Privacy Statement

Who we are

Reference to “we” or “us” in this privacy statement means the charity Cicely Saunders International and the Cicely Saunders Institute.

If you have any queries about this privacy statement, please contact Cicely Saunders International admin@cicelysaundersinternational.org

Cicely Saunders International, Room 2.12, Cicely Saunders Institute
King’s College London
Bessemer Road
London SE5 9PJ
United Kingdom

This privacy statement explains the kinds of information we may obtain from or about you when you sign up to our mailing list.  It explains how we may use that information, and who we may share that information with. We respect your right to privacy and we are committed to complying with data protection and privacy law in the UK.

Any personal information which you provide to us and/or which we obtain about you, will be kept secure and confidential using appropriate organisational and technical measures.

What personal information do we collect?
We collect names, email addresses, organisation and area of work. The processing takes place in line with the requirements of data protection legislation.

We process your personal information for the following purposes:
To provide updates to subscribers about the work, partnerships and activity of the charity Cicely Saunders International and the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, including but not limited to events, news, blogs, research and partnership opportunities or announcements.

How do we collect your data?
We collect data directly from yourself when you register to receive our e-newsletter. We do not receive information about you from other parties. We collect this data to operate effectively. You provide some of this data directly to us, when you sign up to our mailing list.

Third Party websites
Our website may contain links to third party websites. If you follow these links, please note that these websites have their own privacy statement and are entirely separate from Cicely Saunders International and the Cicely Saunders Institute.

Who do we share your data with?
We do not share personal data with other departments or third-party organisations.

How do we protect personal information?
We take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used. Our database can only be accessed by the charity’s administrator. We do not share your information with Third Parties. We will regularly ask you to update your details via links in our communications and will delete any data that is no longer relevant.

How we keep your data secure in other countries?
We do not transfer personal data outside of the EU/EEA.

Your rights

Your rights are:
(a) right to be informed
(b) right to gain access to your data
(c) right of rectification
(d) right to erasure
(e) right to restriction
(f) right to portability
(g) right to object
(h) right not to be subject to automatic profiling or decision making

If you have any queries in relation to how your rights are upheld, please contact us at admin@cicelysaundersinternational.org.

Requests from individuals to access their personal information will be managed in accordance with the Information Commissioner’s Subject Access Code of Practice. To find out more information on how to make a subject access request please email admin@cicelysaundersinternational.org

You can complain to the university by contacting the Information Compliance team in relation to how your data was processed. If you are not happy with our response, you can then take the matter to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

How long do we keep your data for?
We do not aim to keep any data for longer than we need to. However, we would like to maintain long-term relationships with our supporters, and so will keep your personal data for 10 years. We are of course also happy to delete your data whenever you ask us to.

Changes to your personal information
To help ensure that your information is kept accurate and up to date, if your personal details change please notify us via email admin@cicelysaundersinternational.org  or write to us at:

The Administrator, Cicely Saunders International

Room 2.12 Cicely Saunders Institute
King’s College London
Bessemer Road
London SE5 9PJ
United Kingdom

Your consent

By providing us with your personal information you acknowledge and consent to Cicely Saunders International processing your personal information in accordance with the purposes as laid out in this privacy statement.

If you would like to withdraw your consent, please contact us via emaiadmin@cicelysaundersinternational.org   or write to us at

Cicely Saunders International

Room 2.12 Cicely Saunders Institute
King’s College London
Bessemer Road
London SE5 9PJ
United Kingdom

Data Protection Officer
King’s College London’s Data Protection Officer is:

Albert Chan
Assistant Director of Business Assurance (Information Compliance)
Contact info-compliance@kcl.ac.uk