Last Updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Adur Festival ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website adurfestival.org and use our contact forms.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Fill out our contact form
  • Subscribe to our newsletter or updates
  • Communicate with us via email

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Subject and message content
  • Any other information you choose to provide

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information through Google Analytics, including:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed and time spent on pages
  • Referring website
  • IP address (anonymized)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and requests
  • Send you information about the Adur Festival, events, and updates (if you've opted in)
  • Improve our website and user experience
  • Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. How We Store Your Information

Contact form submissions are currently stored using Google Forms and saved to Google Sheets. This data is:

  • Stored securely within Google's infrastructure
  • Accessible only to authorized Adur Festival administrators
  • Subject to Google's security measures and privacy policies

We may migrate to alternative database solutions (such as Supabase or Neon) in the future. If we do, we will update this policy accordingly and maintain equivalent or higher security standards.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We use Google Forms/Sheets and Google Analytics to process and store data on our behalf
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights
  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of assets, or acquisition

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience. For detailed information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Your Rights

Under data protection law (including UK GDPR), you have rights including:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
  • Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
  • Withdrawal: Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@adurfestival.org.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Contact form submissions are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites (such as social media platforms and crowdfunding pages). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: