Who we are
The pages on this website (“the Website”) are published by Pakistan Muslim Welfare Association (“PMWA”), whose registered address is at Suite 6, 14 Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5AH.
Maintaining the security of your data and your right to privacy is a priority to PMWA. We will handle your personal data legally and fairly at all times and we will be transparent about what data we collect about you and how we use it.
This policy provides you with details about:
what personal data we collect;
how we use your personal data;
how we ensure your privacy is maintained
your legal rights about your personal data.
The personal data collected
PMWA may collect the following information about you:
your name, age/date of birth and gender;
your contact details: postal address, telephone numbers (including mobile numbers) and e-mail address;
your on-line browsing activities on our websites;
your communication and marketing preferences;
your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses;
your location;
your correspondence and communications with us; and
other publicly available personal data, including any which you have shared via a public platform (such as a Twitter feed or public Facebook page).
This list is not exhaustive and, in specific instances, we may need to collect additional data for the purposes set out in this Policy. Some of the above personal data is collected directly, for example when you apply for a membership or send an email to our management committee team.
How we use your data
PMWA (and trusted partners acting on our behalf) uses your personal data:
- to provide the services that we offer;
- for crime and fraud prevention, detection and related purposes;
- Where permitted by law, personal data could be used for marketing purposes
- to enable us to manage customer service interactions with you;
- Where we have a legal right or duty to use or disclose your information (for example in relation to an investigation by a public authority or in a legal dispute).
Sharing data with third parties
Our service providers and suppliers
In order to make certain services available to you, we may need to share your personal data with some of our service partners. These include Cemeteries & Funeral directors, transport. We also may share this information with your immediate family members or executive members
All service providers are GDPR compliant and do not hold onto any personal data after the service is provided
Other third parties
Aside from our service providers, PMWA will not disclose your personal data to any third party, except as set out below. We will never sell or rent our customer data to other organisations for marketing purposes.
How long do we keep your data?
We will not retain your data for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
1.__utma – Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
2.__utmz – Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
3._ga – This helps us count how many people visit pmwa.co.uk by tracking if you’ve visited
4._gid – This helps us count how many people visit pmwa.co.uk by tracking if you’ve visited before
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Request correction of personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.
Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below).
Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
Request the restriction of processing of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it.
Request the transfer of your personal information to another party in certain formats, if practicable.
Request access to your personal data subject to certain exemptions that may apply
Make a complaint to a supervisory body which in the United Kingdom is the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO can be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
If you wish to exercise any of these rights please contact us using the contact detail below.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about how PMWA uses your personal data that are not answered here, or if you want to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact us by emailing [email protected]
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Further information, including contact details, is available at https://ico.org.uk.