Effective Date: 22 September 2026
Welcome to Boleskine Biodiversity Group (BBG). We respect your privacy and want to be transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
BBG do not use cookies (defined below) for collecting user information from the site, and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of the Web server.
Cookies Message given to a browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie’s main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name the next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests. The Internet is not a secure medium. However, we have put in place various security procedures as set out in this policy.
Your consent by submitting your personal information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes. (The information you provide may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protection in place regarding your personal data and its use as set out in this policy. By submitting your information, you consent to these transfers).
1. BBG Membership
The Group is open to anyone sympathetic with the Groups aims, who resides in the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Council area and on payment of an annual subscription to be determined from time to time by committee and approved at the AGM. Currently, this is £5 annually. The committee has the right to turn down applications for membership if they can show good reason. All online payments are done via stripe.
To manage your membership and provide you with services, we collect the following:
- Account details: Your name, Email address, Postal address and phone number (optional)
- Contact: You will be added to our contact list unless requested not to be added. You can be asked to be removed from this list at any time
- Usage data: Information on how you interact with our website to help us improve your experience. See Google Analytics as above
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your information strictly to:
- Process your membership payments and send important updates.
- Communicate with you about your account, events etc
3. Sharing and Security
- We do not sell your personal information, unless forced to disclose information by the government or other law enforcement agencies or in connection with the investigation of unlawful activities
- We only share your data with essential third parties (like our web hosting or payment processors) to keep the site running and secure
- We use standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access
4. Your Rights
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request that we correct or delete your data
- Cancel your membership and withdraw your consent for us to hold your data
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, please contact us