Last updated: March 2022
Onward commits to using any personal data you give to us responsibly and in accordance with all applicable laws and data privacy regulation.
The purpose of this policy is to give you a clear explanation about how Onward collects and uses the personal information you provide to us and that we collect, whether online, via telephone, email, in letters or in any other correspondence or from third parties.
Onward is a modernising think tank whose mission is to develop bold and practical ideas to boost economic opportunity and strengthen communities in all parts of the United Kingdom.
Our registered address is 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5AH
Our company registration number is 11326052.
Information you give to us. For example, when you sign up for our email lists, engage with our social media, register for an event or otherwise provide us with personal information.
Information we get from your use of our website and services. We collect information about the services you use and how you use them, for instance when you watch our videos on YouTube, visit our websites or view and interact with our digital advertising and website or social media content. We, like all organisations, are able to confirm what browser you are using, IP address and computer operating systems that are being used and this information may be used to improve the services we offer.
The information we collect from you, either directly or indirectly, may include:
We hold and process personal data for a number of reasons:
When we collect and use your personal information, we will make sure this is only done accordance with at least one of the legal grounds available to us under Data Protection law.
On the Onward website, one of these is where we have obtained your specific consent to use your information for a previously notified purpose, such as to send you email marketing messages.
Another is where we require your personal information in order to deliver a product, service or information that you have requested – for example, if you register to attend one of our events.
In all cases, we are careful to balance our legitimate interests against your rights as an individual and ensure that we only use your personal information in a way or for a purpose that you would reasonably expect in accordance with this policy, and that does not intrude on your privacy or previously-expressed marketing preferences.
We will retain your information for as long as you have an active relationship with Onward. If you cease to have an active relationship with us or request to receive no further contact, we will retain only the basic information required in order to avoid sending you unwanted materials in the future, and to ensure that we don’t accidentally duplicate information.
We may use the personal data you share with us to match to your account on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or other social media sites in order to show you Onward content while you are using these services. Your personal data is kept secure at all times. We may also use your email address and phone number to link to Facebook or other social media sites in order to identify other users of these sites who we believe would be interested in Onward, and we may then show them Onward content.
Information on how to stop this use of your data is given by each of the individual social media platforms in your user preferences.
If at any time you wish to stop or change how we communicate with you, or update the information we hold, please email office@ukonward.com.
You can opt out of our emails by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our messages.
We want to make sure that the personal information we hold for you is accurate and up to date. If your contact details have changed or you think any information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you can always update or correct the information we hold about you by contacting us at office@ukonward.com.
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please contact us at office@ukonward.com.
If you want to make a complaint about the way we have processed your personal information, or if you have any questions about this privacy policy, this website or the services we provide to you online, you can contact us at office@ukonward.com.
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You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
We cannot be held responsible for the privacy of data collected by websites not owned or managed by Onward, including those linked through our website.
We may update the terms of this policy at any time, so please do check it from time to time. We will update the top of the privacy policy with a “last updated” date after every change to the policy. By continuing to use our website, you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.
Onward uses and protects the data of EU citizens under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This provides a legal framework for protecting your data and for granting you rights over your data. In summary, you have the following rights:
