Privacy Policy

The Friends of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Charity is committed to the privacy of individuals using this website. At all times we aim to respect any personal information you share with us, or that we receive from other organisations, and keep it safe. This privacy statement sets out the privacy practices for the Friends of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital website – www.             It applies solely to this website. You can read the policy in detail below, but the main points are:

• We will only ever ask for information we really need to know.
• We will collect and use your personal data transparently, honestly and fairly.
• We will respect your choices regarding the data you share with us, and the communication channels you choose to use, and you can change your preferences at any time.
• We will protect the personal data that you share.
• We will never sell your data.

Who we are

The Friends of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, (registered charity number 264150) whose address is Level 2 Southwark Wing, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, and who will be the controller of your data.

Data Collection

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that individual can be identified.

Identity data includes first name, maiden name, surname, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.

Contact data includes postal address, email address and telephone number.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to help us to monitor site usage. Cookies are not used for identification purposes.

We also collect and use your personal information by using cookies on our website. Please see our Cookie Policy, www.

How we use your information

• To respond to or fulfil any requests or queries you make to us.
• To process any donations you make, claim any relevant Gift Aid and maintain a record of your past or potential future financial contributions.
• To provide you with information and support for any fundraising activities and volunteering opportunities.
• To administer funding applications.

The Friends will:

• Collect and securely store our supporter’s personal data purely for identification purposes and keep it for no longer than necessary.
• Update and/or delete personal data as and when requested by our supporters. If you believe our records of your personal information are inaccurate, you have the right to ask us to update those records. You can also ask us to check the personal information we hold about you if you are unsure whether it is up to date.
• Allow our supporters to see their own personal data upon request. You can write to us to ask for confirmation of what information we hold on you and to request a copy of that information. Providing we are satisfied that you are entitled to see the information requested and we have successfully confirmed your identity, we will provide you with your personal information subject to any exceptions that may apply.
• Tell our supporters how their personal information will be used. This Notice and other policies and statements used on this website and in our communications are intended to provide you with a clear and transparent description of how your personal information may be used.

The Friends respect the privacy of our supporters and will only collect and store the minimum amount of personal data required to carry out the aims of the Charity and to comply with our statutory and legal responsibilities.

Any information you do submit will be kept in the strictest confidence. The Friends will not use personal data for any other purpose, nor share personal data with any other individual or company.

If you wish to join the Friends, your name, address and contact details will be added to our database. We will use this information to communicate with you about your annual donations, upcoming events and other Friends related business. We are happy to remove you from our database at any time upon request.

Email:

hello@guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

By Post: Level 2 Southwark Wing, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT

Please address all queries to the Chairman.