Al-Hussain Masjid
Charity No. 519577
Privacy
Data Rights & Contact
How to exercise your rights under UK GDPR
Your rights matter to us
Under UK GDPR you have rights over personal data we hold about you. Use this page to submit requests. We aim to respond within one calendar month.
What you can request
Subject Access Request (SAR)
Ask what personal data we hold about you and receive a copy. We will respond within one calendar month. No fee is charged in standard circumstances.
Correction request
Ask us to correct inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
Deletion ("right to be forgotten")
Ask us to delete personal data we hold about you. This right is subject to applicable legal obligations — for example, Gift Aid records must be retained for six years as required by HMRC, and we cannot delete them early.
Objection to processing
Object to how we are processing your personal data where you believe our processing is not justified or proportionate to its purpose.
Restriction of processing
Ask us to restrict how we use your data while a correction or objection request is being resolved.
Cookie / privacy complaint
Report a concern about how we use cookies or how we have handled your personal data on this site.
How to submit a request
Contact us by any of the following methods:
In person: Visit the masjid at 54 Bellott Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 7PG and speak to the administrator
Contact: Imtiaz Kazmi · 07866 636907
In writing: Write to: Data Rights, Shia Welfare Association (Al-Hussain Masjid), 54 Bellott Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 7PG
What to include
Please provide:
- Your full name
- Your contact details (address or phone number)
- The type of request (SAR, correction, deletion, etc.)
- Enough detail for us to identify the data concerned
Identity verification
We are required to verify your identity before disclosing or deleting personal data. For most requests, confirming your name and contact details is sufficient. In some cases — particularly for Subject Access Requests involving a significant amount of personal data — we may ask for additional verification. We will let you know if this is needed and will not use it as a reason to delay your request unnecessarily.
Records we may be required to retain
Some records must be kept under legal obligations and cannot be deleted on request. These include:
- Gift Aid declarations and donor records (6 years — HMRC requirement)
- Financial records (7 years — accounting requirement)
- Any records subject to an active legal or regulatory investigation
Our response time
We will respond to all requests within one calendar month of receipt. If a request is complex or involves a high volume of data, we may extend this by a further two months — we will inform you if this is necessary.
If you are not satisfied
If you are not satisfied with how we have handled your request or complaint, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
Information Commissioner's Office
Website: ico.org.uk ↗
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Helpline hours: Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
Privacy notice
For full details of how we use personal data, see our Privacy Notice →