Mary's Child privacy notice

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

1. Contact details
2. What information we collect, use, and why
3. Lawful bases and data protection rights
4. Where we get personal information from
5. How long we keep information
6. Who we share information with
7. How to complain

1. Contact details

Post: Goldhay Community Centre, 105 Paynels, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, United Kingdom, PE2 5QP, GB
Telephone:  07736 440016  Email:  admin@maryschild.org.uk

2. What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals:

• Names and contact details
• Gender
• Pronoun preferences
• Addresses
• Date of birth
• Emergency contact details
• Next of kin details
• Photographs or video recordings
• Service use history
• Health information (including medical conditions, test results, allergies, medical requirements and medical history)
• Dietary information (including allergies and health conditions)
• Information about care needs (including disabilities, home conditions, dietary requirements and general care provisions)
• Information about work, home and living conditions
• Information about support requirements
• Information about lifestyle, interests or personal history
• Criminal offence data
• Records of meetings and decisions
• Information about income and financial needs for funding or personal budget support
• Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
• Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
• Information relating to compliments or complaints

We also collect or use the following special category information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

• Racial or ethnic origin
• Health information

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

• Names and contact details
• Addresses
• Payment or banking details
• Donation history
• Tax payer information (for Gift Aid purposes)
• Gifts in wills

We collect or use the following personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes:

• Names and contact information
• Customer or client accounts and records
• Criminal offence data (including Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)

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

• Name
• Contact information
• Identification documents
• Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
• Health and safety information
• Safeguarding information

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

• Names and contact details
• Address
• Payment details
• Account information
• Purchase or service history
• Customer or client accounts and records
• Financial transaction information
• Information relating to health and safety (including incident investigation details and reports and accident book records)
• Correspondence

We also collect or use the following special category information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

3. 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 set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

1. 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. Read more about the right of access.
2. Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
3. Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
4. Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
5. Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
6. Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
7. Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.

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 provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals are:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
5. Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
4. Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes are:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
5. Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
5. Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
5. Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

5. Where we get personal information from

• Directly from you
• Regulatory authorities
• Family members or carers
• Councils and other public sector organisations

6. How long we keep information

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For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.

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6. Who we share information with

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Others we share personal information with

• Charities and voluntary organisations
• Care providers
• Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons
• Emergency services
• Legal bodies or authorities
• Local authorities or councils
• Relevant regulatory authorities
• External auditors or inspectors
• Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with

7. 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 June 2025