We keep your information private. Read our Privacy Policy

EAPPI UK & Ireland is coordinated by Quakers in Britain.

Britain Yearly Meeting is the charitable organisation which supports and works on behalf of all Quakers in Britain. Our full address is Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ and our charity number is: 1127633.

How we collect data

We collect personal data through our newsletter sign up forms.

We will ensure that all personal information supplied is held in accordance with EU General Data Protection Regulation and UK Data Protection legislation.

Why we collect this data

To update and inform our audience of the latest work of EAPPI UK & Ireland.

Processing and consent

When we ask for personal data we will outline how we will use and manage it and, where appropriate, ask for your consent to do so.

We will not use this personal data for other purposes without asking your permission. We will not keep this information for longer than necessary. We will not use third parties to process your data without taking reasonable steps to ensure they comply with UK Data Protection legislation and EU General Data Protection Regulation.

We will never sell your data to third parties.

Data location and security

Personal data is collected and stored securely subject to appropriate security measures and is protected against misuse.

Your personal data is held in electronic form. Our third party newsletter contractor, Mailchimp complies with the UK Data Protection legislation and EU General Data Protection Regulation. You can read their privacy policy here.

Cookies

Cookies are text files stored on your computer, and accessible only to the websites which create them.

Our websites may from time to time use cookies and log files:

for statistical analysis
to understand user behaviour
to administer the site
to tailor the information presented to a user based on their preferences,
and to improve the user experience.
Any information gathered by our use of cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You may delete, or disable cookies by following the instructions at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of a website if you disable cookies. Our website uses cookies to keep you logged in, so disabling cookies may impair your experience of the service.

Further information about cookies can be found on the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s website www.allaboutcookies.org.

Social media

If you share our content through social media, for example by liking us on Facebook or tweeting about us on Twitter, those social networks will record that you have done so. They may set a cookie for this purpose.

In some cases, where a page on our website includes content from a social network, such as a Twitter feed, or Facebook comments box, those services may set a cookie even where you do not click a button. As is the case for all cookies, we cannot access those set by social networks. Social networks cannot access cookies we set ourselves.

Log files

Our systems automatically gather some anonymous information about visitors, including IP addresses, browser type, language, and the times and dates of webpage visits. The data collected does not include personally identifiable information. It is used, as described above, for statistical analysis, to understand user behaviour, and to administer the site.

External links

The EAPPI UK & Ireland website (www.eyewitness.quakernet.org.uk) contains links to websites operated by third parties under different privacy policies. Should you choose one of those links, you will be leaving our site and this privacy notice will no longer apply.

Changes to this notice

We will review and update this notice in line with best practice and changes in legislation. We will always have an up-to-date version of the notice on this page or clearly signpost its location on the site under ‘Privacy’.

Your rights over your data

If you have any queries, please in the first instance, contact BYM Data Protection Group: dataprotection@quaker.org.uk or Enquiries on 020 7663 1000.

Should you wish to make a subject access request to view your personal data held by us, please contact BYM Data Protection Group: dataprotection@quaker.org.uk or Enquiries on 020 7663 1000.

Should you wish to withdraw permission for use of your data or to update the data we hold for you, please contact BYM Data Protection Group: dataprotection@quaker.org.uk or Enquiries on 020 7663 1000.

Last updated on 24 January 2021