Privacy Policy

Who we are

The Impact Society CIC (company number 17318526) is the data controller for personal information collected through this website and our programmes. Contact: hello@theimpactsociety.co.uk.

What we collect

• Contact details you give us, such as your name, email address and phone number
• Information you share when you register interest, join a programme or contact us
• For programme participants: information needed to deliver support safely, such as age, location and any support needs you choose to tell us about
• Website usage data collected through cookies (see our Cookie Policy)

Why we use it and our lawful basis

• To respond to enquiries and register interest – legitimate interests
• To deliver programmes you sign up to – contract or legitimate interests
• To meet safeguarding and legal obligations – legal obligation and, where needed, vital interests
• To report anonymised outcomes to funders – legitimate interests
• To send updates – only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time

Where we process special category information, such as health or ethnicity for equality monitoring, we will ask for your explicit consent or rely on another condition under UK GDPR.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your data. We only share it with trusted service providers who help us run our work (such as website hosting and email), with funders in anonymised form, or where the law or safeguarding requires it.

How long we keep it

We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purpose it was collected, or as required by law or by our funders. We then delete or anonymise it securely.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your information, to object to processing and to data portability. To use any of these rights, email hello@theimpactsociety.co.uk. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.