Our Commitment to Your Privacy

We are the Astronomy Section of La Société Guernesiaise. We are committed to protecting your privacy and keeping your personal details safe.

This policy explains how and why we use the personal data we collect through this website, in compliance with the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017.

1. What Information We Collect

We collect the following information through this website:

• Personal Information: Your name and email address. We only collect this when you voluntarily provide it to us by filling in our website's contact form.
• Cookies and Third-Party Services:
  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: We use essential cookies that are required for our contact form to function correctly.
  • Google reCAPTCHA & Google Maps iFrame: We use the Google reCAPTCHA service for spam protection on our form and embed a Google Maps iFrame to display our location. These services are provided by Google and may set third-party cookies, and Google may collect data (such as your IP address) when they load. Your use of this website and these features is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the name and email address you provide for one specific purpose:

We will only use your information to contact you about your specific submission. We will not use this information for marketing, and we do not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties.

3. Data Storage and Security

We store your information only for as long as is necessary to handle your request, after which it will be deleted. We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to safeguard the information you provide to us.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Under Guernsey's data protection law, you have rights over your personal data. These include:

• The right to be informed (which this policy does)
• The right of access to the data we hold about you
• The right to rectification (to have incorrect data fixed)
• The right to erase your data
• The right to restrict processing or to object to our use of your data

5. Our Parent Body's Policy

This policy covers only the activities on this website. For a comprehensive overview of how La Société Guernesiaise handles all personal data (e.g., for membership, volunteering, and donations), please see the main La Société Guernesiaise Privacy Policy.

6. Contact Us

For our section: If you have any questions about this specific policy or the data you have submitted through this website, please contact us at: astronomy.secretary@societe.org.gg

To make a complaint: If you feel that your data has been handled incorrectly or you are unhappy with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection regulator:

The Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA)
Block A
Lefebvre Court
Lefebvre Street
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 2JP

Email: info@odpa.gg
Phone: 01481 742074