Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Ealing Gurdwara, London Sikh Centre (Registered Charity No. 1118356) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).

Who we are

Ealing Gurdwara, London Sikh Centre is the data controller for personal data collected via this website.

Address: Sawyers Lawn, Drayton Bridge Road, West Ealing, London W13 0JP
Charity No: 1118356

To contact us about data protection, please use our contact form.

What data we collect and why

Contact form

When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry. Legal basis: Legitimate interests (responding to your request).

Newsletter sign-up

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address. We use this to send you information about events, news, and activities at Ealing Gurdwara. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email. Legal basis: Consent.

Website analytics

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website (e.g. pages visited, time spent on site, general location). This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. You can withdraw consent at any time via our Cookies Policy page. Legal basis: Consent.

Server logs

Our web server automatically records standard technical information such as IP addresses, browser type, and pages requested. This is used for security monitoring and troubleshooting only and is not linked to individual identities. Legal basis: Legitimate interests (keeping the website secure).

How we use your data

We use the personal data we collect to:

  • Respond to enquiries and messages sent via our contact form
  • Send newsletters to subscribers who have opted in
  • Understand how our website is used and improve it
  • Keep the website secure

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third parties

We use the following third-party services that may process data on our behalf:

  • Google Analytics 4 — for website analytics (only with your consent). Data may be transferred to and stored by Google in the USA under Standard Contractual Clauses. See Google's privacy policy.
  • YouTube (Google) — we may embed YouTube videos. YouTube may set cookies when you interact with embedded videos.
  • Facebook — we link to our Facebook group. Facebook's privacy policy governs data collected when you visit their site.
  • Give a Little — if you make a donation, your payment information is processed by Give a Little and their payment processors. We do not store payment card details.

How long we keep your data

Data type Retention period
Contact form messages 2 years from date of enquiry
Newsletter subscriptions Until you unsubscribe
Analytics data (GA4) 14 months (Google's default retention setting)
Server logs 90 days

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure — ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances
  • Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within one month.

Cookies

For full details of the cookies we use, please see our Cookies Policy.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

We would appreciate the opportunity to address any concerns directly before you contact the ICO — please get in touch first.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.