Dirty Protest Privacy Notice (including Cookie Policy)

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Introduction

Welcome to the Dirty Protest privacy notice. The Dirty Protest is a campaign launched and conducted by Uncommon Creative Studio Limited (UCS).

UCS respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit dirtyprotest.org (regardless of where you visit it from) and conduct the Dirty Protest campaign and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. 

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1. Important information and who we are

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Purpose of this privacy notice

This privacy notice aims to give you information on how UCS collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website and in the context of the Dirty Protest Campaign. 

This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. 

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Controller

UCS is part of the Uncommon Group which is made up of different legal entities. This privacy notice is issued on behalf of the Uncommon Group so when we mention "UCS", "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice, we are referring to the relevant company in the Uncommon Group responsible for processing your data. UCS is the controller and responsible for this website. 

We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below. 

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Contact details

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or our privacy practices, please contact our data privacy manager in the following ways:

Full name of legal entity: Uncommon Creative Studio Limited

Email address: notices@uncommon.london

Postal address: 154 Clerkenwell Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1R 5AB

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance. 

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Changes to the privacy notice and your duty to inform us of changes

We keep this privacy notice under regular review. This version was last updated on 4^th January 2024.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

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Third-party links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice or policy of every website you visit.

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2. The data we collect about you

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

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, country of residence.
• Contact Data includes email address.
• Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. 
• Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services. 
• Communications Data includes your communication preferences.

We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the number of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy notice.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

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If you fail to provide personal data

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or to allow you to participate in the Dirty Protest, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to enable you to participate in the Dirty Protest

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3. How is your personal data collected?

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

• Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms on the site or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

• sign the petition on the website
• give us feedback or contact us. 

• Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. For more information see the Cookies section below.
• Third parties or publicly available sources. We will receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below: 

Technical Data from the following parties:

1. analytics providers such as Google; 
2. Mailchimp; 
3. DoGooder (the petition platform) and
4. Webflow (the website hosting platform).

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4. How we use your personal data

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

• In order to enable you to participate in the Dirty Protest, in particular by including your full name on the petition which is sent to governmental authorities in support of the Dirty Protest.
• To keep you informed about the progress of the Dirty Protest.
• Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

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Purposes for which we will use your personal data

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data.

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Opting out

You can ask us to stop sending you messages about the Dirty Protest at any time by following the opt-out links on any message sent to you or by contacting us at any time. 

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Cookies

When you visit our website, we may store or retrieve data in your browser. This storage is often necessary for the basic functionality of the website. The storage may be used for analytics, and personalization of the website, such as storing your preferences. Privacy is important to us, so you have the option of disabling certain types of storage that may not be necessary for the basic functioning of the site. Blocking categories may impact your experience on the website however Essential cookies are always active. You can find out more information on cookies by clicking visiting: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/  

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Essential

Always Active. These items are required to enable basic website functionality.

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Personalization

These items allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, a website may provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing data about your current location.

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Analytics

These items help the website operator understand how its site performs, how visitors interact with the site, and whether there may be technical issues. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that identifies a visitor.

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Change of purpose 

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. 

If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

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1. Disclosures of your personal data

We may share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in the table above.

• Internal Third Parties as set out in the Glossary. 
• External Third Parties as set out in the Glossary.
• Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacy notice.