Website terms and conditions

Terms and conditions

Access to and use of this website is provided by Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom subject to these Terms and Conditions.

Security

No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom cannot guarantee that personal or sensitive information remains confidential during transmission over the Internet. All e-mails sent to Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom will be monitored and checked to ensure our systems operate effectively.

The personal information we collect from you online is stored by us on databases protected through access controls, firewall technology and other appropriate security measures. However, such security measures cannot prevent all loss, misuse or alteration of personal information and we are not responsible for any damage or liability relating to such incidents.

Links to and from Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom Site

Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom cannot take any responsibility and makes no warranties, representations or undertakings about the content of any other website accessed by hypertext link. Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom has no control over the availability of the linked pages.

If you click on a link found on our website or on any other website you can check the location bar within your browser to find out whether you have been linked to a different website.

Donations, Direct Debit and Credit Card Transactions

In order to process donations and other transactions by Direct Debit or Credit Card you will be put through to the website of one of our partner companies. Credit card and bank detail information are not retained on our web servers. All of our partner companies who process donations and other transactions use encryption and other security features.

If you are under 18 and use this website for information about fundraising or supporting Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom, please let an adult know.

Disclaimer

Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information on this website is accurate at the time of publication, visitors who use this website and rely on any information do so at their own risk. Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom does not warrant its accuracy and disclaims any liability to any third party anywhere in the world for any injury, damage, loss or inconvenience arising as a consequence of any use of or the inability to use any information on this website to the fullest extent permitted at law.

Copyright

The name Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom and all of the Charity logos, slogans, programme names and designs are the trademarks, service marks, trade names and design rights of Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom or Tareeqah Muhammadiyah and cannot be reproduced without the prior written consent of the Charity. Where the names, logos and trademarks of third parties are displayed these are used with the permission of the owners. Copyright in the material contained on this website is owned by Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom or its content suppliers or licensors, as applicable.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any licence by Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom to use any material displayed. Permission to reproduce any material on this website must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any licence by Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom to use any material displayed. Permission to reproduce any material on this website must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned.

Any questions regarding this website should be sent to info@mhow.org

These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and any disputes arising hereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

Privacy statement

When we refer to ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’ and the ‘Foundation’ 'Charity' in this policy, we mean Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom, registered charity number 1145770 of Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom, 33 Ridling Lane, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 2NP, UK.

Our relationship with our supporters and the public at large is of great importance to the Charity. This policy sets out the basis by which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Data Protection Statement

Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom is committed to protecting your personal information and making sure that our communications with you are secure, proportionate and targeted. This policy explains how we collect, manage and use the personal information you provide to us, whether online, via phone or in person, email, writing or any other correspondence.

Most information that we hold will have been obtained directly from you, with some from publicly available sources.

Staff who handle personal data have received relevant data protection training.

How Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom May Use Your Data

We may use your personal data for a number of purposes, including the following:

  • To provide you with information about the work and activities of the Charity. This might include sending you publications, e-newsletters, invitations to events and details of funding or sponsorship opportunities.
  • To further our charitable objectives, including asking you to donate or otherwise help us raise funds, but always in accordance with best fundraising practice.
  • To provide you with information by email which we feel may interest you and where you have given your consent to be contacted by email. This may include requests for your support (please refer to How We May Contact You).
  • To provide you with information about our work or our activities by post where we have a legitimate interest in sending it to you. Again, this may include requests for your support.
  • To telephone you if you have provided us with your telephone number and have not registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
  • To process a donation we may receive from you and to communicate with you in regard to the donation (this could include asking you whether you would like to sign a gift-aid declaration to allow us to claim gift-aid on your donation).
  • To conduct donor research to gain a better understanding of our supporters, inform our fundraising strategy and target our communications more effectively and appropriately.
  • For internal record keeping, including the management of any feedback or complaints.
  • For administrative purposes: for example, regarding a donation you have made or an event you have registered for or attended, including security for that event.
  • For recruitment purposes.
  • Electronic tools may also be used to monitor the impact of the Charities communications, such as using email tracking to record when an email we sent to you has been opened.
  • We also use your data to ensure that the ways in which we communicate with you do not conflict with your chosen communication channel preferences (for example, by post, telephone or electronic means).
  • To target communications and messages to you and to identify similar groups of prospective supporters.
  • To compile briefing notes for our staff about guests in advance of meetings, dinners and other events at which supporters and potential supporters may be present.
  • When data processing is authorised by law, for example conducting due diligence before accepting a major donation. Due diligence is conducted in accordance with the charities due diligence and ethical fundraising policies.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

We may collect personal information about you when you engage with us for a number of reasons including if you make a donation, attend one of our events, engage with our social media, enquire about our activities, sign up for our newsletter, participate in a campaign, or apply for a job with us.

This can include information such as your name, postal address, email address, phone number, age, bank details and credit/ debit card details, if relevant. When you make a donation to us, we also ask if you are a UK taxpayer and would like us to claim Gift Aid on your donation and we record this information. If you attend an event hosted by the Amir Khan Foundation or one of our partners, photographs or video may be taken. Images or video may be used in promotional materials for the charity on our website, social media channels and online and offline marketing.

In addition to your personal data, we may also ask for your preferences so that we can send you information that is tailored to your interests.

We do not usually collect ‘sensitive personal data’ from you unless there is a clear reason and we have your explicit consent to do so, or you had already made the personal data manifestly public.

Potential new supporters and donors

We may collect information on potential supporters or donors who might be interested in becoming involved or increasing their involvement with Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom. We will only source this information from publicly available sources such as national and local press, Charity Commission, Companies House and from social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. We will only do this where we have a legitimate interest and have carried out a legitimate interest assessment or and/or a privacy impact assessment as required (see below).

Website Users

Our web servers use cookies and collect anonymous logs during user visits to our website that provide valuable information for improving them in the future. For more information see our separate Cookies policy.

Your Data and Third Parties

Hosting and processing arrangements

Our website and Customer Relationship Management database (Salesforce) are hosted by third party service providers and therefore any personal details you submit through them may be processed by that third-party service provider. 

We also use other third parties to process your personal details, including in the following areas:s

  • to process online payments
  • to process information associated with applications for employment or volunteering opportunities and related recruitment processes.

All third-party service providers process your personal information only on Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom behalf and are bound by contractual terms that are compliant with data protection law.

Data will not be disclosed to external organisations other than those acting as agents for Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom, or suppliers who manage (for example) guest lists for events; with relevant agencies such as the police or security services for ensuring screening and safety at events; with the principal or any special guest at a specific event who will be involved in thanking supporters.

The Chairty does not sell any of its data to third party organisations.

We may have to share certain information with relevant authorities upon request, for example the Charity Commission, or HM Revenue and Customs in respect of any Gift Aid claims.

Payment processing and fraud

Where submitted, your card details may be disclosed to banks or relevant financial institutions to arrange payments. In the case of a suspected fraudulent transaction, your details may be further disclosed for the sole purpose of performing further checks (for example, disclosure to a credit checking agency).

Other sharing

We may also share your personal information with your permission or if we are legally required to disclose your information in circumstances where this cannot be reasonably resisted.

How We May Contact You

By email

If possible, we would like to be able to contact you by email because we feel it is the most efficient and productive way to communicate with you.

We will contact you by email if you have given us your email address and we are emailing you to provide the services you have requested.

We may in addition contact you for marketing purposes by email if you have given us your consent to do so. This may include requests for your support through a variety of different fundraising initiatives such as requesting donations or inviting you to attend special events.

By post and telephone – where we have a legitimate interest to contact you

If you have provided us with your postal address or telephone number, we may send you direct mail or telephone you about our work and our fundraising campaigns, unless you have told us that you would prefer not to receive such information. We will carry out a legitimate interest assessment to ensure that we are satisfied that you would reasonably expect such communications from us and would not consider it to be intrusive. For example, we may want to post you an invitation to an event we think you may be interested in.

Keeping your personal data

We keep your personal data for as long as required to operate the service we are providing to you or for archival purposes and in accordance with legal requirements and tax and accounting rules. If we have not heard from you or you have not engaged with us for a period of two years and we do not need to keep your personal data for archival, legal or business reasons, we will delete or suppress your personal information. Where your information is no longer required, we will ensure it is disposed of in a secure manner.

If you have told us that you do not want to hear from us at all or by a particular channel, we will hold the minimum amount of your personal data on a suppression list to ensure we comply with your request.

Your Information Rights

Do you want us to stop contacting you?

It is your choice as to whether and how you want to receive information about us and our work, and the ways you can get involved. You have the right at any time to ask us to amend or stop using your personal information, including for marketing purposes.

You may opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in our marketing emails. You can also change any of your marketing preferences at any time (including telling us that you don’t want us to contact you for marketing purposes by telephone or send you direct marketing by post) by contacting info@mhow.org

If you have told us that you do not want to hear from us at all or by a particular channel, we will hold the minimum amount of your personal data on a suppression list to ensure we comply with your request.

Do you want to request a copy of the information we hold for you? 

You have a right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected or your data erased. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made several requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated. Please provide as much information as possible about the nature of your contact with us to help us locate your records. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority such as the Information Commissioners Office at https://ico.org.uk/.

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time, so please do check it from time to time. Any significant changes to this Policy or to the way we treat your data will be communicated via the Foundation’s website or by contacting you directly through the most appropriate means. By continuing to engage with us through our services and our website you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions related to the policy.

Links

This Policy applies to all data we collect from across the Charity, including our website. If a link on this website takes to you to the website of a third party you should refer to the privacy policy relating to that website to understand how your personal information is managed by that third party or how they use cookies. We cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third-party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update the terms of this Policy at any time, so please do check it from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address you have provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our website. By continuing to engage with us through our services and our website you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.

Cookie policy

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation (the "Data Protection Legislation"). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets out how we collect, use and share information that identifies you or is associated with you (“personal data”).

What Are Cookies

It’s common practice with almost all websites this site uses cookies, which are small files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve user experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why cookies may need to be stored. We will also advise how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

How We Use Your Information

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies active if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the state of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. Disabling cookies can impact the functionality of websites you may visit. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

Donation Processing

This site offers payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your donation is remembered between pages so that it can be processed accurately.

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact or donation forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence with the exception of credit or debit card details.

Third Party Cookies

In certain cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This site uses Google, which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately.

Questions

Further information, comments and requests regarding this Cookies Policy are welcome and should be addressed to info@zawiyah.org or Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom, 33 Ridling Lane, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 2NP, UK.

We care about your privacy

The Amir Khan Foundation and our partners use cookies and manage performance, advertising and customer experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Please review our policy to learn more.