Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31st January 2026

Wellspring Villages (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is a faith-based charitable organisation. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information with care, integrity, and respect.

This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data when you interact with our website, make a donation, or sign up to receive communications from us.

Wellspring Villages

[Registered charity number]

[Registered address]

Email: [contact email]

Wellspring Villages is the data controller for the purposes of UK data protection law.

We may collect personal information including:

• Name and email address (e.g. enquiries, newsletter sign-ups)
• Donation-related information (such as donation amount and date)
• Contact details you choose to provide
• Technical data (IP address, browser type, pages visited) via cookies

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children via this website.

When you make a donation:

Donation data is used only to process and acknowledge your gift and to meet our legal obligations.

Payments are processed securely by a trusted third-party payment provider

We do not store or have access to your full payment card details

We retain basic donation records for accounting, audit, and legal purposes

If you complete a Gift Aid declaration, we are required by HMRC to keep a record of:

• Your name
• Home address
• Donation details

This information is used only for claiming Gift Aid and meeting legal obligations.

If you choose to join our mailing list, we will use your contact details to:

• Share updates about Wellspring Villages
• Communicate news, events, and opportunities to support our work
• You will only receive emails if you have actively opted in.
• You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
• We do not send marketing communications unrelated to our charitable mission.

We use personal data to:

• Respond to enquiries and messages
• Process donations
• Send communications you have requested
• Improve our website and understand usage
• Meet legal, regulatory, and safeguarding responsibilities
• We do not use your data for commercial purposes.

Under UK GDPR, we process personal data based on:

• Consent – for newsletters, contact forms, and communications
• Legitimate interests – operating our website and charitable activities
• Legal obligations – financial records, reporting, and compliance

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

We may share limited data with trusted third-party providers (such as payment processors, email platforms, or website hosts) only where necessary and under appropriate data protection agreements.

We take appropriate measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for its purpose or as required by law.

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Request correction or deletion
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Object to or restrict processing
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Our website uses cookies to support functionality and understand how it is used. Please see our Cookie Policy for details.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be published on this page.

If you have questions about this policy or how your data is used, please contact:

stevedpaynter@gmail.com