Our commitment to privacy and the GDPR 

The Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC), its representatives, staff and volunteers are committed to ensuring that anyone dealing with personal data shall be always mindful of the individual’s rights under the law.

Our Privacy & GDPR policy can be found at https://fncuk.org/privacy-policy

The Charity is committed to complying with the principles as set out below at all times and therefore will:

• inform individuals as to the purpose of collecting any information from them, as and when we ask for it;
• be responsible for checking the quality and accuracy of the information;
• regularly review the records held to ensure that information is not held longer than is necessary, and that it has been held in accordance with the Data Retention Policy
• ensure that when information is authorised for disposal it is done appropriately;
• ensure appropriate security measures to safeguard personal information whether it is held in paper files or on our computer system, and follow the relevant security policy requirements at all times;
• share personal information with others only when it is necessary and legally appropriate to do so;
• set out clear procedures for responding to requests for access to personal information known as subject access requests; and
• report any breaches of the GDPR as appropriate.

The six data protection principles as laid down in the GDPR are followed at all times:

• personal data shall be processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner, and processing shall not be lawful unless one of the processing conditions can be met;
• personal data shall be collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes, and shall not be further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes;
• personal data shall be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it is being processed;
• personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;
• personal data processed for any purpose(s) shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose/those purposes; and
• personal data shall be processed in such a way that ensures appropriate security of the data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

You can read our Privacy & GDPR policy in full at https://fncuk.org/privacy-policy

Use of our website

The FNC is committed to protecting you and any data (anonymous or otherwise) that we collect about you online.

When you access or use our website and its content, we may collect information from your devices through the use of ‘Cookies’. Cookies perform various different functions, and the purpose of this policy is to help you to understand how they work, and why we use them.

What is a Cookie?

We use Cookies for statistical purposes to track how many individual visitors have visited our website and how often you may visit. We track your visit to different pages including the sequence of the pages you view, and the time spent on each page. All of this can help us to analyse our website, find out what’s working and what can be improved.

Google Analytics

FNC uses Google Analytics to analyse the use of its website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Google’s privacy policy is available at:http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html

It is possible to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting:http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

How to control or delete Cookies

Should you wish to have more control or even delete Cookies, you can amend your internet browser settings to block some or all cookies.
Please be aware however that if you block cookies from the website, some or all the website’s functions may not perform as intended:

Mobile phone users may have to refer to their handset manual for details on how to block cookies using their mobile browser. For more information about online behavioural advertising cookies and opt-out controls, please go to http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy. Any such changes shall appear here and become effective immediately. Your continued use of our website is taken as meaning that you agree to any such changes.

For more information

Email: dpo@fncuk.org

 

{Last updated on 14.05.2021)