Privacy policy

We currently collect and process the following information for our newsletter distribution list and membership list:

  • First & last names and Email addresses

  • Membership lists only – address & telephone number

  • Our newsletter distribution software gives us statistics about who opens the email

How we get the personal information and why we have it

The personal information we hold is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • To be able to contact you with details of Transition Chesterfield and other local events of interest.

We do not share this information with any other organisation or individual.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

Your consent

  • You can withdraw your consent at any time, by contacting hello@transitionchesterfield.org.uk

How we store your personal information 

  • Your information is securely stored. 

  • We keep your contact details for our newsletter until you unsubscribe or tell us you no longer wish to receive it. For membership, we will contact you each year to check if you still wish to be a member. We will dispose of your information by deleting your details from the newsletter list and our membership database.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights, including:

  • Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

  • Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 

  • Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

  • Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

  • Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond.

Please contact us at hello@transitionnchesterfield.org.uk  if you wish to make a request.