Our Privacy Policy
The Richard Riakporhe Foundation (“We”, “Us”, or “Our”) is committed to protecting Your (“You” or “Your”) privacy. Please read the following information carefully to understand Our views and practices regarding Your personal data and how We will look after it.
Privacy notice for individuals associated with The Richard Riakporhe Foundation
This document gives you detailed information about how we use your personal data and complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Your privacy is critically important to us. We follow a few fundamental principles in how we use data:
- We are thoughtful about the personal information that we ask you to provide.
- We carefully consider how we use and store your personal information.
- We share your data only when it is necessary.
- We take steps to ensure that the organisations with whom we share your information understand that your privacy is critically important.
- We aim to store personal information for as long as we have a reason to keep it and not longer than this.
- We believe in full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information.
- We never sell your personal data to anyone.
Whose data do we process?
We process personal data relating to individuals involved in the activities of The Richard Riakporhe Foundation. This includes participants, mentors, volunteers, and partners engaged in projects or events organised by us. Most data is collected through registration forms when individuals sign up for our programmes or activities. We may also receive data from trusted agencies connected to specific projects delivered by the Foundation.
Why do we process your data?
We process personal data to provide our participants and partners with safe, effective, and high-quality programmes. To operate responsibly, it is necessary for us to store and manage data about individuals who register or engage with the Foundation.
In addition, we may contact former participants or partners about future opportunities, events, or projects that may be of interest. All communication is made to benefit individuals who have previously taken part in our programmes. We have a legitimate interest in storing this data to help maintain and develop our future work.
Your data is processed for the following purposes:
- Supporting and managing participant and partner needs
- Meeting requirements set by funders and regulators
- Monitoring and evaluating project performance
- Assessing the quality and impact of our services
Some sensitive data, such as ethnicity or health information, may be shared voluntarily. This information is only held and processed with your consent and can be updated or deleted at any time by contacting info@riakporhefoundation.org
What data do we process about participants or partners?
We may process the following information: names, date of birth, home address, contact details, ethnic background, medical conditions, special requirements, attendance details, programme participation, and photographic or video material of consenting individuals.
How do we share your data?
Information is never shared with third parties for marketing purposes. Data is only shared with trusted partners or funders who help deliver, evaluate, or report on our programmes. All such partners are required to handle data in line with strict privacy and safeguarding standards.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your access to the site. Cookies are small text files that store information about your preferences and help us improve your experience.
We use cookies to:
- Remember your previous visits and preferences
- Identify the number of unique visitors and improve performance
- Make navigation easier and more efficient
All cookies used on our website are set by us. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can adjust your settings to block or delete them. Please note that some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
Changes to Privacy Policy
Any updates to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.
Access to Information
You have the right to access any information held about You. Any access request will be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing You with details of the information we hold about You.
Requests can be made by contacting info@riakporhefoundation.org
