Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@new.trailblazersmentoring.org.uk or by writing to: Trailblazers Mentoring Ltd, Landgate Chambers, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7LJ.

How do we collect information from you?
We obtain information about you when you use the contact us form, fill in an application form or email us directly. We do not send out any marketing emails or newsletters. If you apply for a voluntary position with us we collect your information from the form in order to process your application and if successful to initiate security clearance.

All donations go through our Just Giving page, which securely captures the information and only passes on details to us if you have given permission.

What type of information is collected from you?
The personal information we collect from prospective volunteers is name, address, email, contact numbers, previous work history and experience.

How is your information used?

We may use your information to:
– process a donation that you have made;
– process a volunteer application
– report to funders

We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations (for example the collection of Gift Aid). We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

Who has access to your information?
– Solely members of staff.
– We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
– We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

How you can access and update your information
The accuracy of your information is important to us. We’re working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. In the meantime, if you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at info@new.trailblazersmentoring.org.uk. You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Any sensitive information. Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. Where we have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

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Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website. In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information. Review of this Policy We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in April 2018.