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Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Who We Are

This website is operated by Salisbury Central Masjid (also known as The Muslim Association of Salisbury), a community-based, independent and non-profit Islamic organisation located at 27 Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7ED.

You can contact us about data matters at: contact@salisburymuslims.org.uk or by telephone on 01722 341989.

What Data We Collect and Why

Contact enquiries

If you contact us by email or telephone, we may retain your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to respond to your enquiry. This data is held only for as long as is necessary to resolve your query and is not shared with third parties.

Donations and Gift Aid

When you make a donation and complete a Gift Aid declaration, you will be asked to provide your name and home address. This information is required by HMRC in order for us to claim Gift Aid on your donation.

Important: Gift Aid declarations are processed and stored securely by our third-party provider, GiftAid Manager (giftaidmanager.com). Salisbury Central Masjid does not store your name or address on this website or on our own servers. Your data is held by GiftAid Manager in compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Please refer to GiftAid Manager's privacy policy for full details of how they store and process your information.

Online card payments are processed securely via SumUp. We do not receive, store, or have access to your card details at any point. Please refer to SumUp's privacy policy for details.

Legal basis for processing

Where we process personal data, we do so on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

  • Legitimate interests — responding to enquiries and communications.
  • Legal obligation — retaining Gift Aid declarations as required by HMRC.
  • Consent — where you have explicitly agreed to us contacting you.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to make our website function properly and to understand how it is used.

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

  • Cookie consent — remembers whether you have accepted or declined our cookie notice.

Third-party cookies

Some features of our website embed content from third-party services, which may set their own cookies:

  • Google Maps — used to display our location. Google may set cookies when the map is loaded. See Google's privacy policy.
  • YouTube — used to embed our documentary video. YouTube may set cookies when the video is played. See Google's privacy policy.
  • GiftAid Manager — the Gift Aid declaration form is embedded from giftaidmanager.com. Their service may set cookies necessary for the form to function. See GiftAid Manager's privacy policy.
  • Font services — we load fonts from Google Fonts. Google may log requests made to their servers. See Google's privacy policy.

Analytics

We do not currently use any analytics cookies or tracking software on this website. We do not profile visitors or share visitor data with advertising networks.

Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this website. For more information visit aboutcookies.org.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data where we have no legal obligation to retain it.
  • Object to or restrict processing of your data.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@salisburymuslims.org.uk.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Gift Aid records are retained for a minimum of six years as required by HMRC, and are held by GiftAid Manager on our behalf.

Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us: