This privacy policy sets out how The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.

The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Unless stated otherwise, all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work, including illustration and photography; original non-literary written work, such as software, web content and databases; sound and music recordings on this website are protected by copyright belonging to The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

  • you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
  • you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. By using The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust website, you are permitting and consenting to the transfer of personal information, including Personal Data, outside of the UK. This policy is effective from 29/11/2021.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Full name
  • Contact information including email address and phone number
  • Job title
  • Company name
  • Member of the Gunmakers Livery Company
  • Gun Owner

What we do with the information we gather

The information collected is stored in Mailchimp. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • To improve our products and services.
  • To enable us to contact you

We will only use Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless The Gunmakers Charitable Trust reasonably consider that we need to use it for another purpose and that purpose is compatible with the original reason. If we need to use Personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and will explain the legal basis which permits us to do so.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Data Protection and Privacy: At the Gunmakers Trust, we value the privacy and protection of personal data. We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ensuring that all personal data is handled securely and responsibly.

Collection and Use of Personal Data: We only collect and use personal data for specific and legitimate purposes, such as providing our services in support of our charitable objectives or responding to inquiries. We will never sell or share personal data with third parties without explicit consent unless required by law.

Data Security: We have implemented technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We regularly review and update our security practices to ensure the highest level of protection.

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

The security measures we use consist of, but are not limited to:

  • Vulnerability Detection
  • HTTP Strict Transport Security and related security headers
  • TLS / SSL
  • Recommended site hardening features

Data Retention: We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Once the data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

Individual Rights: We respect individuals’ rights under the GDPR, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, and object to the processing of their personal data. Individuals can exercise their rights by contacting us using the contact information provided in this statement.

International Data Transfers: If we transfer personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the data, such as using standard contractual clauses or relying on the Privacy Shield framework.

Data Breach Notification: In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to individuals’ rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority and affected individuals without undue delay.

Contact Information: If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding the processing of your personal data or this GDPR statement, please contact us at: info@gunmakerstrust.org

Changes to this Statement: We may update this GDPR statement occasionally to reflect changes in our privacy practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this statement periodically for any updates.

Controlling your personal information

The Gunmakers Company Charitable Trust is your Data Controller and is responsible for your Personal Data. We are not obligated and have not appointed a data protection officer at this time.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. Your personal Data will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, or if you have any inquiries about your data, please email info@gunmakerstrust.org or contact us at The Proof House, 48-50 Commercial Road, London E1 1PL.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

At any time, you can request that marketing messages are no longer sent by contacting info@gunmakerstrust.org and replying directly to any of our electronic communications.

May 2024.