Charity Policies and Reports
Policies are important because they provide clear guidelines and expectations for behaviour, decision-making, and actions within our charity. They help to ensure consistency, compliance with laws and regulations, and protect the rights of individuals. Our annual reports and charity reports highlight how these policies support our mission and operations.
Policies also promote transparency and accountability, prevent misunderstandings, and establish a framework for addressing issues such as privacy, safety, and ethics, including our confidentiality policy and data protection policy.
To facilitate understanding, we have summarised two of our most important policies, providing clear and concise overviews of their key points, making it easier to grasp without needing to read through lengthy documents.
Confidentiality & Privacy Policy...
Personal data refers to information that can identify a living individual, either directly or when combined with other data. The processing of such data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which aligns with our data protection policy. Survivors Unite complies with GDPR by ensuring that personal data is up-to-date, securely stored, and protected against loss or misuse. This personal data is used to provide support, workshops, or training, and is shared only with named third parties (such as police or protection units) if there is a risk of harm. For more details on our practices, you can refer to our annual reports and charity reports. Additionally, you can read our confidentiality policy here.
Data Protection Policy Summary...
Survivors Unite ensures that personal data is handled fairly, lawfully, and securely, retaining it only as long as necessary, in line with our data protection policy. Our confidentiality policy also covers individual rights, including the ability to access, erase, or transfer personal data, as well as the conditions for processing sensitive information. Data is encrypted to protect against unauthorized access, adding an extra layer of security to our platform. Staff are required to use authentication methods to prevent unauthorized use of their portals and must adhere to strict guidelines on handling personal information, including safeguarding data. Additionally, Survivors Unite has established procedures for reporting and managing any data security breaches, which are documented in our annual reports and charity reports.