Reading Pride is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and, where applicable, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Information we collect and use
We may collect personal information when you contact us, complete a form, volunteer with us, register for an event or parade, make a donation, subscribe to communications, apply to trade, perform or work with us, or otherwise take part in Reading Pride activities.
The information we collect will depend on your interaction with us and may include your name, contact details, organisation, volunteering or event information, communication preferences and other information necessary to provide or administer the relevant activity.
In some circumstances, we may need to process more sensitive information, such as health, disability or accessibility information. We will only collect and use this information where it is necessary and where we have an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.
We will only use personal information for legitimate and lawful purposes, keep it only for as long as reasonably necessary and take appropriate measures to protect it from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
Sharing your information
We may use trusted service providers and partner organisations to help us operate our charity, events, fundraising, payments and other activities.
We will only share personal information where there is an appropriate reason and lawful basis to do so, including where necessary to provide a service, meet our legal or regulatory obligations, protect an individual or work with organisations supporting our activities.
We do not sell personal information.
Where external organisations process personal information on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is protected.
Donations and payments
Where you make a donation or payment, information may be processed by the relevant bank, payment provider, fundraising platform or other payment service.
Reading Pride will use information associated with donations and payments to administer transactions, maintain appropriate financial records and meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities.
Marketing and communications
Where permitted by law, we may contact you about Reading Pride’s charitable activities, events, fundraising, volunteering and ways you can support us.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe option provided or by contacting us.
Providing information to Reading Pride for another purpose, such as volunteering or event registration, does not automatically mean that you will receive unrelated marketing communications.
Cookies and website information
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly and understand how the website is used.
Where consent is legally required for optional cookies or similar technologies, we will ask for your permission.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights in relation to your personal information. Depending on the circumstances, these may include rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your information and to object to certain processing.
Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
If you have a question about how Reading Pride uses your personal information, wish to exercise your data protection rights or wish to make a data protection complaint, please contact us using the details provided on our website.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk.
Keeping this policy up to date
We will review this policy periodically and update it where our activities, use of personal information or applicable legal and regulatory requirements change.
Reading Pride Limited
Registered charity number: 1119891
Company number: 05041291
Last updated: August 2026