Privacy Policy

🛡️ Save Higham Wood – Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2025

Save Higham Wood (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is a community group based in North Tonbridge, Kent. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information that you provide to us through our website www.savehighamwood.com, by email, or through other communications.

1. Who we are

Save Higham Wood is a voluntary, non-profit community campaign group formed to represent local residents’ views on planning and environmental issues affecting Higham Wood and the surrounding area.

If you have questions about this notice, you can contact us at:
savegreentrees@hotmail.com

2. What information we collect

We may collect and store the following types of personal data:

Contact details – such as your name and email address when you join our mailing list or contact us.
Correspondence – any information you provide when emailing us or filling out a contact form.
Website usage data – basic analytics information (e.g., pages visited, browser type, approximate location) collected via cookies or standard server logs.

We do not intentionally collect special category data (e.g., political opinions, health information) and ask that you do not include such details when contacting us.

3. How we use your information

We will only use your personal data for the following purposes:

To send you updates about the Save Higham Wood campaign.
To respond to your queries, suggestions, or requests.
To organise and coordinate campaign activities.
To maintain our mailing list and record of supporters.
To comply with legal obligations if required (e.g., by data protection authorities).

We will never sell your data or share it with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal basis for processing

We rely on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

Consent – when you sign up to receive updates or contact us voluntarily.
Legitimate interests – to communicate with local residents about planning matters relevant to the area.

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at savegreentrees@hotmail.com.

5. How we store and protect your information

We keep personal data secure and restrict access to authorised members of the Save Higham Wood committee only.

Information is stored on password-protected devices and secure email services. We review and delete personal data when it is no longer needed for our campaign purposes.

6. Cookies and website analytics

Our website may use basic cookies or analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics or similar) to understand how visitors use the site.
You can disable cookies in your browser if you prefer not to allow this.

7. Your rights

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have rights including:

The right to access your data.
The right to request correction or deletion.
The right to withdraw consent.
The right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled.

More information: www.ico.org.uk

8. How long we keep your information

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or until you ask us to delete it.

9. Updates to this policy

We may update this policy occasionally. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

10. Contact us

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact:
📧 savegreentrees@hotmail.com