Privacy Policy

Last Updatit: 9 October 2026

Memories Dementia Café taks the privacy o yer information gey serious. Please read this privacy policy carefu.

This privacy policy applies atween ye, the User o this Wabsite an Memories Dementia Café, the awner an provider o this Wabsite. Memories Dementia Café taks the privacy o yer information gey serious. This privacy policy applies tae oor yaise o onie an aw Data gaithered bi us or gien bi ye in relation tae yer yaise o the Wabsite.

Definitions an interpretation

In this privacy policy, the follaein definitions are yaised:

Data: aw the information that ye sen tae Memories Dementia Café throu the Wabsite, taen thegither. This definition includes, whaur it applies, the definitions gien in the Data Protection Laws;

Cookies: a wee text file pit on yer computer bi this Wabsite whan ye veesit certain pairts o the Wabsite an/or whan ye yaise certain features o the Wabsite. Details o the cookies yaised bi this Wabsite are set oot in the clause ablow (Cookies);

Data Protection Laws: onie law that applies tae the processin o personal Data, includin but no limited tae the GDPR, an onie naitional implementin an supplementary laws, regulations an secondary legislation;

GDPR: the UK General Data Protection Regulation;

Memories Dementia Café, we or us: Memories Dementia Café, a non-profit community group whase address is St Anthony’s Hall, Legahory Ct, Craigavon, BT65 5BE;

UK an EU Cookie Law: the Privacy an Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended bi the Privacy an Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 & the Privacy an Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2018;

User or ye: onie third pairty that accesses the Wabsite an isna either (i) employed bi Memories Dementia Café an actin in the coorse o their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or itherwise providin services tae Memories Dementia Café an accessin the Wabsite in connection wi providin thae services; an

Wabsite: the wabsite ye’re yaisin the noo, https://www.memoriesdementiacafe.org/, an onie sub-domains o this site unless clearly left oot bi their ain terms an conditions.

Scope o this privacy policy

This privacy policy applies anly tae the actions o Memories Dementia Café an Users wi respect tae this Wabsite. It disna reach tae onie wabsites that can be accessed frae this Wabsite includin, but no limited tae, onie links we micht gie tae social media wabsites.

For the purposes o the applicable Data Protection Laws, Memories Dementia Café is the “data controller”. This means that Memories Dementia Café decides the purposes for which, an the manner in which, yer Data is processed.

Data gaithered

We micht gaither the Data that follaes, which includes personal Data, frae ye:

  • name;
  • date o birth;
  • gender;
  • profession;
  • contact information sic as email addresses an phone nummers;
  • demographic information sic as postcode, preferences an interests;
  • financial information sic as credit / debit caird nummers;

in ilka case, in line wi this privacy policy.

Hoo we gaither Data

We gaither Data in the follaein weys:

  • data is gien tae us bi ye; an
  • data is gaithered automatically.

Data that is gien tae us bi ye

Memories Dementia Café will gaither yer Data in a nummer o weys, for example:

  • whan ye contact us throu the Wabsite, bi phone, post, e-mail or onie ither wey;
  • whan ye register wi us an set up an account tae get oor products/services;
  • whan ye mak peyments tae us, throu this Wabsite or itherwise;
  • whan ye yaise oor services;

in ilka case, in line wi this privacy policy.

Data that is gaithered automatically

Sae faur as ye access the Wabsite, we will gaither yer Data automatically, for example:

  • we automatically gaither some information aboot yer veesit tae the Wabsite. This information helps us tae mak improvements tae Wabsite content an navigation, an includes yer IP address, the date, times an hoo aft ye access the Wabsite an the wey ye yaise an interact wi its content.
  • we will gaither yer Data automatically via cookies, in line wi the cookie settins on yer browser. For mair information aboot cookies, an hoo we yaise them on the Wabsite, see the section ablow, heided “Cookies”.

Oor yaise o Data

Onie or aw o the abune Data micht be required bi us noo an again in order tae gie ye the best possible service an experience whan yaisin oor Wabsite. Specifically, Data micht be yaised bi us for the follaein raisons:

  • inside record keepin;
  • improvement o oor products / services;
  • transmission bi email o marketin materials that micht interest ye;
  • contact for market research purposes which micht be daen yaisin email, phone, fax or mail. Sic information micht be yaised tae customise or update the Wabsite;

in ilka case, in line wi this privacy policy.

We micht yaise yer Data for the abune purposes if we think it necessary tae dae sae for oor legitimate interests. If ye’re no content wi this, ye hae the richt tae object in certain circumstances (see the section heided “Yer richts” ablow).

For the delivery o direct marketin tae ye via e-mail, we’ll need yer consent, whether via an opt-in or saft-opt-in:

  • saft opt-in consent is a specific kind o consent which applies whan ye hae previously engaged wi us (for example, ye contact us tae ask us for mair details aboot a particular product/service, an we are marketin similar products/services). Unner “saft opt-in” consent, we will tak yer consent as gien unless ye opt-oot.
  • for ither kinds o e-marketin, we are required tae get yer explicit consent; that is, ye need tae tak positive an affirmative action whan consentin bi, for example, tickin a tick box that we’ll gie.
  • if ye’re no content aboot oor approach tae marketin, ye hae the richt tae withdraw consent at onie time. Tae fin oot hoo tae withdraw yer consent, see the section heided “Yer richts” ablow.

Whan ye register wi us an set up an account tae get oor services, the legal basis for this processin is the performance o a contract atween ye an us an/or takkin steps, at yer request, tae enter intae sic a contract.

Wha we share Data wi

We micht share yer Data wi the follaein groups o fowk for the follaein raisons:

  • oor employees, agents an/or professional advisors - tae mak siccar o confirmation o qualifications an membership;
  • third pairty peyment providers wha process peyments made ower the Wabsite - tae let third pairty peyment providers process user peyments an refunds;

in ilka case, in line wi this privacy policy.

Keepin Data safe

We will yaise technical an organisational measures tae safeguard yer Data, for example:

  • access tae yer account is controlled bi a password an a user name that’s unique tae ye.
  • we store yer Data on secure servers.
  • peyment details are encrypted yaisin SSL technology (usually ye will see a lock icon or green address bar (or baith) in yer browser whan we yaise this technology).

Technical an organisational measures include measures tae deal wi onie suspected data breach. If ye suspect onie misyaise or loss or unauthorised access tae yer Data, please let us ken richt awa bi contactin us via this e-mail address: info@memoriesdementiacafe.org

If ye want detailed information frae Get Safe Online on hoo tae protect yer information an yer computers an devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses an mony ither online problems, please veesit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported bi HM Government an leadin businesses.

Data retention

Unless a langer retention period is required or allooed bi law, we will anly haud yer Data on oor systems for the period needit tae fulfil the purposes set oot in this privacy policy or till ye ask that the Data be deleted.

Even if we delete yer Data, it micht bide on backup or archive media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Yer richts

Ye hae the follaein richts in relation tae yer Data:

  • Richt tae access - the richt tae ask (i) for copies o the information we haud aboot ye at onie time, or (ii) that we chynge, update or delete sic information. If we gie ye access tae the information we haud aboot ye, we willna chairge ye for this, unless yer request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Whaur we are legally allooed tae dae sae, we micht refuse yer request. If we refuse yer request, we will tell ye the raisons why.
  • Richt tae correct - the richt tae hae yer Data pit richt if it’s no accurate or complete.
  • Richt tae erase - the richt tae ask that we delete or tak yer Data aff oor systems.
  • Richt tae restrict oor yaise o yer Data - the richt tae “block” us frae yaisin yer Data or limit the wey in which we can yaise it.
  • Richt tae data portability - the richt tae ask that we muive, copy or transfer yer Data.
  • Richt tae object - the richt tae object tae oor yaise o yer Data includin whaur we yaise it for oor legitimate interests.

Tae mak enquiries, exercise onie o yer richts set oot abune, or withdraw yer consent tae the processin o yer Data (whaur consent is oor legal basis for processin yer Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: info@memoriesdementiacafe.org

If ye’re no content wi the wey a complaint ye mak in relation tae yer Data is handled bi us, ye micht be able tae tak yer complaint tae the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be foun on their wabsite at https://ico.org.uk/.

It’s important that the Data we haud aboot ye is accurate an current. Please keep us informed if yer Data chynges during the period for which we haud it.

Transfers ootside the Unitit Kinrick an European Economic Area

Data that we gaither frae ye micht be stored an processed in an transferred tae countries ootside o the UK an European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could happen if oor servers are in a country ootside the UK or EEA or yin o oor service providers is in a country ootside the UK or EEA.

We will anly transfer Data ootside the UK or EEA whaur it complies wi data protection legislation an the means o transfer gies adequate safeguards in relation tae yer data, eg bi wey o data transfer agreement, incorporatin the current staundard contractual clauses adopted bi the European Commission.

Tae mak siccar that yer Data gets an adequate level o protection, we hae pit in place appropriate safeguards an procedures wi the third pairties we share yer Data wi. This maks siccar yer Data is treated bi thae third pairties in a wey that’s consistent wi the Data Protection Laws.

Links tae ither wabsites

This Wabsite micht, noo an again, gie links tae ither wabsites. We hae nae control ower sic wabsites an are no responsible for the content o thae wabsites. This privacy policy disna reach tae yer yaise o sic wabsites. Ye’re advised tae read the privacy policy or statement o ither wabsites afore yaisin them.

Chynges o business awnership an control

Memories Dementia Café micht, noo an again, expand or cut doon oor business an this micht involve the sale an/or the transfer o control o aw or pairt o Memories Dementia Café. Data gien bi Users will, whaur it is relevant tae onie pairt o oor business sae transferred, be transferred alang wi that pairt an the new awner or newly controllin pairty will, unner the terms o this privacy policy, be allooed tae yaise the Data for the purposes for which it wus first gien tae us.

We micht aiblins disclose Data tae a prospective buyer o oor business or onie pairt o it.

In the abune cases, we will tak steps wi the aim o makkin siccar yer privacy is protected.

Cookies

This Wabsite micht pit an access certain Cookies on yer computer. Memories Dementia Café yaises Cookies tae better yer experience o yaisin the Wabsite an tae better oor range o products an services.

Aw Cookies yaised bi this Wabsite are yaised in line wi current UK an EU Cookie Law.

For mair detailed information aboot the cookies we yaise, please read oor Cookie Policy:

See the Cookie Policy

General

Ye canna pass onie o yer richts unner this privacy policy tae onie ither body. We micht pass oor richts unner this privacy policy whaur we reasonably believe yer richts willna be affected.

If onie coort or competent authority finds that onie provision o this privacy policy (or pairt o onie provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or pairt-provision will, as faur as needit, be thocht tae be deleted, an the validity an enforceability o the ither provisions o this privacy policy willna be affected.

Unless itherwise agreed, nae delay, act or omission bi a pairty in exercisin onie richt or remedy will be thocht tae be a waiver o that, or onie ither, richt or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed bi an interpreted accordin tae the law o Ingland an Wales. Aw disputes arisin unner the Agreement will be subject tae the exclusive jurisdiction o the Inglish an Welsh coorts.

Chynges tae this privacy policy

Memories Dementia Café keeps the richt tae chynge this privacy policy as we micht think needfu noo an again or as the law micht require. Onie chynges will be pit on the Wabsite richt awa an ye’re thocht tae hae acceptit the terms o the privacy policy the first time ye yaise the Wabsite efter the chynges.

Ye can contact Memories Dementia Café bi email at info@memoriesdementiacafe.org

This privacy policy wus made yaisin a document frae Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.com/gb/en). 28 Juin 2021