Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Youth and Adult Community Training CIC ("YACT CIC", "we", "us", "our") is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data when you interact with us:

• Name and contact details (email, phone number)
• Age (to confirm eligibility for our programmes)
• Information you provide when registering for workshops or programmes
• Payment information (processed securely by third-party providers)
• Communications you send to us
• Website usage data (via cookies — see our Cookie Policy)

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

• Register you for workshops and programmes
• Communicate with you about your participation
• Send you updates about YACT CIC (with your consent)
• Process donations
• Improve our services and website
• Meet our legal and safeguarding obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases: your consent, the performance of a contract (e.g. workshop registration), compliance with a legal obligation, and our legitimate interests in running a community organisation.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third parties who help us deliver our services (e.g. payment processors, email platforms), subject to appropriate data protection agreements.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Workshop registration data is typically retained for 3 years.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to: access your data, correct inaccurate data, request deletion, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at info@yactcic.org.uk.

8. Contact

For any privacy-related queries, contact us at info@yactcic.org.uk.