GMECN PRIVACY STATEMENT

Updated: 12 February 2026

Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network (GMECN) supports ethnic community organisations and groups across Greater Manchester by sharing information, building connections and strengthening the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

GMECN is the data controller for the personal data collected through this website.

Contact us
Email: info@gmecn.org.uk
Address: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick, Greater Manchester, M12 6FZ 

When you use our website, we may collect:

• Name
• Organisation name and role
• Email address
• Phone number
• Location (e.g. Greater Manchester borough)
• Areas of work or interest
• Membership or network participation details
• Event registrations and attendance
• Newsletter sign-up preferences
   

We may also optionally collect equality monitoring information such as:

• Ethnicity
• Disability
• Gender identity
• Sexual orientation
   

This information is not mandatory and is used only to help us understand who we reach, improve inclusion, and report anonymised impact.

We collect data through:

• Website forms (membership, contact, sign-ups)
• Event registration forms
• Surveys and consultations
• Email communications
   

We use your personal data to:

• Manage membership and network activity
• Share updates, opportunities and events
• Support collaboration across communities
• Carry out engagement, consultation and research
• Monitor equality, diversity and inclusion (anonymised)
• Meet funding or reporting requirements
   

Our lawful bases under UK GDPR are:

• Consent
• Legitimate interests
• Legal obligation (where applicable)
   

Where we collect sensitive personal data:

• You choose whether to provide it
• It is stored securely with restricted access
• It is used only for equality monitoring
• Reporting is anonymised and aggregated
   

We do not sell your data.

We may share limited information with trusted providers who support our website and communications, such as:

• Email marketing platforms (e.g. Mailchimp)
• Online form and survey tools
• Event management platforms
   

We may share anonymised or aggregated data only with funders or partners.

• Membership and contact data: while you remain part of the network
• Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe
• Equality monitoring data: anonymised after reporting
• Event data: retained for reporting and follow-up only
   

You can request deletion at any time.

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including:

• Password-protected systems
• Limited staff access
• Secure cloud-based services
   

You have the right to:

• Access your data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion
• Withdraw consent
• Object to certain processing
   

You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Our website may use cookies to improve functionality and understand how it is used. Where required, we will ask for consent before placing non-essential cookies. 

See our Cookie Policy for more information.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this website.