personal data.

This Privacy Policy provides you with information on how we collect and process your personal data through our website.

Personal data is information about an individual that can be used to identify an individual. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your personal data collected through our website.

What personal data do we collect?

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which will include the following: name, date of birth, marital status, gender, bank account, email address, telephone number, payment card details, information relating to products and services you have purchased from us, IP Address, browser details, location information, survey responses, how you use our website and your marketing preferences.

How do we collect your data?

This website uses cookies which may collect your personal data, please refer the cookies section below for more information on how we use cookies and how you can opt in/out.

We collect information from you when you fill in a contact form on our website.

How do we use your information?

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • To follow up correspondence with you by e-mail or phone.

  • To carry out the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.

  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

  • Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, generally this will enable us to provide you with a better service.

  • To protect our charity and our charity interests including our website.

How do we protect your information?

We have put in place appropriate security to prevent your personal data being lost or stolen, or otherwise used in an unauthorised manner. These security measures are regularly reviewed and access to your personal data is limited to those employees and agents that have a business need to know.

Our current website security measures include the use of:

  • Regular malware scanning

  • SSL certification

  • Web spam blockers

How long do we store your information?

We will only keep your personal data for as long as it is needed in order to use it as described above or we have a legitimate business interest to store your data for later contact. In certain circumstances, such as for our accounting, your personal data may be kept beyond the duration of the provision of service.

Opting out or data requests:
You can contact us at any time to request details of personal information which we hold about you. You can change your personal information by contacting us. Additionally, you may contact us to have your personal data erased under Article 17 of the GDPR 2018. This will usually be free of charge.

Do we use ‘cookies’?

We do not use cookies on thearkcentre.org.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal data unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website or conducting charity business, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential through our service agreements with them. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. We recommend that you read the Privacy Notice of any website that you visit from our website.

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honour Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioural tracking?

No we do not use third-party behavioural tracking on thearkcentre.org.