Last update 21st July 2019
Who we are
This privacy notice has been compiled by Giving Hope Foundation, a Ugandan registered charity (charity number S.5914/9068) and Company Limited by Guarantee under the name GH Foundation Ltd (company number 80020001205120).
Our website address is: https://hepvoices.org.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
You can contact Giving Hope Foundation via our online contact forms. On these forms we will ask for your name, email, and message. These details are sent to the Giving Hope Foundation team by email. Your details will only be used to respond to your individual message.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
We use cookies on our websites to collect anonymised data on user activity and interactions. We use Google Analytics to compile anonymised data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. These cookies fall into the “Performance Cookie” category as defined by the International Chamber of Commerce’s Cookie Guide.
Personal information is never held on any of our cookies.
You can choose to have your computer block some or all cookies for you. You do this through your browser settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How do we store your data?
The personal data you provide is stored in a secure hosting environment based in the US, where we host our website. We employ a range of technology and procedures to ensure that this data is secure, including where appropriate, encryption, anti-virus and anti-malware software, intrusion detection, company-wide data usage policies, and security and privacy staff training.
How long will you keep my information for?
We will keep your data for as long as we are required to provide a service to you. For example, we will retain your email address for as long as you are subscribed to one of our newsletters.
Your rights
Reviewing and updating your data
You can update the information we store on your behalf by contacting us and making a Subject Access Request.
In line with the GDPR regulations, you have the following rights:
The right to be informed
You have the right to be informed why and how we collect your personal data, how we will use this information, who we share it with, what are the security measures we take to protect this information and what are your individual rights. We will publish this information in this Privacy Notice.
The right of access
You have the right to access the information we hold for you by making a Subject Access Request by contacting us.
The right to rectification
You have the right for inaccurate or incomplete data we hold to be updated. You can make a request to have your data updated by contacting us using the details at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.
The right to erasure
You have the right to be forgotten at any point by contacting us or emailing admin@gh-f.org. At your request, we will remove all the data we have for you which we are not required legally to retain.
The right to restrict processing
You have the right to restrict processing when you have exercised one of the above rights and it may take some time to process that request. For example: when you contact us to update your details you have the right to request restriction until your details are updated.
Right to withdraw consent
For the processing activities where we have asked you for consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any point by clicking on the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email we send you, or by contacting us.
The right to object
You can object to the processing of your personal data at any point by contacting us. There may be instances where we may not be able to fulfil those requests, but we will provide you with an explanation when replying back to you.
Right to not be subject to automated decisions and profiling
We do not run automated decision making or profiling.
Right to data portability
If you have provided us with your personal data with consent or under the contact obligations, you have the right to request the data you have provided to us in a machine-readable format should you decide to move to another data controller.
Who we share your data with
We will not share your personal data with any other company or organisation without your express consent. Typically, data is only shared when conducting projects, such as events run in conjunction with other organisations.
Links to other websites
On our website, there are lots of links to other websites. This privacy notice does not cover these links. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to Giving Hope Foundation Privacy Notice details
The date of the most recent version will appear on the top of this page. From time to time we may update this Privacy Notice, please review it each time you submit personal information. If we make any significant changes to this notice we will post a prominent update on our websites.
Further questions
If you have any question regarding your personal data, please contact the us at the address below:
St. Noah Church of Uganda,
Makerere Kikoni (Opposite Caltec Academy)
PO Box 40127, Kampala, Uganda.
Email: admin@gh-f.org