Privacy Policy.

Who we are

The Salik Project UK CIC is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales (CIC No. 16685087), based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. We work to reduce stigma around addiction in South Asian communities and improve access to culturally sensitive recovery services.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and handling it responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we store it, and your rights under UK GDPR.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at contact@salikprojectuk.org.

What information we collect

We only collect personal data that is necessary for us to respond to enquiries or communicate with supporters. We collect data through the following routes:

• Contact form — name, email address, and the message you send us.
• Newsletter signup — email address only.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health information, ethnicity, or financial details) through our website forms. We do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

Why we collect it and our legal basis

We use the data you provide solely for the purpose it was submitted:

• Contact form submissions are used to respond to your enquiry. Our legal basis is legitimate interests (responding to a message you have chosen to send us).
• Newsletter signups are used to send periodic updates about our work. Our legal basis is consent — you can withdraw at any time by emailing us.

We will never use your data for purposes other than those stated above without first obtaining your explicit consent.

How and where we store your data

Our website is hosted and deployed via Netlify. Form submissions made through our website are stored securely by Netlify Forms and transmitted to us by email. Netlify is compliant with applicable data protection legislation. For more information, see Netlify's Privacy Policy.

We do not operate our own database or server infrastructure for storing personal data beyond what Netlify retains in connection with form submissions. Data is not transferred outside the UK/EEA in a manner that would be inconsistent with UK GDPR requirements.

We will retain contact form data for no longer than 12 months after your enquiry is resolved, unless you request earlier deletion.

Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party, ever.

We may share data with trusted third-party processors (such as Netlify) strictly as necessary to operate our website. Any such processor is bound by appropriate data processing agreements and is not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.

We may disclose data where required by law or to protect the safety of individuals — for example, if a safeguarding concern is raised.

Your rights under UK GDPR

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

• Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure — request that we delete your personal data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue holding it.
• Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent (e.g. newsletter), you may withdraw at any time.
• Right to complain — if you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@salikprojectuk.org. We will respond within one calendar month.

Cookies and tracking

Our website currently uses only essential cookies required for basic functionality. We do not currently use advertising or tracking cookies.

We plan to introduce basic, privacy-respecting analytics (such as Google Analytics) in the future. When we do, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism in line with UK GDPR requirements. No analytics are active at the time of this policy's publication.

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Disabling cookies may affect certain website features.

ICO registration and data controller

The data controller for The Salik Project UK CIC is:

• Name: Mustafa Hameed
• Organisation: The Salik Project UK CIC
• CIC Number: 16685087
• Address: Rochdale, Greater Manchester
• Email: contact@salikprojectuk.org

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as required under UK data protection law. If you wish to raise a complaint about how we handle your data, you can contact the ICO directly at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our services evolve or legal requirements change. Any significant changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Continued use of our website after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.