Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy whilst you use the Ameena Gafoor Institute website.

We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We may update this policy from time to time. If we do, any changes will be detailed on this page for you to refer to. If you have any questions, or any requests concerning your personal information please contact us at info@ameenagafoorinstitute.org

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Data

The Ameena Gafoor Institute collects certain personal data depending on what activities you engage in while on our website. Examples of these different activities and the data we may collect are listed below:

  • General use of the website: We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic patterns. As part of this, we may collect information about your geographical location; age and gender; and statistics about your use of the website.

  • Signing up to our newsletter: If you choose to sign up to our newsletter we will collect your name, email address and IP address.

What we do with the information we gather:

  • If you have opted in to receive email updates, we will use the contact details provided to contact you about new blog posts.

  • We use the data gathered about your visit(s) to our website in order to improve our functionality and overall user experience

Our Legal Basis for Using Your Personal Data

Consent: We will only collect or process your personal data, including for marketing purposes, where you have provided active and explicit consent for us to do so.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We will not share your personal data with any third parties unless it is strictly necessary. Those third parties with whom we may share your data are as follows:

  • Google analytics – in order to monitor site traffic for the purposes of improving the user experience

  • If you sign up to the Ameena Gafoor Institute mailing list, your contact details will be shared with MailChimp.

Marketing and Promotional Activity

If you are signed up to the Ameena Gafoor Institute mailing list but no longer want to receive promotional emails from us, simply scroll to the bottom of any email you have received and click ‘unsubscribe from this list’.

Security

We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal data. For all personal data we hold, we use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access. Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data transmitted to our site, and any transmission is at your own risk.

Storage and Retention

We will retain information about you only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected.

This retention period may vary depending on the purposes for which the information was collected. For example, the data we collect via Google Analytics will be stored for 50 months; if you have signed up to receive our newsletter we will retain your data indefinitely, until you opt-out.

Your Rights

As a data subject (i.e. someone about whom we collect personal information) you have certain rights. These rights are not universal or absolute, and may vary depending on applicable data protection legislation. Under GDPR, all website users based in the European Union have the following rights:

  • The right to access personal data held by us about you

  • The right to require us to correct any inaccurate data we might hold about you

  • The right to require us to erase/delete personal data held by us about you

  • The right to restrict our processing of personal data held by us about you

  • The right to request and receive – at no financial cost – any and all personal data which you have provided to us in an accessible format

  • The right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data, either in specific aspects, or in its totality

In order to exercise any of these rights, please email us at info@ameenagafoorinstitute.org

Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by websites you visit.

The Ameena Gafoor Institute website uses cookies to analyse data about webpage traffic which we use to improve our website. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data that you choose to share with us.