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Privacy and cookies policy

How we look after your information when you use this website or get in touch.

Who we are

This is the website for Partick Thistle Disabled Supporters’ Association (PTDSA), an independent charity registered in Scotland that promotes and advances the interests of disabled supporters of Partick Thistle FC.

The PTDSA is responsible for the personal information you give us through this website - that is, when you send us an enquiry through the contact us form.

Partick Thistle Disabled Supporters’ Association

Registered charity in Scotland (SC054224)

Registered office: c/o Partick Thistle Football Club, 80 Firhill Road, Maryhill, Glasgow

Information we collect, and why

Contact enquiries

When you use our contact us form we collect your name, your message, and either your email address or phone number so we can reply.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry. Our lawful basis is your consent in contacting us, together with our legitimate interest in protecting the site from abuse.

Website statistics

We use Fathom Analytics to understand how the website is used - for example, which pages are visited and how often. Fathom is privacy-respecting and cookieless: it does not use cookies, does not track you across other websites, and the statistics we see are aggregated. You remain anonymous to us.

Who we share your information with

We do not sell or rent your information, and we don’t share it with anyone except the service providers who help us run this site. They only use your information to do a job for us, and only as we instruct:

  • DigitalOcean - hosts the website and its database.
  • Amazon Web Services, via SnapShooter - stores encrypted off-site backups.
  • Mailgun - delivers our contact emails.
  • Sentry - monitors the site for technical errors, which may occasionally include personal data contained in an error report.

Each name links to that provider’s own privacy notice.

We choose providers that store data in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area. We may also disclose information if we are required to do so by law.

How we protect your information

  • Personal information in contact enquiries is encrypted at rest.
  • The site is served over HTTPS only, with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and a Content Security Policy in place.
  • Access to the information is limited to the volunteers who run the PTDSA.
  • The site is hosted on servers in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, with encrypted off-site backups.

How long we keep it

  • Contact enquiries are automatically deleted 28 days after they are submitted.

Cookies

This site uses a single essential cookie that keeps your session secure while you browse. Our analytics (Fathom) is cookieless, and we do not use any advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Because of this, we don’t need to show you a cookie consent banner.

You can set your browser to warn you about cookies or to refuse them. Since each browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help menu to learn how. Turning off the essential cookie may stop parts of the site working properly.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct information that is wrong or out of date;
  • ask us to delete your information;
  • ask us to restrict or object to how we use it;
  • ask us to provide it in a portable format; and
  • withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights please use our contact us form.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Links to other websites

This site links to other websites, including Partick Thistle FC and other resources we think may be helpful. We have no control over those sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices - they have their own privacy policies.

Children

This site is intended for a general audience and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date it was last updated is shown at the foot of the page.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this policy or your information, please get in touch:

  • Please use our contact us form
  • Write to:
    The Partick Thistle Disabled Supporters’ Association
    c/o Partick Thistle Football Club, 80 Firhill Road, Maryhill, Glasgow
    United Kingdom