Our Privacy Promise
We believe transparency about your data is as important as transparency about where charity funds go. Just as we detail the impact of donations from a Children in Need Gala or a Comic Relief poker tournament, we are committed to clear communication about the personal information we collect and how it is used. This policy outlines our practices for TelethonGiving2.com, your trusted source for insights into the world of UK charity telethon and European charity fundraisers.
What Information We Collect
To provide and improve our service, we collect information in two primary ways: what you provide directly and what is collected automatically as you browse our content on charitable events across the UK and Europe.
Information You Provide
This is data you knowingly share with us. It includes, but is not limited to:
- Your name and email address when subscribing to our newsletter.
- Details you include when leaving a comment on an article, such as your thoughts on a recent charity casino event in London.
- Correspondence you send us, which may include queries about specific London charity galas or fundraising tips.
Automatically Collected Data
As you navigate our site, certain technical information is collected. This includes your IP address, browser type, device information, and how you interact with pages, such as those covering BBC Children in Need or Comic Relief initiatives. This helps us understand site performance and user behaviour at an aggregate level.
How We Use Cookies & Tracking
Our site uses cookies, which are small data files, to remember your preferences and understand how you navigate our content on European charity fundraisers. This anonymous tracking helps us improve your experience when reading about upcoming charity casino events in London or Manchester.
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for the website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas.
Analytics & Preference Cookies
These cookies allow us to analyse site traffic and remember your settings (like language preference), helping us tailor content to audience interests in UK charity telethon news.
Managing Your Cookie Settings
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
Our Use of Analytics
We utilise tools like Google Analytics to gain insights into how our content is used. This helps us identify which articles on UK charity telethons are most popular and understand trends in reader interest.
Purpose of Analytics
The data helps us answer important questions: Are readers more engaged with features on poker tournaments or black-tie galas? Which guides to fundraising are most useful? This allows us to create more of the content you value.
Anonymised Data
This analytics data is aggregated and anonymised; it does not identify you personally. We see trends, not individual profiles.
Third-Party Services & Data Sharing
We engage trusted third-party service providers to support specific functions of our blog. We only share the minimum data necessary for them to perform these services on our behalf.
Service Providers
This includes our email newsletter provider (such as Mailchimp), to which we provide your email address if you subscribe. These providers have their own privacy policies governing your data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube of telethon highlights, images from fundraising galas). This embedded content behaves as if you have visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and be governed by its own privacy policy.
Your Data Rights Under UK GDPR
Under the UK GDPR, as a user within the United Kingdom, you have specific rights regarding your personal data. We respect and will facilitate these rights.
Right to Access & Portability
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and, in some cases, to receive it in a portable format.
Right to Erasure & Objection
You can request that we delete your personal data, such as your comment history or subscription details. You also have the right to object to certain types of processing. For more information on your rights, you can visit the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection regulator.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal or reporting requirements.
Retention Principles
For example, we will keep your newsletter subscription data until you choose to unsubscribe. Anonymised analytics data may be retained for longer periods to analyse year-on-year trends in charitable giving.
Data Deletion
When your data is no longer needed, or upon a valid request for erasure, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
Contacting Us About Your Privacy
For any questions about this privacy policy, or to exercise any of your data rights, please contact our team. We are the data controller for TelethonGiving2.com.
Our Contact Details
The best way to reach us for privacy-specific requests is via email at: [email protected].
Making a Request
When you contact us, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month, in line with UK GDPR guidelines.
We emphasise our ongoing commitment to protecting your privacy as passionately as we support the charitable causes we write about. Trust is the cornerstone of both fundraising and data protection, and we strive to honour yours in everything we do.