PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

  • Contact details

  • What information we collect, use, and why

  • Lawful bases and data protection rights

  • Where we get personal information from

  • How long we keep information

  • Who we share information with

  • How to complain

Contact details

Email

hello@blackgirlswim.club

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Date of birth

  • Purchase or account history

  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)

  • Health information (including dietary requirements, allergies and health conditions)

  • Health and safety information

  • Account information

  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)

  • Photographs or video recordings

  • Records of meetings and decisions

  • Information relating to compliments or complaints

  • Information relating to sponsorship

We also collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Religious or philosophical beliefs

  • Health information

We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Marketing preferences

  • Location data

  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos

  • Purchase or viewing history

  • Information relating to sponsorship

  • Records of consent, where appropriate

We collect or use the following information for research or archiving purposes:

  • Location data

  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos

  • Purchase or viewing history

  • Website and app user journey information

  • Personal information used for administration of research

  • Personal information used for the purpose of research

We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Financial transaction information

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • To increase water safety & confidence in the black community 

  • To provide appropriate level swimming lessons and events

  • To connect members for the purposes of community wellbeing

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • To provide information on relevant swimming lessons and events

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • To increase water safety & confidence in the black community

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are:

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

How long we keep information

We keep your data to provide you with relevant swimming lessons, events, information and related marketing, otherwise it is anonymised or removed/deleted/destroyed at your request.

Who we share information with

Data processors

Swim schools

This data processor does the following activities for us: Provides swimming lessons to our members

Email marketing & cloud service providers

This data processor does the following activities for us: Helps us organise information you've shared with us so we can provide relevant information and events for you

Others we share personal information with

  • Professional or legal advisors

  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with

  • Emergency services

  • Publicly on our website, social media or other marketing and information media

Last updated

20 September 2024