Website Privacy Statement

Purpose
This privacy statement (fair processing notice) sets out Women Pioneer Housing’s (WPH) commitment to the protection of personal data and explains what data we hold, why we hold it and what we do with it.

WPH is a Housing Association registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a data controller.

Information we collect
We use cookies to collect information in an anonymous form about your use of this website. We will also collect information you knowingly provide to us (such as your name and email address) if you choose to register for our email newsletters or contact us through any other form on the website.

Use of cookies
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. This information is sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and are widely used in order to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

We use Google Analytics to help us:

  • Improve the speed and security of the website.
  • Understand the way our visitors use our website and improve their experience.
  • Allow visitors to share pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter

We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting this website and will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. We will not pass the data on to advertising networks or other third parties. Any third party links to social networking services only deploy third party cookies if you have already signed up to these services and are signed into these services.

You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.

Personal data
Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal data submitted on this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

  • Administer the website
  • Send you newsletters that you have specifically requested
  • Handle enquiries and complaints that you have made via enquiries forms

Data disclosure
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors as is reasonable for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. In addition, we may disclose information about you:

  • To the extent that we are required to do so by law
  • In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings
  • In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

Security
Keeping information about you secure is very important to us. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information which you deliberately send to us, and you do so at your own risk.

Changes to the policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We suggest that you check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any updates.

Your rights

  1. Right of access

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. If you would like to make a subject access request please make your request in writing using the contact details provided.

  1. Right to erasure.

You have the right to have your personal data erased. This right is subject to certain conditions.

  1. Right to restrict processing.

You can also ask that data processing is restricted, meaning it is merely stored, and not used.

  1. Right to object

You can object to WPH processing your data on the basis of your situation and we must stop processing the data unless we have a legitimate reason to do so which overrides the interests, rights and freedoms of the individual.

  1. Right to rectification.

You can ask WPH to correct any inaccurate data. The source of the issue will need to be investigated and will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

  1. Right to data portability.

You can obtain a copy of your personal data from us in a portable format if requested.

  1. Right to request not to be subject to significant decisions when it is based on a decision made solely by automated means.

This is with regards to when a decision is made your data which is reached without human involvement. WPH does not do this.

Other websites
This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours.

How to contact us

If you have any questions relating to this privacy statement or would like to make a subject access request please contact us.

Women’s Pioneer Housing
227 Wood Lane
London
W12 0EX
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 8749 7112
Email: info@womenspioneer.co.uk