Who we are

Stamford Diversity Group CiC, Company no. 13997831 – A group whose ambition is to make Stamford & surrounding areas an inclusive & welcoming place.

Email us: stamforddiversityfestival@gmail.com

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://stamforddiversitygroup.co.uk

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We do not actively collect personal data for any reason except for

• the purposes of communication with anyone making enquiries about our events via website forms.
• Name and Email address of people booking workshops and events in order to provide information about the events.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Third Party Cookies: Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

These are by and large placed by Facebook, Twitter and other similar social sharing platforms. These cookies are classed as third party cookies and may be used by the relevant owners for targeted marketing and tracking. For example 3rd party cookies are placed when you click social media sharing buttons: Facebook “like” button, Twitter button, adding something to Pinterest etc. These are not essential to the functioning of this website but we do believe that they enhance user experience and allows our visitors to share information they find on the internet with their friends who may also be on Facebook etc.

• Our Site uses Add to Any which gives you the ability to share content from our site on social media. – A link to Add to Any’s Cookie & Privacy Policy
• We maintain a Facebook page to engage with our customers. You may view the Privacy policy of this service provider here: https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr
• We have a twitter account to deliver marketing messages and engage with our existing and prospective customers. You may view the Privacy policy of this service provider here: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/update-privacy-policy 
• We have an Instagram Account. You may view the Privacy policy of this service provider here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Please be aware that it is entirely your decision if you wish to use these links and the associated share buttons. You don’t have to if you don’t wish to!

Managing cookies

Managing Cookies: Blocking cookies may have a negative impact on your browsing experience and you may not be able to use certain features on the site. However if you do wish to block cookies  We suggest taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
• We collect personal data only for purposes of communicating with you.
• We do not share your personal data with third parties.

How we protect your data

We may store some of the information as part of email exchanges and or in a spreadsheet using external database storage such as google drive or gmail. These providers comply with current data protection regulations and are a part of EU-US Privacy Shield Framework

You may also wish to read google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Our contact information

Website owned and operated by Shalini Austin on behalf of Stamford Diversity Group CiC, Company no. 13997831

You can contact us:

(a)            by email: stamforddiversityfestival@gmail.com
(b)            via Social media channels: https://stamforddiversitygroup.co.uk/contact/