Website Terms of Use – updated July 2024

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website. 

Information about us 

https://www.sedcat.org.uk/ is a website that is operated by South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport (sedcat). 

We are a registered charity with charity number 1146311, Castlepoint Shopmobility Castle Lane West
Bournemouth BH8 9XA . Our Company registration number (registered in England and Wales) is 7800298. 

Accessing the site 

Access to the site is on a temporary basis and sedcat reserves the right to withdraw or amend the information it provides on the website without notice. sedcat will not be liable if, for any reason the website is unavailable. 

Disclaimer 

We do not guarantee that the information on our site is up to date and accurate. Your use of or reliance on any information on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we will not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure any products, services, or information available through this website meet your specific requirements. 

Privacy notice – how we use your personal information 

We process information about a person for the legitimate interests of providing Community Transport and Shopmobility services in a way which has a minimal privacy impact. We will not share your details with third parties without your consent except when lawfully required to do so or in the event of a medical emergency or for safeguarding reasons. Castlepoint Shopmobility is a member of the Wessex Shopmobility Group and may need to provide details to other member schemes for the purposes of hiring equipment to you at these other schemes. 

Our privacy notice tells you how we will handle the personal data we may collect or receive about you.  For more information, follow this link:>>

South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller and our registration number is Z3080850. 

Information we may collect from you and/or receive about you 

Information we collect from you, and/or receive about you is to assess your eligibility to register as a member, for fundraising activities or to realise the Objectives of the Charity. 

Some examples of the type of personal data we may collect and/or receive during the normal course of our duties are: 

  • name and date of birth 
  • contact details – home address, phone numbers, email 
  • visual images, including personal appearance (with your consent) 
  • Information about the goods or services you receive 
  • Information about your family, lifestyle, and social circumstances is entirely relevant to fulfilling the service you require. 
  • Information about your mobility or health issues which affect your mobility or ability to use equipment safely. 

This information is: – 

  • fairly and lawfully processed 
  • processed for specific purposes 
  • adequate and kept up to date. 
  • not kept for longer than is necessary, 
  • processed in line with the rights of the individual, 
  • kept secure and 
  • not transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area. 

Your right of access to the personal data we collect or receive 

We are committed to being as open and transparent as possible when handling your personal data and in giving you access to the personal data we may hold on you. Contact the Chief Operating Officer of sedcat, to access the personal data we hold about you. Unless the Data Protection Act itself provides an exemption from disclosure or reason not to disclose, if we do hold information about you, we will: 

  • • tell you what the personal data is 
  • • tell you why we hold it 
  • • provide you with a copy of the information within 40 days 
  • We may charge a fee of £10.00 for responding to a request. 

We strive to attain the highest standards when collecting and using personal data. We take any complaints we receive about this very seriously and we encourage individuals to contact us if they think either our collection or use of personal data is unfair, unlawful, misleading, or inappropriate. We also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures. 

Intellectual property rights 

All intellectual property rights of any nature (including copyright) created or provided by sedcat or its employees or Associates shall be and remain the property of sedcat and is not available to copy, publish or distribute any such information, materials or documents to any third party without sedcat‘s  prior written consent (save where such information is in the public domain or you are required to disclose such information by law). 

Copyright 

Images displayed on this website are owned by sedcat or owned by individuals we have sought permission from to use. Users of the sedcat website do not have permission to capture and reproduce these images without first seeking prior consent from sedcat

sedcat owns the copyright for its own images and they are part of the sedcat brand. sedcat will retain sole use of these images in the public and private domain until further notice. 

Links from the site 

sedcat may include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no control of the contents of those sites and accept no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s) or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. 

Links to the sedcat site 

You may link to the sedcat site as long as this is done in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage sedcat‘s reputation. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest that there is any approval or endorsement where none exists. 

Contact us 

If you have any concerns or queries regarding the website, please contact us by e-mail us at [email protected] 

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.