Privacy notice

Somer Valley Internal is an internal volunteer platform. This notice explains what personal data it holds and why.

What we store

• Your name and email address, so you can log in and be contacted about volunteering.
• Content you create on the platform (posts, comments, and private messages).
• Basic security records (login attempts, administrative actions) kept to protect accounts.

How it's protected

• Passwords are stored using strong one-way hashing — nobody, including administrators, can read them.
• Data is held on our own server and is not shared with third parties, except your email address, which is passed to Brevo (our email provider) solely to deliver notifications to you.
• Private messages are visible only to their participants unless a participant reports a conversation.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can request a copy of your data or ask for your account and data to be deleted at any time — contact an administrator. We only use essential cookies (your login session), so no tracking or consent banners are needed.