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title: 'Privacy Policy'
url: 'https://astronomy.org.gg/privacy-policy'
markdown: 'https://astronomy.org.gg/privacy-policy.md'
date: '2026-09-06'
description: '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,…'
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# Privacy Policy

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 Site Security:**
    - **Functional Cookies:** Our website uses cookies to remember your preference for dark or light mode. This ensures that the website displays in your preferred style during your visit and on future visits.
    - **Strictly Necessary Cookies:** We use essential cookies for our contact form to function correctly and securely. To protect our form from spam, we use a Proof-of-Work Captcha. This system runs entirely on our own server and does not track your browsing habits across the Internet.
- **Third-Party Services:**
    - **Google Maps iFrame:** We embed a Google Maps iFrame to display our location. This service is provided by Google and may set third-party cookies, and Google may collect data (such as your IP address) when the map loads. Your use of this feature is subject to the [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) and [Terms of Use](https://policies.google.com/terms).

## 2. How We Use Your Information

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

 To respond to your enquiry or process the request you submitted via the form.

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](https://societe.org.gg/wp/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 the Astronomy Section Secretary](mailto:astronomy.secretary@societe.org.gg?subject=Privacy%20Policy).

**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](mailto:info@odpa.gg?subject=Enquiry%20regarding%20Astronomy%20Section%20of%20La%20Societe%20Guernesiaise)
**Phone:** 01481 742074

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