Web Data Policy
Family Business Research Foundation (Charity Number: 1134085)
Web Data Policy
Effective Date: 11.09.23
Welcome to the Family Business Research Foundation ("FBRF," "we," "our," or "us"). FBRF is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Web Data Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit, engage, or access services on our website or engage with our services. You consent to the practices described in this policy by using our website or services. This Policy sets out the purpose of data collection on our website, the types of information collected, the charity’s practices in relation to the collection, storage and use of personal data gathered via our website.
This Web Data Policy is supplementary to our Data Privacy Policy which can be accessed here.
(i) Information we collect via our website.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website. For example,
Log Data: This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, and other technical information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Personal information that you provide via our website when you register with us: including name, organisation, email address.
Donor information and data: data collected so that we can process and administer financial donations to the charity via our website including any data entered into our pledge form or when a visitor to our website makes a donation.
(ii) How we use your information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
Donations: To receive and process donations to the charity
Communication: To reach out to you, respond to your questions, share news, disseminate learning, and provide updates on our activities, events and publications.
Research: To help us commission, deliver, and disseminate our research and guidance.
Improving our website: research and analysis to improve our website, content, research, and the guidance we provide.
Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests.
(iii) Data sharing and disclosure
We may share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We may engage third-party service providers to assist us with our operations, such as website hosting, analytics, and communication services.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by law government authorities, or to protect our legal rights.
Consent: With your consent, we may share your information with third parties for specific reasons.
(iv) Data security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission or storage method can be guaranteed 100% secure. We cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to us.
(v) Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
(vi) Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any revisions will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." We'd like to encourage you to review this Data Privacy Policy regularly.
(vii) Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Web Data Policy or the processing of your personal information, please get in touch with us at:
Family Business Research Foundation, Share London, The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9DA.
E-mail: info@fbrf.org.uk
Web: www.fbrf.org.uk