Sanquhar Enterprise Company (SC049742) 

Effective date: 11.11.2025

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1. Who we are

Sanquhar Enterprise Company is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation based in Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway. Our mission is to advance community development, relieve disadvantage, and provide recreational facilities for the benefit of the local area. 

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Contact information (name, postal address, email address, telephone number)

• Membership or stakeholder information (role, organisation, interests)

• Usage data of our website (via cookies and analytics)

• Any other information you voluntarily provide to us (e.g., feedback, donation records, event registrations)

3. How we use your personal data

We use your data to:

• Communicate with you about our work, events, projects and news

• Administer membership, volunteering or donation records

• Comply with legal obligations (charity regulation, funding reports)

• Improve our website and services through analytics

4. Legal basis for processing

We rely on your consent or legitimate interests to process data where:

• You have provided your details (e.g., subscription, membership)

• It is in our legitimate interest to keep our community informed and deliver our charitable purposes

5. Sharing your data

• We will never sell or share your data.

• We process your membership data in house.

• We keep your membership forms in secured locked storage.

• We will only share the amount of current members we have, with funders or regulatory bodies for project funding or reporting.

• In all cases we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

6. Your rights

You have the right to request:

• Access to your personal data we hold

• Rectification of inaccurate data

• Erasure of your data (in certain circumstances)

• Restriction or objection to processing
  To exercise these rights, please contact Data Protection Officer: lizzy@sanquharenterprisecompany.co.uk

7. Data retention

We will keep your personal data only as long as necessary for our purposes or to meet legal obligations. For membership or donation records, this is typically 6 years.

8. Cookies and website tracking

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and analytics to monitor site performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some site features may not work correctly.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to keep your data secure. However no method of online transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time and will post the new version on our website with a revised “effective date”.

Contact:

Sanquhar Enterprise Company
Address: 106 High Street, Sanquhar
Email: lizzy@sanquharenterprisecompany.co.uk

Phone: 07365 660897