PRIVACY POLICY
Thank you for visiting our web site. This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected at this site. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information.
By using the site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. These practices may be changed, but any changes will be posted and changes will only apply to activities and information on a going forward, not retroactive basis.
You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit the site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used.
Please Note, the privacy practices set forth in this policy are for this web site only. If you link to other web sites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.
Who we are
We (or ‘us’) means the Northern Fells Group, a registered charity (number 1093814). We are a limited company (4504085) and our registered address is Millhouse Village Hall, Millhouse, Hesket-New-Market, Wigton. CA7 8HR
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller (number Z2231236)
We are committed to protecting your personal information and privacy. This Privacy Policy describes exactly how we collect and use your personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time so please check periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by placing a notice on our website.
By contacting us, using our services or visiting our website you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
If you have any queries about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@northernfellsgroup.org.uk
Your privacy
Everyone has rights with regard to the way in which their personal data is handled. During our activities, we will collect, store and process personal data about our members and clients, and we recognise that the correct and lawful treatment of this data will maintain confidence in the organisation and will provide for successful business operations.
Your personal data, which may be held on paper or on a computer or other media, is subject to certain legal safeguards specified in the Data Protection Act and equivalent EU regulations.
This policy and any other documents referred to in it, sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data we collect from you or that is provided to us by yourself or other sources. This policy sets out rules on data protection and the legal conditions that must be satisfied when we obtain, handle, process, transfer and store personal data.
How do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information about you when you interact with us for example when you register as a member, join one of our activities or use one of our services.
What personal information do we collect?
Personal information we collect about you may include your name, postal address, email address, phone numbers, age range and gender. We do not collect “sensitive personal data” about you.
How do we use personal information?
We use the personal information collected from you for these purposes:
To contact you about services, events and activities
To fulfil requests from our funders for grant monitoring purposes – all information is anonymous – no individual information is given out
Lawful Basis for processing your personal information
Under Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) our lawful basis for processing and holding personal information is ‘legitimate interest’ as it is necessary for the Northern Fells Group to use this information in order to provide you with our services.
Do we provide information to other parties?
We will never sell your data to any third party nor will we share your details with other entities for marketing purposes.
We will only share information with other organisations where we have your permission to do so in accordance with this Privacy Policy or where it is necessary for a legitimate reason connected with the services we offer, or where it is required by law or regulation.
The Northern Fells Group is only permitted to contact you if you give them specific consent. They might send you updates about news, events and fundraising activities.
Gift Aid
Some donations and membership subscriptions you make through the Northern Fells Group will be eligible for Gift Aid and we claim Gift Aid on your behalf.
For Northern Fells Group to claim Gift Aid on your donation and/or membership subscription, you must currently pay Income Tax equal to or more than the amount of tax which will be reclaimed on your donation.
As part of this process the Northern Fells Group is required to submit your details including your address to HMRC, and in asking us to make a Gift Aid claim you are giving us permission to use your personal details in this way
Data Security
The Northern Fells Group is committed to keeping your personal information safe and secure and we have security policies and technical measures in place to help protect your information.
All our employees who process data are obliged to comply with our strict information security procedures.
Where your data is held
Your personal data is held on our electronic database, only accessible to a small number of designated staff members. Any paper based data is kept in a secure cabinet.
How you can update your information
The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at: info@northernfellsgroup.org
Subject access requests
You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you.
Analytics
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
Visitor data
For customers
When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your purchase (for example, your shirt size)
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.
For form submissions
When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
For website visitors
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
For use of share buttons
This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to third party services. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
Your IP address
For use of blog comments
This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:
Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)
Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)
Your website URL (optional)
This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
Your IP address
Customer accounts
If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.
This information may include your:
Billing and shipping address(es)
Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.
Emails
Abandoned cart emails
You’ll receive an automated email within 24 hours after you abandon your shopping cart, if all of the following occur:
You enter your email address at checkout, or are logged into your customer account.
You add a product which is in stock to your shopping cart.
You close your browser or leave this website without completing your purchase.
You can unsubscribe from these messages at the bottom of the email.
The email will link back to this website, where you can pick up where you left off and complete your purchase.
Marketing emails
We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
Order and account emails
We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:
You’ve created a customer account
Your customer account password has been reset or updated
You’ve made a purchase
Your order has shipped
It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.
We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.
Fonts
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:
Information about your browser, network, or device
Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
Your IP address
Distribution of information
We may share information with Governmental Agencies, Police or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when:
(1) permitted or required by law; or,
(2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or,
(3) investigating fraud which has already taken place.
The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.
External websites
Our Website provide links to other websites. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the content or practices of these other websites. Our provision of such links does not constitute our endorsement of these other websites, their content, their owners, or their practices.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to these other websites, which are subject to any privacy and other policies they may have.
Google Analytics cookies
Google Analytics is a website monitoring tool that allows users to see volumes of website visitors, their source, and to analyse how the content of their website is viewed and navigated. This in turn allows optimisation of the content and pages on our website and the marketing programmes that drive traffic to the website. Google Analytics does not store any personal information about website visitors, but does use persistent cookies to identify repeat visitors.
You may universally opt-out of all Google Analytics tracking used by all websites by visiting the following url – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Contact information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our Privacy Policy, or if you want to know more what information we have collected about you, please email us via our online Contact form.
You can also correct any factual errors in that information or require us to remove your details form any list under our control.