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PRIVACY POLICY

What this policy is all about

This privacy notice sets out how you can expect Mendip Male Voice Choir (MMVC) to use your personal information during your use of our website.

Who to contact

Our nominated Data Protection Officer is John Kendall, and he can be contacted on:

Email: PR@mendipmen.co.uk

How do we get information?

  • All the information we collect from this website is provided directly by you for one or more of the following reasons:

  • You have sent us a message that requires a response;

  • You wish to book the choir for your own event;

  • You wish to attend an event advertised on the website;

  • You have subscribed to our newsletter
     

Sharing your information

We will not share your information with any third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.

We collect some statistics from Google Analytics to help us improve the website. However, this is never linked to personally identifiable information or used to track individual usage.

A lot of the website doesn’t have any cookies, but some pages use first party cookies. These are set by the site itself and can only be read by the site.  MMVC does not use this information in any way other than to provide a functional website.

In some circumstances we are legally obliged to share information.  In any scenario, we’ll satisfy ourselves that we have a lawful basis on which to share the information and document our decision making throughout.

Wix.com host our website; they provide us with the online platform that allows us to provide services to you. Personal data entered onto our website is stored on their secure servers behind a firewall.  Your data may be stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) using their data storage, databases, and general applications.

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Why we can process your information


Some information, such as enquiries relating to feedback on our services or website analytics is collected because it is in MMVC’s legitimate interest. We are careful to balance MMVC’s interests with respect for the privacy of our website visitors.

Other information, such as submitting enquiries about specific services, is collected under our understanding that this may be part of a process to deliver the service you require.

How long do we keep your information?


The type of information you provide and for what purpose will impact how long MMVC retains those details. It will also change depending on whether you continue your relationship with MMVC going forward.

Please also feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer with any questions.

 

Your rights

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Under data protection law you have a number of different rights. You can find out more here: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/

As part of your rights, you can request:

  • Copies of your information;

  • Details to be rectified if they are inaccurate; or

  • Your personal information to be erased or processing restricted

If you would like to act on any of your rights, please use the contact details above. We never use your personal information in automated decision-making or profiling.

 

Complaints

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MMVC strives to meet best practice when handling personal information. If you have any queries or concerns, please contact us as outlined above.

If you are still dissatisfied, you can make a complaint about the way we process your personal information to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who are the UK supervisory authority for data protection. You can find out more at https://ico.org.uk/

 

Links to other websites

 

Sometimes we provide links to other websites or internet pages. This privacy notice does not cover, neither does MMVC take disproportionate responsibility, for the way those sites use your personal information. Please refer to the privacy notices on the other websites you visit.

 

Using the contact form

 

Depending on the nature of your message, your information may be saved into secure internal systems at MMVC, which allow us to answer your enquiry.

The newsletter covers all news and events at MMVC. If you ask to sign up to the newsletter your details will not be used in any other way (except to answer your enquiry!). You can opt-out any time by contacting the Data Protection Officer, as above.

 

Changes to this privacy policy

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Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.  However, we advise that you check this page regularly to keep up to date with any necessary changes.​​

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