This privacy notice explains how Burntisland Community Development Trust (BCDT) collects, uses, and protects your personal data.

For the purposes of this document, references to “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Trust” refer to Burntisland Community Development Trust (BCDT).

Topics

• What data we collect
• How we collect your data
• How we use your data
• How we store your data
• Marketing
• Your data protection rights
• Cookies
• How we use cookies
• Managing cookies
• Links to other websites
• Changes to this privacy notice
• How to contact us
• How to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

What data do we collect?

When you interact with us, we may collect the following information:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Home address

When using our website, we may also collect anonymised information through cookies or analytics tools to help us understand website usage. No personal data is identifiable through this process.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide BCDT with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:

• Complete a contact or registration form on our website
• Complete an online survey or feedback form
• Contact us via email or social media
• Volunteer or apply to volunteer with us
• Use or view our website through your browser’s cookies

How will we use your data?

BCDT collects your data so that we can:

• Respond to your enquiries or feedback
• Process volunteer or membership applications
• Communicate updates or opportunities relevant to your interests
• Carry out PVG checks for volunteering roles (if applicable)
• Monitor website usage to improve accessibility and performance

We may share anonymised data with trusted partners such as website analytics providers, including:

• Google Analytics

No personal data is sold or shared for commercial purposes.

How do we store your data?

BCDT securely stores your data on a protected drive accessible only to authorised personnel.

• Enquiries are retained for 3 months.
• Volunteer applications are retained for 6 months if unsuccessful, or for the duration of your volunteering activities if successful.
• Membership information is retained while your membership remains active.

Once this period expires, your data is securely deleted.

Marketing

If you have opted in to receive updates from BCDT, we may send you information about our projects, events, and community activities.

You can opt out of these communications at any time by emailing info@bcdt.org.uk or clicking on the link “unsubscribe” at the bottom of our emails.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access – request copies of your personal data.
• Rectification – ask us to correct or complete inaccurate information.
• Erasure – request that we delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restrict processing – request limits on how we process your data.
• Object to processing – object to our processing of your data, under certain conditions.
• Data portability – request that we transfer your data to another organisation or to you.

If you make a request, we will respond within one month.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at:

info@bcdt.org.uk

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to collect standard internet log and visitor behaviour information.

You can learn more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

How we use cookies

BCDT uses cookies to:

• Understand how visitors use our website
• Track referrals from social media or other sources

We may use both first-party and third-party cookies.

Managing cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, some website features may not function properly as a result. Instructions for managing cookies can be found on allaboutcookies.org.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. This privacy notice applies only to BCDT’s website, so if you follow a link to another site, please review their privacy policy.

Changes to this privacy notice

BCDT keeps its privacy notice under regular review. Any updates will be posted on our website.

This notice was last updated on November 2025.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or the data we hold about you, please contact us:

info@bcdt.org.uk

How to contact the appropriate authority

If you are not satisfied with our response or wish to make a complaint, you can contact:

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)Website: www.ico.org.uk

Helpline: 0303 123 1113