Who we are
The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) is a registered charity. Our website address is: https://www.shbt.org.uk.
INTRODUCTION TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information. As a charity that engages in fundraising activities, we are committed to transparency in our data practices and to protecting your privacy rights.
DATA COLLECTION
How We Collect Your Information
We collect personal information through three main channels:
- Our venues – when you visit or participate in events or private hire
- Opt-in/sign-up – when you choose to join our mailing lists or support us
- Website interactions – including donations and form submissions
Information We May Collect
- Contact details (name, address, email, phone number)
- Donation history and payment information
- Communication preferences
- Website usage data and cookies
- Event attendance and participation information
- Fundraising relationship details
Cookies
When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to.
Whilst we do not obtain personal information about you when you simply use the Site, the web server does automatically collect standard information such as a user’s IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, etc.
You can also disable Cookies in your web browser so your computer will not receive them. The information received is used to monitor the volume, type and pattern of traffic using the Site.
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DATA PROCESSING
How We Use Your Information
We process your personal data to keep in touch with you to:
- process donations and manage your account
- send you communications about our work and appeals
- invite you to events and activities
- analyse our fundraising effectiveness
- comply with legal obligations
Fundraising Activities
As a fundraising charity, we may:
- Create profiles including information on philanthropic interests and capacity to give
- Research information from public registers to better understand our supporters
- Adjust our fundraising approach based on your past interactions with us
DATA SHARING
Third Parties
- We may share your data with:Payment processors to handle donations
- Email service providers to send newsletters
- Ticketing service providers to process event ticket sales
- External project partners – such as the National Trust for Scotland and the Bernat Klein Foundation – to communicate with you if you have expressed an interest in a particular project.
All third parties are required to treat your information securely and in accordance with data protection laws.
We will never sell your data to third parties.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
DATA SECURITY AND RETENTION
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Withdraw consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
Opt-Out Information
You can opt out of our communications at any time by:
- Clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails
- Contacting us directly info@shbt.org.uk
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website with the effective date clearly displayed.