Privacy Policy
Last reviewed: 30 August 2026
Who we are
Kashmir Youth Project (KYP) is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England number 2357828, and registered charity number 1003644. Our address is Unique Mill Enterprise Centre, Belfield Road, Rochdale, OL16 2UP. You can contact us on 01706 630 140.
Information we collect
We collect information you provide when you contact us, register for a service or event, make a booking, subscribe for updates, apply for support, work or volunteer with us. This can include your name, contact details, booking or service information, communication preferences and information needed to provide the support you request. We also receive limited technical and security information when you use this website.
How and why we use information
- To respond to enquiries and provide community services, training, events and venue bookings.
- To manage our relationship with participants, partners, staff, volunteers and suppliers.
- To keep appropriate safeguarding, financial and operational records.
- To send updates where you have asked to receive them.
- To protect and improve our website and services.
- To meet our legal, charitable and regulatory responsibilities.
Our lawful bases
Depending on the activity, we process personal information with your consent, to take steps at your request or perform a contract, to comply with a legal obligation, to protect vital interests, to carry out a task in the public interest, or for our legitimate interests in operating and protecting KYP and delivering effective community services. Where special category information is required, we also identify an appropriate additional condition under UK data protection law.
Sharing information
We share information only where necessary with trusted service providers, delivery partners, funders, professional advisers, public bodies or regulators. We do not sell personal information. Where a provider handles information outside the UK, we require an appropriate legal safeguard.
How long we keep information
We keep information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose collected and to meet legal, safeguarding, contractual, accounting, funding and regulatory requirements. Retention periods vary by record type and records are securely deleted or anonymised when no longer required.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may ask for access to your information, correction, deletion, restriction, portability or object to its use. You can withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis. Contact us at the address above or call 01706 630 140 to exercise a right.
If you remain unhappy after contacting us, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
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