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Bristol Mind Privacy Statement

Information about our organisation and web site

Our principal aims are to reduce stigma and promote good mental health through our work and the services we offer.
Our privacy policy covers Bristol Mind and its web site.

We are based in the UK.

Organisation name
Bristol Mind

Address
35 Old Market Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0EZ UK

Registered Charity number
1085171

Registered Company number
04124744

Data Controller
Suzanne Pearson

Web site
www.bristolmind.org.uk

Providing visitors with anonymous access

You can access our web site home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data.

The services and links of our web site

Our Web site does not enable our visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.
Our Web site does not include links to third party Web service providers.

Automatic collection of information

We do not automatically log personal data nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals.
We do not use cookies to store personal data nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.

Data collection and purpose specification

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than for membership and dealing with enquiries.
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose.

Children's privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We do not provide information about our personal data practices in relation to children on our home page, or at those sites on our Web site where we collect personal data.

Disclosure and visitor choice

We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organisations.

Confidentiality / security

We do not give visitors to our Web site the option of using a secure transmission method to send us their personal data.
We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:

  • unauthorised access
  • improper use or disclosure
  • unauthorised modification
  • unlawful destruction or accidental loss

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
Access to the personal data we may hold about you.

You can ask us whether we are keeping personal data about you.

We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within a month - although we may before require proof of your identity. We will provide the information free of charge.

We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:

  • erased
  • rectified or amended
  • completed

We do not reserve the right to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data.

Privacy Compliance

Our Data Protection Policy and Confidentiality Policy are compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998, UK.

In order to demonstrate that these policies accord with the above privacy instrument, we are voluntarily committed to a Self Assessment procedure.

Bristol Mind Data Protection Policy (pdf)

Contact details

If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact us:

Suzanne Pearson, Chair
Bristol Mind
35 Old Market Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0EZ
Tel: 0117 980 0370
Fax: 0117 929 7644
chair@bristolmind.org.uk