HBA Support Data Policy
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Our contact details
Email: Support@hbasupport.org
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What information we collect, use, and why
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We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:
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Names and contact details
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Addresses
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Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
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Records of meetings and decisions
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Information relating to sponsorship
We also collect or use the following information to provide support services:
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Health information
Special category or sensitive information
Some health information that you may tell us falls under what is deemed as sensitive information, such as your genetic data or health information. As with all the personal information you provide us, you can be assured that any sensitive information you choose to supply will be kept confidential and only shared with your consent.
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Confidentiality
In exceptional circumstances we may need to break confidentiality and share information without your consent.
Circumstances where we may be required to break confidentiality:
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A child, young person or adult is at risk of harm
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An adult is at risk of immediate and significant harm either to themselves or others
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We are required to share information as ordered by the courts
We will always attempt to keep you informed of any action we take if a decision is made to break confidentiality.
We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:
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Names and contact details
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Marketing preferences
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Website and app user journey information
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Information relating to sponsorship
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Records of consent, where appropriate
We collect or use the following information for research or archiving purposes:
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Names and contact details
We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:
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Identification documents
We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:
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Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
Lawful bases
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Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:
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Consent
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Contract
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
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Consent
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes are:
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Consent
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are:
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Legal obligation
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
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Consent
Where we get personal information from
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People directly
How long we keep information
You can view our retention schedule here
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Who we share information with
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Data processors
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Wix and Mailchimp
This data processor does the following activities for us: Holds database of names and facilitates enewsletter mailout. Data access is via password protected access.
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Other organisations
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Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
Sharing information outside the UK
Where necessary, our data processors may store personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, they comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place. Please contact us for more information.
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Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
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Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.
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Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
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Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
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Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
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Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
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Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
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Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent.
You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, we have one calendar month to respond to you.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
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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.
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If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
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The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
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Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
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