Privacy policy
Who we are
The Lifted Project is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our terms and conditions and any other documents referred to within it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR, the data controller is The Lifted Project.
– ICO Registration Reference: ZB957632
– Registered Office: Nexus, Discovery Way, Leeds, LS2 3AA
– Website: https://theliftedproject.co.uk
– Contact Email: info@theliftedproject.co.uk
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We may collect and process the following data about you:
– Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site https://theliftedproject.co.uk (our site). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, registering to become a member, subscribing to services, contacting us via forms or details provided on our site, or consenting to include your profile when registering.
– If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
– We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond.
– Details of transactions you carry out through our site and any details aiding the fulfilment of those transactions.
– Details of your visits to our site, including traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether required for our own purposes or otherwise.
IP Addresses
We may collect information about your device, including (where available) your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information. This is statistical data about browsing actions and patterns and does not identify individuals.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and also allows us to improve our site.
Examples:
– If you leave a comment, you may opt into saving your name, email address and website in cookies for convenience (lasting one year).
– Temporary cookies may be set to check browser acceptance when logging in.
– Login cookies last two days, screen option cookies last a year.
– If “Remember Me” is selected, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
– Editing or publishing an article stores an additional cookie containing the post ID (expires after 1 day).
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited that site directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
How we use your data
We use the information we hold about you in the following ways:
– To confirm your identity and create your membership profile.
– To verify your eligibility for programmes and services offered by The Lifted Project.
– To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
– To ensure site content is presented effectively.
– To monitor, improve and administer our services.
– To provide you with information, products or services you request.
– To carry out obligations under any agreements entered into between you and us.
– To allow participation in interactive features.
– To notify you of changes to our services.
We may also use your data, or allow selected third parties to use it, to provide information about services that may interest you.
If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass details to third parties for marketing purposes, please contact us at info@theliftedproject.co.uk.
How long we retain your data
– Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.
– For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided. You can also request deletion of personal data we hold, except where retention is required for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Where we send your data
– Data may be transferred to, and stored outside, the UK/EEA. We take reasonable steps to ensure secure treatment in line with this policy.
– Data is stored in Hubspot’s CRM system (Hubspot Privacy Policy: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy).
– Visitor comments may be checked via an automated spam detection service.
Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your personal information to third parties (including partners and supporters):
– In connection with a transaction conducted through our site.
– In the course of services provided to us, subject to confidentiality obligations.
– If we sell or buy a business or assets.
– If we or our assets are acquired by a third party.
– If required by law, regulation, or court order.
– To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users.
Communications
We may monitor or record communications for training, compliance, and security purposes.
Emails are not encrypted and may be intercepted. Please do not send sensitive personal information via email.
Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. You can exercise this right at any time by contacting us at info@theliftedproject.co.uk.
Access to information
You have the right to access the information we hold about you. Requests should be made in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
Changes to this privacy policy
Any changes we make to this policy will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to:
The Lifted Project
Nexus, Discovery Way, Leeds, LS2 3AA
Email: info@theliftedproject.co.uk
Website: https://theliftedproject.co.uk
ICO Registration Reference: ZB957632