Farsley Festival is organised by Love Farsley CIC. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent way. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who we are
Farsley Festival is run by Love Farsley CIC, a community group formed in 2013 to organise the festival and support other local community initiatives. For the purposes of data protection law, Love Farsley CIC is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
If you have any questions about this policy or about how we handle your information, you can contact us at lovefarsley@gmail.com.
The information we collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following types of information:
Contact details such as your name, email address and phone number, when you email us, volunteer, or enquire about sponsorship or having a stall.
The content of any messages you send us, including enquiries made by email or through our social media channels.
Information you choose to share when you sign up to volunteer or get involved with the festival.
Technical information about your visit to our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and pages viewed, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Photographs and video footage taken at the festival, which may include images of attendees.
We do not knowingly collect special category data (such as information about health, ethnicity or religious beliefs), and we ask that you do not send us this kind of information unless it is necessary, for example to let us know about an accessibility requirement.
How we use your information and our lawful basis
We only use your personal data where the law allows us to. The lawful bases we rely on are set out below.
To respond to your enquiries and stay in touch with you about your message. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests, namely answering questions sent to us.
To organise volunteers, stallholders and sponsors, and to coordinate the running of the festival. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests, and in some cases the performance of an arrangement we have with you.
To promote the festival, including the use of photography and video taken at the event on our website and social media channels. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests in promoting a free community event.
To understand how our website is used and to improve it, through analytics cookies. Our lawful basis is your consent, which you give through our cookie banner.
To keep our website secure and working properly. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help the site function and help us understand how it is being used.
When you first visit the site you will see a cookie banner that lets you accept or reject different categories of cookies. The categories we use are:
Necessary cookies, which enable core features such as secure browsing and remembering your consent preferences. These do not store personal data and are always active.
Functional cookies, which support features like sharing content on social media and enabling third-party tools.
Analytical cookies, which help us understand how visitors use the site, for example how many people visit and which pages are popular.
Advertisement cookies, which may be used to measure the effectiveness of any promotion.
You can change your preferences at any time using the cookie settings on our website, and you can also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Photography and filming at the festival
Farsley Festival is a public event held in Hainsworth Park, and photography and filming take place throughout the day. These images and recordings may be used to promote the festival on our website, on social media and in printed materials.
If you would prefer not to appear in our promotional material, or if an image of you or your family has been published and you would like it removed, please contact us at lovefarsley@gmail.com and we will do our best to help.
Who we share your information with
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for marketing purposes. We may share information with trusted third parties who help us run the festival and our website, including:
Our website hosting and technical providers.
Email and analytics providers.
Social media platforms, where you choose to interact with us through them.
These providers only process your data on our behalf or in line with their own privacy terms, and we expect them to keep it secure. Some providers may process data outside the UK, in which case we take steps to ensure your information is given a suitable level of protection.
We may also disclose your information where we are required to do so by law.
How long we keep your information
We keep your personal data only for as long as we need it. Enquiry and volunteer details are kept while they are relevant to the running of the festival and for a reasonable period afterwards, then securely deleted. Photographs and video used for promotion may be kept for longer as part of our record of past events.
How we keep your information secure
We take appropriate measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. While no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, we work to safeguard the information we hold.
Children’s privacy
Farsley Festival is a family-friendly event and our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Where photography at the event may include children, we rely on the legitimate interest of promoting a community event, and parents or guardians can contact us to request that an image is removed.
Your rights
Under data protection law you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
Be informed about how your data is used.
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
Ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
Object to or restrict how we use your data.
Withdraw your consent at any time, where we are relying on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at lovefarsley@gmail.com. We will respond within one month.
How to complain
If you have a concern about how we handle your personal data, we would encourage you to contact us first so we can try to put things right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection.
You can contact the ICO at www.ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised date at the top.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or about your personal data, please email us at lovefarsley@gmail.com.