Last Updated: August 13, 2026

1. Introduction & Who We Are

Welcome to 1boom.org, the website of 1Boom. We are an unincorporated community group based in Glasgow, Scotland. As we do not have a separate corporate legal status, the members managing 1Boom act collectively as the Data Controller responsible for your personal data under UK Data Protection legislation (including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information transparently and securely across 1boom.org.

• Organisation Name: 1Boom
• Website: https://1boom.org
• Status: Unincorporated Group / Community Organisation
• Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Contact Email: 1boomglasgow@gmail.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with 1boom.org and our services, we may collect and process the following categories of personal information:

• Contact & Form Submissions: Name, email address, phone number, or other details you submit directly through forms hosted on 1boom.org (e.g., event registrations, queries, or feedback).
• Calendar & Event Data: Name, email address, and attendance status when you register for or are invited to events managed via Google Calendar.
• Technical & Browsing Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and basic interaction data collected automatically by our website host when you visit 1boom.org.

We do not intentionally collect Special Category Data (e.g., health data, political opinions) or data relating to children under 13 without explicit consent for a specific purpose.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through:

• Direct Submissions: When you complete a website form on 1boom.org, respond to a Google Calendar invite, or email us directly.
• Automated Technologies: Technical log data generated automatically by our web hosting infrastructure when you navigate 1boom.org.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing Data

Under UK GDPR, we must have a valid legal reason to process your personal data. We rely on the following bases:

• Responding to email enquiries and website form submissions
  • Type of Data: Contact info, form responses, email content
  • Lawful Basis: Consent (given when submitting the form) or Legitimate Interests (to communicate with website users)
• Managing event invites, scheduling, and attendance via Google Calendar
  • Type of Data: Name, email address, attendance status
  • Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests (organising and administering 1Boom events)
• Hosting and delivering 1boom.org securely
  • Type of Data: Technical data, IP address
  • Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests (maintaining a secure, operational website)

5. Third-Party Data Processors

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share your data only with trusted third-party service providers acting as Data Processors to help run our operations:

• Infomaniak Network SA: Our website hosting and form processing provider (located in Switzerland). They host the files, forms, and technical infrastructure for 1boom.org.
• Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd: Provides cloud infrastructure used for our back-office email management and Google Calendar (event scheduling).

Note on Our Technology Choice:We actively prioritize privacy-focused and open-source software. While we use Google Calendar and Gmail for administrative coordination, our website forms are hosted securely via Infomaniak in Switzerland to protect user privacy and avoid third-party tracking.

6. International Data Transfers

• Infomaniak (Switzerland): Data stored with Infomaniak is held in Switzerland/EU. Switzerland is officially recognized by the UK government as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data.
• Google Services (US/EU): Google processes administrative email and calendar data in accordance with approved UK transfer mechanisms, including standard contractual clauses (SCCs) and the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

7. Data Storage, Security & Retention

• Security: We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data, including secure password protocols for our administrative accounts.
• Retention: We keep personal data only for as long as necessary:
  • Website Forms: Submissions are reviewed periodically and deleted once no longer needed (e.g., after an event or project concludes).
  • Calendar Data: Event history is cleared periodically once administrative needs expire.
  • Email Queries: Retained long enough to answer your query and follow up appropriately.

8. Your Legal Rights Under UK GDPR

If you are located in Scotland or the wider UK, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: You can ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can ask us to delete your personal data.
• Right to Restrict or Object: You can request that we pause or stop processing your data.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent (such as filling out a form), you can withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at 1boomglasgow@gmail.com

9. Cookies

1boom.org (hosted on Infomaniak) uses essential cookies strictly necessary for core website performance, form submissions, and security. If we implement non-essential tracking or analytics cookies in the future, we will provide an explicit opt-in cookie banner.

10. How to Complain

If you have concerns about how we handle your data, please contact us first so we can resolve the issue. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority:Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) – Scotland Office

• Address: 45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL
• Website: www.ico.org.uk
• Helpline: 0303 123 1113

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our website tools or legal obligations.