Technion UK (Charity Number: 1092207, Company Number: 04412830) and (“Technion UK”, “us” or “we”) takes your privacy very seriously. We always endeavor to respect any personal data you share with us, or that we get from other organizations and keep it safe.  We aim to be clear when we collect your data and not do anything you wouldn’t reasonably expect.  This Privacy Policy sets out our data collection and processing practices and your options regarding the ways in which your personal information is used.

Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. We may update this policy from time to time without notice to you, so please check it regularly.

WE COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU:

When you give it to us directly

You may give us your personal data in order to sign up for one of our events, make a donation, receive our e-newsletter, apply to one of our education programmes, or find out about research taking place at the Technion – The Israel Institute of Technology.

When you give permission to other organizations to share it or it is available publicly

We combine information you provide to us with information available from external publicly available sources such as Companies House and published articles and newspapers.  Depending on your privacy settings for social media services, we may also access information from those accounts or services.  We use this information to gain a better understanding of you and to improve our communications and fundraising approaches (see supporter research/profiling below).

When you visit our website

We use “cookies” to identify you when you visit our website and to enable us to remember your log in details.

At times, our website may use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small text file written to your hard drive that contains information about your account and use of this site. Cookies do not contain any personal information about users. Cookies enable us to collect useful information and to improve your experience when accessing and using our site.

The cookies we use on our site include:

Google Privacy Policy

This policy will help you understand what data Google collects, why they collect it and what they do with it.

Google Partner Privacy Policy

This Policy gives you details on how Google uses your data and how you can control what you send to them, when using third party sites such as ours.

We link our website directly to other websites. This privacy policy does not cover external websites and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.  We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

Google Analytics 

We use this service to improve your experience across the sites.

This service runs in the background and drops one or more cookies to your computer, or handheld device. It helps us measure how you interact with our websites content by tracking your user journey and site interactions. The cookies store non-identifiable information about your browsing history, we use this data to analyse patterns and trends to help improve your experience.

The data Google Analytics stores about you:

Non-identifiable data such as, visits, pages views, time on site, and the journey you take through the sit

What personal data we hold about you and how we use it

We will typically hold your name and contact details, including address, phone number and email address.  But we may request other information where it is appropriate and relevant, for example:

  • Details of why you have decided to support/contact us;
  • Your bank or credit card details and Gift Aid declaration information; and
  • Your date of birth or medical information (if relevant to your participation in an event).

We will use your data to:

  • Handle the administration of any gift or donation you make via cash, cheque, credit/debit card, standing order, BACS transfer or charity voucher;
  • Handle the administration of Gift Aid and your Gift Aid declaration;
  • Handle the administration of your application to join an education programme, visit or event;
  • Send you information about our work, events, educational programmes, fundraising opportunities and any other information, products or services that we provide;
  • Provide you with the services, products or information you have requested;
  • Keep a record of your relationship with us.

We will only ever collect sensitive personal data (e.g. in relation to your health), with your explicit consent.

Supporter research/profiling

We may use your data to undertake research to gather further information about you from publicly accessible sources (as noted above). This helps us to get a better understanding of your background, interests and preferences in order to improve our communications with you including fundraising approaches, to help ensure they are targeted to be relevant and appropriate. This information may include details of your education, employment and directorships, charitable commitments and your interests and networks.

You have the right to ask us not to undertake this further research and profiling: to opt-out from this data processing please contact the Technion UK Director by email: info@technionuk.org or phone: 020 7495 6824.

Communications and marketing

We will contact you by post, and where you have provided consent, also by telephone and e-mail, with targeted communications to let you know about our events and activities that might be of particular interest; about the work of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology; and to ask for donations or other support.  We provide the opportunity to for you to opt-out from receiving our marketing communications every time we contact you.

You can opt-out from receiving our marketing communications or update your contact preferences at any time by contacting the Technion UK Director by email: info@technionuk.org or by phone: 020 7495 6824.

Data sharing

We do not sell or share your personal details with third parties for the purposes of marketing. However, if you make a restricted donation to Technion UK, we do share your donation and contact details with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in order that they can administer and manage your donation according to your wishes, and they may communicate with you directly about your gift and with updates on the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s work and events.

If you make a restricted donation we may want to include your name in our published Annual Report and Accounts or inscribe your name on the International Donor Wall at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, but we will not do so without your consent.

If we run an event in partnership with another named organization, including one of the International Committees supporting the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, your details may need to be shared.  We will be very clear about what will happen to your data when you register for such an event and provide you with appropriate options at the time of signing up.

Children’s data

We collect and manage information from children (usually aged 16 to 18) that apply for the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s scientific education programmes and that register to take part in specific Technion UK events.  Where possible and appropriate we seek consent from a parent or guardian in the process of collecting information about children, and we only hold information about children that is absolutely necessary for the purpose of the event/programme that they are applying for or participating in.

How we keep your data safe and who has access to it

We endeavor to ensure that there are appropriate technical controls in place to protect your personal details.  For example, our online forms are always encrypted, and our network is protected and routinely monitored.

Your information is only accessible by appropriately trained staff, volunteers, and contractors.

We may need to disclose your personal information upon request to regulatory and government bodies, law enforcement agencies and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf.  We may also merge or partner with other organizations and in so doing, acquire or transfer information.

The information we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”), including the International Committees in the circumstances described above.  It may also be processed by suppliers operating outside of the EEA.  If we send your personal data outside the EEA we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient implements appropriate measures to protect your information.

We will only ever share your data in circumstances other than those set out in this policy if we have your explicit and informed consent.

Data Retention

We keep data for as long as there is a need to keep it in connection with the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with our Data Retention Policy. In the event that you ask us to stop sending you marketing communications, we will keep your name on our internal suppression list to ensure that you are not contacted again.

Your Rights

In certain circumstances, you have a right to ask us to stop processing your personal data in a particular way, or for your data to be erased from our database. If it is not necessary for the purpose you provided it to us for (e.g. processing your donation or registering for an event) we will do so.

The legal basis that we rely on for processing your data is either where:

  • you have provided your consent to us using your data in a certain way;
  • where it is necessary in connection with the performance of a contract with you; or
  • where it is in our legitimate interests to do so, provided this is not unwarranted by reason of prejudice to you. Our legitimate interest in these cases is to run and administer Technion UK and to raise funds in pursuance of our charitable purposes.

You have a right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.  If you want to access your information, send a description of the information you want to see and proof of your identity by post to the Technion UK Director, Technion UK, Central London, UK

Please let us know if you have any queries or concerns about the way that your data is being processed by contacting us using the contact details below. You are also entitled to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s office, for further information see the Information Commissioner’s guidance here https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/personal-information.

Contact details

Technion UK
Central London, UK

Changes to this privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review.

This privacy notice was last updated on:  24 May 2018