Privacy Policy — CTCA UK

1. Introduction

The Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations UK ("CTCA UK", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or interact with us.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

Contact data: Your name, email address and message when you use our contact form.
Usage data: Technical data about how you use our website (IP address, browser type, pages visited).
Communication preferences: Your preferences if you subscribe to our newsletters or event notifications.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To respond to your enquiries and messages
To share updates about our community and events (with your consent)
To improve our website and services
To comply with our legal obligations

4. Legal Basis

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR Article 6(1): legitimate interests (responding to contact enquiries), explicit consent (newsletter subscription), and legal obligation.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Contact form data is typically retained for 12 months.

6. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access — to request a copy of your personal data
Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data
Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
Right to object — to object to processing of your data for certain purposes

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@ctcauk.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.

Cookie Policy

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please email info@ctcauk.com or write to 3 Bellflower House, 419 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5PT, London.