1. Introduction
UK Charity Wiki ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard any information related to you when you use our website (ukcharitywiki.chatgpt.org.uk).
This website primarily serves as a directory of UK charities, using publicly available data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2. Information We Collect
a) Public Charity Data: The core information displayed on this site (charity names, registration numbers, contact details, financial summaries, activities) is sourced from public records provided by the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is subject to the Open Government Licence v3.0.
b) Usage Data (Analytics): We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect anonymous data about how you interact with our website. This might include pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, and general location (e.g., country). This data helps us understand how the site is used and improve its functionality. It does not personally identify you.
c) Advertising Data: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
d) Contact Information: If you contact us directly (e.g., via email), we will collect the information you provide, such as your name and email address, solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
3. How We Use Information
- To operate and maintain the website.
- To display public charity information.
- To improve the website based on anonymous usage patterns.
- To display advertisements through Google AdSense.
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent personal information. We may share anonymous, aggregated usage data with third parties for analysis purposes. Data collected by Google AdSense is subject to Google's privacy policies.
Public charity data displayed on the site is already publicly available under the OGL v3.0 licence.
5. Cookies
We use cookies for site functionality, anonymous analytics, and advertising as described above. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.
6. Your Rights
Regarding any personal data you might provide directly (e.g., via email), you have the right to request access, correction, or deletion. Please contact us at [email protected] for such requests.
You can manage your advertising preferences via the Google Ad Settings link mentioned in section 2c.
You can typically configure your browser to reject cookies, though this may affect site functionality.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable measures to protect the information we handle, but no internet transmission is completely secure.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy was last updated on April 30, 2025.