Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Arts for Mental Health ("Organisation", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at arts.mentalhealth@gmail.com.
 
When you visit our website https://www.artsmentalhealth.org/ (the "Website"), and more generally use any of our services (the "Services"), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you will take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue the use of our Services immediately.
 
Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.

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1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

In Short:  We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services and when you sign up for membership through our website.

The personal information we collect may include the following:
names; email addresses; education background; age; interests; and other relevant contact details.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short:  We process your information for the purposes of notifying you and the provision of resources and services

We use personal information collected via our Website for a variety of purposes described below. 

We use the information we collect or receive:

 

• To facilitate account creation and login process. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and login process. 

 

• To post testimonials and/or your submitted work on our Website, which may contain personal information, mainly your name. Prior to posting, we will obtain your consent to use your name and the content. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial and/or work, please contact us at arts.mentalhealth@gmail.com

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• Request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Website and services.

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• To enable user-to-user communications. We may use your information in order to enable user-to-user communications with each user's consent.

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• To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in working order.

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• To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.

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• To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Website safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).

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• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.

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3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short:  We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights or fulfill legal obligations.

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.

Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
 
4. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
 

In Short:  We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We will keep your personal information as long as you are a member of Arts for Mental Health.

5. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?  

  
In Short:  Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

6. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?     
 

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at arts.mentalhealth@gmail.com or contact a committee member.

7. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?     
 

To request to review, update, or delete your personal information or membership, please contact a member of the committee. We will respond to your request within 7 working days.