Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10/11/2025

1. Introduction

Camborne Town Band Music Society is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your information in accordance with UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Our website address is: https://camborneband.com

2. Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following information:

2.1 Information you provide directly

This includes data you voluntarily submit through:

• Website contact forms

• Email communication

• Event or activity enquiries

Data may include:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Other information you choose to submit

2.2 Automatically collected data

When you visit our website, some data is automatically collected for analytics and security purposes, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Pages viewed

• Time and date of access

• General location data

This helps us improve the performance of the website.

2.3 Cookies & Tracking

We use:

• Analytics cookies

• Google reCAPTCHA to reduce spam

• Embedded content cookies (via YouTube, ReverbNation, etc.)

Use of Jetpack Annalytics

We use Jetpack Analytics (also known as WordPress.com Stats) to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Jetpack Analytics collects information such as:

• Pages visited

• Time spent on pages

• Clicks and interaction data

• Device type and operating system

• General location (e.g. region/country)

• Browser type

Jetpack temporarily processes IP addresses to determine approximate location, but these are hashed (anonymised)shortly after collection.
This means we cannot identify you personally from this information.

Jetpack uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.
This data helps us to:

• Monitor website performance

• Understand user interests

• Improve functionality and content

Data Handling

All analytics data collected is aggregated and anonymised, and is used solely for statistical reporting that helps us improve the website.
Further detail on how Jetpack processes data can be found in Automattic’s Privacy Policy:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

Opt-Out Options

You can opt out of analytics tracking by:

• Adjusting your browser settings to block cookies

• Enabling “Do Not Track” in your web browser (Jetpack honours this, where supported)

Retention

Analytics data is retained only for as long as necessary for our legitimate interests in understanding visitor behaviour and improving our services.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information to:

• Respond to enquiries

• Manage event or band communications when relevant

• Maintain the security of our website

• Improve website performance and user experience

• Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests: to operate and improve the website, respond to enquiries

• Consent: where you have explicitly agreed to data collection (e.g. submitting a form)

• Legal obligation: compliance with applicable law

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes collected, including:

• Responding to enquiries

• Fulfilling the purpose for collection

• Meeting legal or reporting obligations

Once no longer required, data is securely deleted.

6. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell or trade your personal data.

We may share data with trusted service providers such as:

• Website hosting

• Analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics)

• Security services (e.g. Google reCAPTCHA)

• Embedded media platforms (YouTube, ReverbNation)

These providers may process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality and data protection terms.

7. International Transfers

Some third-party providers (e.g. Google, YouTube) may process data outside the UK.
Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

8. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access.
However, no method of online transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have rights over your personal data, including:

• Access

• Correction

• Erasure (“right to be forgotten”)

• Objection to processing

• Data portability

• Restrict processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

10. External Links & Embedded Content

Our website contains links and embedded content from third-party websites including:

• YouTube

• ReverbNation

• Brass Band Results

These services may collect data about you.
We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent.

12. Contact Us

For data enquiries or rights requests, contact:

Camborne Town Band Music Society
Website: https://camborneband.com
Email: camborneband@gmail.com

You may also lodge a complaint with the UK regulator:

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
https://ico.org.uk

13. Changes to this Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The latest version will always be available on this page.