Privacy notice

Easy read version: https://disabledleadersnetwork.com/easy-read-privacy-notice/

Registered Name: The Disabled Leader’s Network is run by the Global Disability Innovation Hub CIC.

This privacy notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with the UK GDPR.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we use your personal data, please contact us:

What Information We Collect, Use, and Why

Information We Collect for Products and Services:

  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with and use our website, products, and services.
  • Website User Information: Data collected to improve user experience.

Information We Collect for Marketing and Updates:

  • Marketing Preferences: Data about your communication preferences.
  • Website and App User Journey Information: Data to enhance user journeys and develop better products.
  • IP Addresses: Data for analytics and security purposes.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and to collect information about how you use our website. Cookies are small text files placed on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  1. Necessary Cookies: Essential for website functionality.
  2. Performance Cookies: Help us understand how you use the website to improve functionality.
  3. Marketing Cookies: Allow us to provide tailored marketing based on your preferences.

When you visit our website, we ask for your consent to use cookies, except for those strictly necessary. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. For more information, see our Cookies Policy.

Lawful Bases and Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis to collect and use your personal information. These lawful bases are:

  • Consent: You have given clear permission for us to process your data for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override these interests.

Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • Right of Access: Request copies of your personal information and details about how we use it.
  • Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct or complete inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data where applicable.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: Limit how we process your data.
  • Right to Object: Object to our use of your data, including for marketing purposes.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization or yourself.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke your consent at any time if consent is the lawful basis.

To exercise these rights, contact us at: disabledleadersnetwork@ucl.ac.uk. We will respond to your request within one month.

Our Lawful Bases for Processing Your Data

For Products and Services:

  • Consent: We will always ask for your clear consent before collecting data.
  • Legitimate Interests: Examples include:
    • Analyzing website usage data to improve performance and user experience.
    • Identifying trends and developing features based on non-identifiable aggregated data.

For Marketing:

  • Consent: You must opt-in to receive marketing communications, and you can withdraw your consent at any time.

Where We Get Personal Information From

  • Directly from You: Information you provide when interacting with us.
  • Publicly Available Sources: Data from sources such as public directories or social media.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice or to comply with legal requirements.

Retention Schedule:

  1. Products and Services Data:
    • Usage Data: 7 years from the date of collection or last interaction.
    • Website User Information: 7 years from the date of collection or last interaction.
  2. Marketing Data:
    • Marketing Preferences: 7 years from the date of collection or update.
    • User Journey Data: 7 years from the date of collection.
    • IP Addresses: 7 years from the date of collection.
  3. Data from Public Sources:
    • Retained for 7 years from the date of collection or update.

At the end of the retention period, data is securely deleted, anonymised, or disposed of in a way that ensures it cannot be reconstructed.

How to Complain

If you have concerns about our use of your data, please contact us at: disabledleadersnetwork@ucl.ac.uk.

If you remain dissatisfied, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

  • Address: Information Commissioner’s Office
    Wycliffe House
    Water Lane
    Wilmslow
    Cheshire
    SK9 5AF
  • Helpline Number: 0303 123 1113
  • Website: www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last Updated: 27 January 2025