Effective Date: 27.03.2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to the privacy and cookie policy of Langland Conservation ("we", "us", or "our"). We are a registered charity in the UK (Registered Charity Number: 1205136).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we look after your personal data when you visit our website, how we use cookies, and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. The Data We Collect About You

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, or title (e.g., if you fill out a contact form or make a donation).

• Contact Data: Includes email address, telephone numbers, and billing/delivery addresses.

• Technical Data: Includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system, and platform.

• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

• Direct interactions: You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise (e.g., when you request information, sign up for a newsletter, or make a donation).

• Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical and Usage Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this data using cookies and similar technologies provided by our website host, Squarespace.

4. How We Use Your Data & Lawful Basis

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data under the following lawful bases:

• Consent: When you have explicitly given us permission (e.g., subscribing to a newsletter or accepting non-essential cookies).

• Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests as a charity (e.g., running our website, ensuring security, and studying how visitors use our site), and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

• Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

5. Third-Party Data Processing (Squarespace)

Our website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

• Information about your browser, network, and device.

• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website.

• Your IP address.

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form. We do not use Google Analytics or other third-party data brokers.

Other Third Parties: We may also share your data with trusted third-party service providers acting on our behalf, such as payment processors (if you make a donation) who are strictly bound by UK GDPR compliance.

6. International Data Transfers

Because Squarespace is a US-based company, the information they collect may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States. Squarespace complies with the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring your data is protected to the same standards as it is within the UK.

7. Data Security and Retention

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

8. Your Legal Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights relating to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.

• Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.

• Request erasure of your personal data ("the right to be forgotten").

• Object to processing of your data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.

• Request restriction of processing of your personal data.

• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us. You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO.

9. Cookie Policy

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app.

Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies

These cookies are always used, as they allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you and enable core functionality (such as site navigation and security). Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. Examples of essential Squarespace cookies we use include:

• Crumb (Prevents cross-site request forgery)

• RecentRedirect (Prevents redirect loops)

• CART (Shows when a visitor adds an item to their cart, if applicable)

Note: You do not need to provide consent for strictly necessary cookies under UK law.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use Squarespace's inbuilt Analytics to view site traffic, activity, and other usage data so we can improve our charity's website. We do not use Google Analytics. Squarespace Analytics cookies (such as ss_cid, ss_cvisit, ss_cvr, ss_cvt) collect data regarding your browser, network, device, and the pages you visit on our site.

To comply with the law, these analytics and performance cookies are not placed on your device until you have given your explicit consent by acknowledging our cookie banner and clicking "Accept".

How to Manage Your Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential analytics cookies.

• If you click "Accept", both functional and analytics cookies will be placed on your device.

• If you click "Decline" (or manage your preferences to disable them), only strictly necessary functional cookies will be used.

You can also change your browser settings to restrict or block cookies entirely. However, if you disable all cookies (including essential ones), certain parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy and cookie policy, or if you would like to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at:

Langland Conservation Registered Charity Number: 1205136 Email: info@langland-conservation.org Address: Faulkner House, 31 West Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1JS.