Privacy policy
Kids Company is fully committed to protecting the privacy of its supporters and stakeholders. We comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Personal information?
We only record your personal information when you specifically provide it to us. This may happen when you contact Kids Company, register on our websites, make a donation to us or register to receive e-newsletters.
Where stated we may use the personal information you provide to contact you in the future about Kids Company’s work. If you do not want this to happen please tick the appropriate box where provided.
What we do with your personal information?
We are legally obliged by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that we only use your information for the purpose for which it was requested, and to make sure it is kept securely.
If you have subscribed to receive e-newsletters, we will use your email address to send you information about important issues and changes to the website. Each email will give you the option to stop receiving information from Kids Company.
If you have requested information to be sent to you, we will only use the email address and postal address provided to communicate with you about this information in the future.
We will not share your information unless a disclosure of child abuse is made, in which case we will pass personal information to the police.
Keeping your information up-to-date
If you would like at anytime to make changes to the way that we communicate to you by post, telephone or email, please contact us:
Phone: 0845 644 6838 (open 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday)
Email: info@kidsco.org.uk
Changes made will be actioned within ten working days, although due to the way that we select and use data it may take up to one calendar month for the changes to become effective.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file on your internet browser and hard drive that uniquely identifies your browser. We only use cookies on our website for technical reasons and not to collect users' personal information.
Security
Kids Company is committed to protecting the security of your data. We use established security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. Our website is hosted using secure operating systems and procedures. As well as physical security, firewalls and intrusion detection systems are utilised that provide a quick response if an attack takes place.
Our information
Kids Company has supplied the information on this website for individuals and organisations seeking to find out more about the issues affecting children and young people, the work of Kids Company and how to get involved.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may amend this policy from time to time. We will state clearly on our website any substantial changes to the way in which we use your personal information.