Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will explain how the #SaveLiveComedy Fund website, and the organisations behind it, use the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

The organisations that operate the Fund are:

  • NextUp Comedy Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 09940291) (“NextUp”), whose registered address is at 2a The Quadrant, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT17 4RH

  • Live Comedy Association CIC (company number 13125530) (“the LCA”/“the Live Comedy Association”), whose registered address is at International House, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M2 3HZ.

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund, NextUp Comedy & the Live Comedy Association respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

What data do we collect?

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have explained using the following categories:

  • Identity Data includes first name, last name, job title.

  • Contact Data includes home address, company address, telephone numbers, email address, billing contact details and billing address.

  • Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details.

  • Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you.

  • Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Website.

  • Profile Data includes your username and password, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.

  • Usage Data includes information about how you use the Website and services.

  • Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

How do we collect your data?

You provide us with your information when you decide to interact with the Website.  We use different methods to collect data from you including:

  • Direct interactions. You may give us your identity, contact and financial data by filling in application forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise.

  • Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with the Website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.

  • Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data about you from information you have included in any application forms or through online fundraising platforms.

How will we use your data?

We collect your data so that we can:

  • Process and consider your grant application.

  • Perform the contract we about to enter into or have entered into with you.

  • Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

  • Optimise the use of our Website/

We will never share or sell your data with any other companies or organisations.

What are your data protection rights?

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that NextUp Comedy and the Live Comedy Association correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the organinsations to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that NextUp Comedy and the Live Comedy Association erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that NextUp Comedy and the Live Comedy Association restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to NextUp Comedy and the Live Comedy Association’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that NextUp Comedy and the Live Comedy Association transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

The #SaveLiveComedy Fund uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Tracking traffic to and from the website

  • Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality – The Fund uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

  • Advertising – The Fund uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. The Fund may sometimes share some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Fund website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

The Fund keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 6th April 2021.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about the privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that the Fund, the Live Comedy Association, or NextUp Comedy have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office here.