Privacy Policy

Headspace customer privacy notice 

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information. 

Contact details 

Post 

Unit 6, Old Station Yard Business Centre, Meadow Way, Bourton-On-The-Water, CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire, GL54 2RZ, GB 

Email 

admin@myheadspace.org.uk 

What information we collect, use, and why 

We collect or use the following information to receive donations or funding and organise fundraising activities

  • Names and contact details 

  • Addresses 

  • Donation history 

  • Tax payer information (for Gift Aid purposes) 

We collect or use the following personal information for service updates or marketing purposes

  • Names and contact details 

  • Addresses 

  • Marketing preferences 

  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos 

  • Purchase history 

  • Donation history 

  • Website and app user journey information 

  • Records of consent, where appropriate 

We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements

  • Name 

  • Contact information 

We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address) 

  • Date of birth 

  • National Insurance number 

  • Copies of passports or other photo ID 

  • Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment) 

  • Education history (eg qualifications) 

  • Right to work information 

  • Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks ) 

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims

  • Names and contact details 

  • Address 

  • Information relating to health and safety (including incident investigation details and reports and accident book records) 

  • Correspondence 

We also collect or use the following information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims

Lawful bases and data protection rights 

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. 

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website: 

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. 

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to receive donations or funding and organise fundraising activities are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object. 

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 

Where we get personal information from 

  • Directly from you 

  • Family members or carers 

  • Schools, colleges, universities or other education organisations 

How long we keep information 

Our data will only be kept for as long as there is an administrative need to do so in order to enable our charity to carry out its business or support functions, or for as long as it is required to demonstrate compliance for audit purposes or to meet legislative requirements. 

 

In general, records are kept for 6 years after the end of the accounting year to which they relate but we do not keep personal records any longer than necessary and certain records may be required to be retained for longer.  Factors affecting retention periods include legal requirements, storage costs, historical value, industry standards, and archival needs. 

 

Who we share information with 

Others we share personal information with 

  • Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons 

  • Emergency services 

  • Legal bodies or authorities 

  • Professional consultants 

How to complain 

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO. 

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint 

Last updated 

16 November 2024