The Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch of the RSPCA may use your Personal Information provided via this website for the following purposes:

• To carry out our obligations in relation to any contracts / arrangements entered into by you and us;
• To contact you in relation to an animal adoption enquiry, a volunteering application, or in response to any other enquiry or information that you have requested which might include, for example, information about our branch, fundraising events and activities;
• A legitimate reason under GDPR regulations for requesting & processing information.

Privacy Policy

RSPCA Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch is strongly committed to protecting Personal Information. Our intention is that all data collection is open and obvious to the site visitor.  This site collects Personal Information from visitors only with the permission of the individual.  We collect Personal Information via the Perfect Match Forms when you apply to adopt an animal, and via the Volunteer Form. We will treat the Personal Information you provide in accordance with this policy, our Terms & Conditions, and current UK Data Protection legislation. By using the site and any services offered, you are agreeing to this policy.

Data Security and Sharing of Personal Information

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is kept secure and to respect the information privacy of all visitors.  Within RSPCA Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch, Personal Information may be shared between staff and volunteers who legitimately need the information to carry out their duties. The amount of Personal Information shared within the Branch will be no more than is reasonably necessary.  We will not share Personal Information with any third parties unless required by law.

Online Payments

If you make a donation online, your card information is not collected or held by us.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain the Personal Information that you provide for as long as is considered necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.  Personal Information may be kept for longer periods where extended retention periods are required by law and/or in order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.

Children and Vulnerable Adults

We take the protection of children, young or vulnerable people very seriously.  If you are aged 16 or under‚ please seek assistance or obtain your parent/guardian’s permission first whenever you provide us with Personal Information.

Cookies

We aim to give you the opportunity to assess and control cookie use where possible. It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to do this, see //www.aboutcookies.org/ (turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using this site).

Third party content and linking to other websites

This privacy policy applies only to this website. We are not responsible for privacy practices within any other websites accessible via the links provided via this website. These websites may use cookies. Their content is subject to the privacy policy of the relevant third-party provider and not ours.

Contact

You have a right to request a copy of any Personal Information that we hold about you, and to make sure it is accurate. You will be asked for appropriate identification when you request copies of personal information.  Please address all inquiries about our data protection procedures to branchmanager@rspca-altrincham.org.uk

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be posted here and are effective immediately. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.