Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Welcome to the Tide Turners website. We support Sandown’s bid for UK Town of Culture 2028. Protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, sign up for updates, share your stories, or participate in our community events.

1. Who We Are
Tide Turners is a community-focused initiative driving Sandown’s bid for UK Town of Culture 2028. For any questions regarding this privacy notice or how we handle your data, you can reach out via our official communication channels or contact our communications team.

2. Information We Collect
We collect information to help build a movement, share our vision, and keep our community informed and engaged. This may include:

• Directly Provided Information:
  
  
  • Contact details (such as your name and email address) when you sign up for our newsletter, contact us, or register for updates.
    
    
  • User-generated content, stories, feedback, or multimedia submissions you share with us as part of our community storytelling and engagement campaigns.
• Automatically Collected Information:
  • Standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics tools to help us understand how visitors interact with our site.

3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for specific, transparent purposes:

• To send you updates, newsletters, and news regarding the Tide Turners campaign and Sandown’s Town of Culture bid.
• To respond to your inquiries, comments, or messages.
• To feature community stories, art, and local voices on our platform (always with your consent or explicit participation).
• To improve our website functionality, security, and user experience.

4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share information only under limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party platforms or digital agencies (such as those helping manage our community engagement and communications) who assist us in operating our website and campaigns under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Compliance: If required by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyse site traffic and enhance your browsing experience. You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings.

6. Your Data Rights
Under UK data protection laws, you have rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data.
• The right to request the deletion of your data.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (such as unsubscribing from our mailing lists).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly at info@tideturners.co.uk

7. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time to reflect changes in our campaign, technology, or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted directly on this page with a revised ‘Last updated’ date.