Privacy Policy

Privacy and Cookies Policy

Employment Autism respects your privacy and we want everyone who uses our service to feel confident and comfortable with how any information you may share with us will be looked after or used. This Privacy Policy gives you information on how we collect, use and store your personal information, which is any information that could be used to identify you.

This Privacy Policy may change over time, so please return to this web page to check for any changes.

This Privacy Policy tells you:

  1. Who we are and how to contact us
  2. How we collect information about you
  3. Information we collect and why we use it
  4. Legal basis for using your information
  5. Marketing
  6. Sharing your Information
  7. Keeping your information safe
  8. How long we hold your information for
  9. Your rights
  10. Data and our website provider

 

1.   Who we are and how to contact us

Employment Autism wants to be transparent about how we collect and use your personal information.

Employment Autism is the Controller of your Personal Data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. This means that we are responsible for, and control the processing of, your personal information. 

You can contact us by:

  • Writing to us at Employment Autism, 12 Hillbrow, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4HT
  • Calling us on 07703 666401
  • Sending an email to [email protected] 

 

2.   How we collect information about you

We want to make sure you receive information that is relevant to you when you visit our website or receive emails, post or phone calls from us.

We collect information from you in the following ways:

When you interact with us directly, for example if you ask us about our services, make a donation to us, or provide us with your personal information in some other way. This includes when you phone us, visit our website, fill in a questionnaire, attend one of our events or get in touch by post, email or in person.

When you interact with us through third parties, for example if you provide a donation through a third party such as JustGiving or one of the other third parties that we work with and give your consent for your personal information to be shared with us.

When you visit our website. We collect information about how you use our website which might include which pages you visit most often and which services, events or information are of most interest to you. We may also track which pages you visit when you click on links in emails from us. We also use “cookies” to help our site run effectively. There are more details below – see ‘Cookies’.

We use this information to make improvements to our website and to ensure we provide the best service and experience for you. Where possible we use anonymous information, which does not identify individual visitors to our website.

 

3.   What personal information we collect

The personal details we collect may include your name, email address, postal address, telephone number and credit/debit card details (if you make a donation), as well as information you provide in any communications with us.  You will have given us this information whilst making a donation, registering for an event, or using any of the other ways to interact with us.

Our use of this information includes:

  • To process your donations and to claim Gift Aid on your donations.
  • To provide the services you have requested.
  • To update you with important administrative messages about your donation.
  • To comply with regulations concerning major gifts.
  • To keep a record of your relationship with us.

If we do not collect this information we will not be able to process your donation or provide the services you have requested.

We may also use your personal information:

  • To contact you about our work and how you can support us.
  • To invite you to send contributions for our website or participate in surveys or research.

Sensitive Information

If you share your own or a friend or family member’s personal experience we may also collect information about a diagnosis of neurodiversity or other health condition that you tell us about. If you provide us with these details we will treat this information with particular care and confidentiality and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 

If you share your personal details with us, or provide us with a case study or interview about your personal story, you can remain anonymous if you wish.

How we use your personal information and why

Data Protection Law recognises that some categories of personal information are more sensitive. Sensitive Personal Information can include information about a person’s health, race, ethnic origin