Advocacy 1st customer privacy notice
Advocacy 1st is a free independent service provided by Community ConneX. This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
1. Our contact details
2. What information we collect, use, and why
3. Lawful bases and data protection rights
4. Where we get personal information from
5. How long we keep information
6. Who we share information with
7. How to complain
1. Our contact details
Post
Community ConneX Ltd, 3 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3EX
Telephone
0208 869 8484
Email
hello@advocacy1st.co.uk
2. What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Date of birth
- Right to work information
- Health information (including medical conditions, test results, allergies, medical requirements and medical history)
- Dietary information (including allergies and health conditions)
- Information about care needs (including disabilities, home conditions, dietary requirements and general care provisions)
- Information about support requirements
- Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
- Information relating to compliments or complaints
We collect or use the following information to receive donations or funding and organise fundraising activities:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Payment or banking details
We collect or use the following personal information for service updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Marketing preferences
- IP addresses
- Website and app user journey information
- Records of consent, where appropriate
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
- Name
- Contact information
- Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes:
- Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
- Date of birth
- Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks )
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
- Names and contact details
- Address
We also collect or use the following special category information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
3. Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to receive donations or funding and organise fundraising activities are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
4. Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
- Family members or carers
- Other health and care providers
- Social services
- Parents and carers of clients
5. How long we keep information
Community ConneX and Advocacy 1st only ever retain personal information for as long as is necessary and we have strict review and retention policies in place to meet these obligations. We are required under UK tax law and financial legislation to keep your basic personal data (name, address, contact details) for a minimum of 6 years after which time it will be destroyed.
Where you have consented to us using your details for direct marketing, we will keep such data until you notify us otherwise and/or withdraw your consent.
For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.
6. Who we share information with
Others we share personal information with
- Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons
- Relevant regulatory authorities
- Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
7. How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated
14 July 2025
