Let’s talk about your privacy
The Goodness Collective CIC
The Goodness Collective CIC (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled safely, legally, and responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal data.
Email: hey@thegoodnesscollective.co.uk
Address: 62 Altrincham Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4DP
Registered in the United Kingdom
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Postal address
Payment or donation information
Any information you submit through forms, emails, surveys, applications, or event registrations
IP address
Browser type and device information
Usage data (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on site)
Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 9)
We normally do not collect special category data (e.g., health information, ethnicity) unless necessary for a specific project, and only with explicit consent.
We use your information to:
Provide, manage, and improve our services and community projects
Respond to enquiries and communications
Process donations, payments, or invoices
Send newsletters or updates (only if you have opted in)
Manage events, workshops, and programmes
Evaluate our impact and effectiveness
Meet legal, regulatory, and financial reporting obligations
Improve our website and digital services
Under the UK GDPR, we process data under one or more of the following bases:
Consent – when you sign up to receive communications
Contract – when we need data to provide services you have requested
Legal obligation – for compliance, reporting, safeguarding, etc.
Legitimate interests – for running and improving our organisation, unless overridden by your rights
We do not sell your data.
We may share your personal data with:
Trusted service providers acting on our behalf (e.g., email platforms, survey tools, event systems, payment processors)
Professional advisers such as accountants or legal advisers
Regulators or authorities when legally required
All third parties must keep your data secure and use it only for the purposes we specify.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure.
Where data is stored outside the UK, we ensure the provider meets UK GDPR adequacy standards or uses appropriate safeguards.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or to meet legal, financial, or reporting requirements.
When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.
Under data protection law, you have the right to:
Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time
Request the transfer of your data to another provider (“data portability”)
To exercise your rights, contact us at hey@thegoodnesscollective.co.uk.
If our website uses cookies, we will provide a cookie notice explaining:
What cookies are used
What data they collect
How you can manage or disable them
You can control cookies through your browser settings at any time.
Our website or communications may contain links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about your personal data, please contact:
The Goodness Collective CIC
Email: hey@thegoodnesscollective.co.uk
Address: 62 Altrincham Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4DP