Privacy, Terms of Use and Cookie Policy

Last updated: 25 October 2026

The Alex Salmond Awards respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us or support our work.

Who we are

The organisation responsible for your personal information is:

The Alex Salmond Awards, known as the Alex Salmond Awards
Scottish charity number: SC055238
Email: info@alexsalmondawrads.scot

Information we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

• Your name, email address and any other contact details you provide.

• Information you include in an enquiry or other correspondence.

• Information about your donation that a fundraising platform shares with us, such as your name, donation amount and message.

• Your communication preferences.

• Technical information about your visit, such as your IP address, browser and pages visited, where collected by our website services.

Please avoid including sensitive personal information in the general contact form

 

How and why we use your information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

- Responding to enquiries and managing correspondence.  Our legitimate interest in communicating with people who contact the charity

- Administering donations and maintaining supporter records.  Our legitimate interest in managing charitable support

- Keeping records required by charity, accounting or tax law. Compliance with our legal obligations

- Sending optional email news and fundraising updates.  Your consent

- Maintaining website security and investigating misuse.  Our legitimate interest in protecting the website and its visitors

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Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider the impact on your privacy and whether our use is necessary and proportionate.

Sending an enquiry or making a donation does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails. If you choose to receive updates, you can unsubscribe at any time.

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Who can access your information

Information is available only to people who need it for their role, including authorised trustees and people supporting the charity’s administration.

We may also share information with service providers that help us operate, including our website host, email provider and fundraising services, and with professional advisers where necessary.

We may disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect someone’s safety or establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

We do not sell your personal information.

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Donations through other websites

If you donate through Crowdfunder or another external platform, that platform will process your information under its own privacy policy.

We receive only the information made available to us through that service and your chosen settings. Please read the platform’s privacy information before donating.

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How long we keep information

We retain information only for as long as needed for the purpose for which it was collected.

• General enquiries: retained for 6 months after the enquiry is closed

• Donation and financial records: as required by OSCR

• Email subscriptions: until you unsubscribe. We may retain a minimal record of your opt-out to respect your preference.

Records may be kept longer where necessary to meet a legal obligation or deal with a complaint or legal claim. We then securely delete or anonymise them.

 

Keeping information safe

We use appropriate organisational and technical measures to protect personal information. Access is restricted to those who need it, although no internet service can be guaranteed completely secure.

 

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• Obtain a copy of your personal information.

• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

• Ask for information to be deleted.

• Restrict how information is used.

• Receive certain information in a portable format.

• Withdraw consent where we rely on it.

You also have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests. You can object to direct marketing at any time.

These rights are subject to the conditions and exemptions in data protection law. To make a request, email info@alexsalmondawards.scot

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Questions and complaints

Please contact info@alexsalmondawards.scot if you have a question or complaint about our use of personal information. We will acknowledge complaints within 30 days, investigate them and respond without undue delay.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Changes to this policy

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We will update this page when our practices change. The date above shows when it was last updated
 

Last updated: 25 October 2026

These terms apply to your use of the Alex Salmond Awards website.

The website is operated by the Alex Salmond Awards, known as the Alex Salmond Awards, Scottish charity number SC055238.

Contact: info@alexsalmondawards.scot

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About this website

Our website provides information about the Alex Salmond Awards, our charitable aims and ways to support our work.

We aim to keep information accurate and up to date. However, information may change, and we cannot guarantee that every page will always be complete, current or free from errors.

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Using the website

Please use the website lawfully and respectfully.  You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access, interfere with its operation, introduce malicious software or submit unlawful, threatening or abusive material.

 

Website content

Text, photographs, logos and other material belong to the charity or are used with the permission of their owners, unless otherwise stated.

You may share links and use reasonable extracts for personal, educational or non-commercial purposes, provided you acknowledge the source and do not misrepresent our work.  Please contact us before reproducing substantial content or using our name or logo in a way that suggests endorsement. Nothing in these terms limits uses permitted by copyright law.

 

Donations

Donations made through an external fundraising platform are subject to that platform’s terms and payment arrangements.

Please check the campaign information before donating. If you believe you have made a payment in error, contact us and the platform promptly. Any refund will be considered in accordance with applicable law and the relevant platform’s rules.

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External links

We may link to other websites for information or fundraising. Those websites have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their content or operation.

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Availability and responsibility

We may update, suspend or withdraw parts of the website.  To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss resulting from website interruptions, technical faults or reliance on general website information.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. Your statutory rights are unaffected.

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Applicable law

These terms are governed by Scots law. Disputes may be brought before the Scottish courts, without affecting any mandatory rights you have to bring proceedings elsewhere.

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Changes

We may update these terms. The latest version will appear on this page.

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Last updated: 25 October 2026

This policy explains how the Alex Salmond Awards website uses cookies and similar technologies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies can also store information on, or access information from, your device.  They can help a website work securely, remember choices and understand how visitors use it.

Essential cookies

Essential cookies support functions such as website security and services you request. These do not require consent where they meet the applicable legal exemption.  Blocking them through your browser may affect how the website works.

Other websites

If you follow a link to another website, such as a fundraising platform, that website’s own cookie policy applies.  Where third-party content is embedded on our website, any cookies it uses are included in the table above and managed through our consent controls where required.

Contact

For questions about cookies, email info@alexsalmondawards.scot

For information about personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.

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