Last Updated: 11 September 2026

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Welcome to exetercommunityalliance.net (the "Website"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage with our community initiatives, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 

Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

 

 

 

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Website includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and postal address, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Website, such as subscribing to newsletters, filling out contact forms, or joining community forums.

• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Website.

 

 

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customised experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Website to:

• Administer community initiatives, projects, and events.

• Send you newsletters, updates, and materials related to the Exeter Community Alliance.

• Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests.

• Monitor and analyse usage and trends to improve your experience with the Website.

• Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Website.

 

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

• Your Consent: Where you have explicitly given us permission to process your data (e.g., signing up for a newsletter).

• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate organizational interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights.

• Performance of a Contract: If we need to process your data to fulfill an agreement or service with you.

 

 

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations, including:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, or hosting services.

 

 

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Website to help customise the Website and improve your experience. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Website.

 

 

6. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

 

 

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

 

 

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you have the following rights under data protection laws:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to restrict or object to processing – You have the right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

 

 

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy.

 

 

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Exeter Community Alliance
Email: info@exetercommunityalliance.net
Website: exetercommunityalliance.net