Ramadan Tent Project Limited is committed to ensuring effective governance and best practice is standard across all areas of work. Keeping your personal data secure and confidential is integral to upholding the transparency, confidence and due care afforded to all our partners, donors, sponsors, staff and volunteers.  

We do not share personal data with other organisations for their own marketing purposes and we do not sell personal data. 

This privacy policy is designed to help all users of our services and website to understand how we use your personal date in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or information we hold about you, please get in touch: 

Email: info@ramadantentproject.com  

Ramadan Tent Project, International House, 142 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 43F  

Registered Charity Number: 1196820 

Ramadan Tent Project Limited

When we collect your personal data 

• When you make a donation or payment to us 

• When you register for, or attend one of our events 

• When you contact us by email, telephone, letter or through our website 

• When you visit and use our website and/or complete one of our surveys 

• When you interact with us on our social media platforms 

Why we collect and use your personal data 

• To keep you informed about our activities and ways to support us. Please note: 

• We will only send you marketing materials by email, phone or SMS text (including WhatsApp) if you have provided your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time (See ‘Your rights over your personal data’ section). 

• We will not send you marketing materials by the post if you have asked us to stop (See ‘Your rights over your personal data’ section). 

• To deal with your queries, requests and responses to our projects and campaigns. 

• To send you a confirmation of your registration or other interaction 

• To personalise our services, for example, we may use personal data you have given us and your interactions with our services to help us predict your interests and to send you marketing materials that we think might be of most interest to you. (See also ‘Use of profiling’ section). 

• To improve our services, for example, if we are allowed, we may request your feedback on our services. 

• If we are allowed to send you marketing materials, we may use sources in the public domain to check that your marketing preferences and contact details are accurate and up to date. Examples of such sources include Royal Mail databases and the fundraising preference system. 

• We may undertake research for grants, projects or campaigns using publicly available sources such as national and local press, Charity Commission, Companies House and from social media sites for due diligence purposes. 

Situations where we may share personal data with other organisations 

• With law enforcement agencies if we receive a valid legal instruction. 

• If you register for one of our events, we may be required to share your personal data with event organisers for health and safety purposes. 

We only share personal data with another organisation if we have a legal basis to do so. 

In all the above situations, we will ensure that we have a written contract (or valid legal instruction) in place with the organisation that includes data protection clauses to ensure that they do not use personal data for their own marketing purposes and have security requirements in place to protect your personal data. 

What is our legal basis for collecting and using personal data  

• Where we have your consent.   For example, we will only send you emails, make telephone calls or send you SMS text messages with your consent. You can withdraw this consent at any time (See ‘Your rights over your personal data’ section). 

• Where the processing is required under the law.  For example, disclosing your personal data to a law enforcement agency if we receive a valid legal instruction. 

• Where the processing is our legitimate interest.  For example, we may send marketing materials to your postal address and social media account if you haven’t told us not to or opted out using another method such as a marketing preference service.  We will only rely on this legal basis if we believe your interests and fundamental rights do not override our legitimate interest. (See ‘Your rights over your personal data’ section). 

Your rights over your personal data 

Direct and Email marketing: If you want to stop the processing of your personal data for any direct marketing purpose (including postal marketing and our use of profiling), please contact us at: 

Email: info@ramadantentproject.com  

Please mark your email subject ‘Withdraw Personal Data’. 

Right to withdraw consent: If we ask for your consent to use your personal data, you always have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can expect that any direct or email marketing that you receive from us will include clear and easy instructions on how to withdraw your consent.  

Right of access (also known as subject access): You have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you and to request a copy of that information. 

Right to object and / or restrict processing: You have the right to know why your personal data is being collected and used and to request that this is restricted or stopped. 

Right of data portability: You have the right to request that a copy of your personal data that we hold is transferred directly to another organisation. 

Right of erasure: (also known as right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that your personal data that we hold is erased. 

Right of rectification: If you believe your personal data that we hold is inaccurate, you have the right to request that it is corrected or updated. 

If you want to exercise any of these rights or want to find out more information, please contact our Data Protection Lead. You have the right to expect a confidential and professional service and to receive a full response. 

Email: info@ramadantentproject.com  

Privacy statement for our employees 

This section includes our privacy statement to staff, volunteers, consultants, interns, apprentices and contractors (including prospective employees).  

When do we collect your personal data 

• You apply for a position with us or contact us in relation to volunteering for us or fundraising on our behalf. 

• As part of the everyday administration and management of your contract with us. For example: 

• You let us know if there is a change to your personal data. 

• You apply for or notify us of leave. 

• You complete your appraisal. 

• You make a formal complaint or raise a concern about your work with us. 

• As part of the everyday administration of work-related activities. For example: 

• You use an ICT approved or ICT provided system or technology. 

• You register to become involved in work-related activities such as a first aider, fire warden, surge roster staff or registered driver. 

• You attend or complete one of our training courses. 
• You make a formal complaint or raise a concern. 

Why do we collect and use your personal data 

• To recruit and select employees. 

• To enable payment of salary, tax, pension contributions and expenses. 

• To manage your contract with us. For example, processing leave requests and maintaining appropriate levels of conduct and performance etc. 

• To meet legal obligations. For example, we may process your personal data (including sensitive data such as physical or mental health) to protect your health and safety and to fulfil our equal opportunities obligations etc. 

• To take appropriate action if a formal complaint or concern is raised, including safeguarding. 

• To run background checks in accordance with our due diligence policies and procedures. 

• To plan staffing levels and necessary cover. 

• To keep you informed of, and to improve our strategy, plans, activities and services. For example, we welcome and encourage your feedback, and in some cases might actively seek this.
   

Only administrators within the organisation will have access to your personal data where this is required for work purposes. Where this is the case, the organisation relies on access and use personal data in accordance with their obligations under our data protection policy.  

In what situations do we share personal data with other organisations 

• With His Majesty’s Revenues & Customs (HMRC) for taxation purposes. 

• With law enforcement agencies if we receive a valid legal instruction. 

• With third parties that we contract to administer HR activities on our behalf including payroll, pension and health/insurance cover providers. 

• If you are involved in an insurance claim, we might share your personal data with insurance companies / brokers. 

• As part of our recruitment and selection processes, we might run a background check on you. This may include sharing your personal data with employment agencies, previous employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) 

NB: We only share personal data with another organisation if we have a legal basis to do so. 

In all the above situations, we will ensure that we have a written contract (or valid legal instruction) in place with the organisation that includes data protection clauses to ensure that they do not use personal data for their own marketing purposes and have security requirements in place to protect your personal data. 

What is our legal basis for collecting and using personal data 

• Where the processing is necessary to enter or fulfil the terms and conditions of a contract, including payment of salary or expenses. 

• Where the processing is required under the law.  

• Where the processing is in our legitimate interests. 

• Where the processing is in your vital life interest in case of emergency. 

How long we keep personal data 

We keep personal data for up to 6 years. The length of time we keep each category of personal data will depend on the reason it was collected and our statutory and contractual requirements.   

 

Use of Profiling 

We use profiling to help ensure that the information that we provide to you is relevant to your legitimate interests. This includes your previously indicated preferences and interests or that which is in the public domain.
 

Changes to our privacy statement 

We keep our privacy statement under regular review, and we will place any updates on this web page. If material changes are made, we will place a prominent notice on our website. 

This privacy statement was last updated on 5 July 2024. 

 

How to make a complaint 

If you are unhappy about how we have processed your personal data or have a privacy concern, we want to know about it. To make a complaint or raise a concern please contact our Data Protection Lead.

Email: info@ramadantentproject.com or via our registered postal address. 

If you are unhappy with how we deal with your complaint or concern you should contact the UK data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO can be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ 

You also have the right to make your compliant to the ICO direct. However, they may advise you to contact us to see if the matter can be resolved in the first instance.