Privacy policy

Last updated: July 28, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using this Form, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

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Interpretation

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The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

* Organisation (referred to as either "the Organisation", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Food & Solidarity Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

* Country refers to: United Kingdom

* Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

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Types of Data Collected

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Personal Data

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In this form, you have provided us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You.

Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

* Email address

* First name and last name

* Phone number

*union membership

Use of Your Personal Data

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The Organisation may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

* To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

* To provide You with news and events, unless You have opted not to receive such information.

* To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

* For other purposes : We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns.

* We will not share your personal data with any other body

* By using the Organisation’s services, including signing up for text message communications, you expressly consent to collecting, using, and sharing your personal information as outlined in our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including the terms related to data collection, communication, and security.

* You further consent to receive text messages from the Organisation, including transactional and promotional messages. You may opt out of receiving promotional messages at any time by following the opt-out instructions provided in the messages. Your continued use of our services constitutes your ongoing consent to these terms.

Retention of Your Personal Data

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The Organisation will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

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Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Organisation's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Organisation will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Security of Your Personal Data

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The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect

Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. Your data will be saved, behind a password, on our Google Drive.

Children's Privacy

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Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian, and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to delete this data.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Contact Us

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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

* emailing organiser@foodandsolidarity.org