The Makaton Charity is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal data of our employees, interns, contractors and the other third parties we deal with in the course of our business operations, recruitment activities and the provision of our material and services. This Privacy Notice
explains who we are, how we collect, share, and use your personal data, and how you can exercise your data protection rights.
We ensure that your personal data:
Is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner
Is collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes
Is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the services that we are providing you
Is accurate and where necessary, kept up to date
Is not kept in a form which allows for you to be identified for longer than is necessary
Is only processed in a manner that ensures its security using appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
Our name and contact details
Name: The Makaton Charity
Registered offices: 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LH
Our data protection manager’s email address: [email protected].
ICO registration: Z1179547.
Registered Charity: 1119819.
What we do
The Makaton Charity supports those living with learning or communication difficulties and provides
the tools and resources they need to understand and be understood. We are the UK's leading
language programme for children and adults with communication or learning difficulties. Makaton
uses signs, symbols, and speech to develop communication, language, and literacy skills. The Makaton
Charity provides advice, training, and resources for families, carers, and professionals. We work to
share our knowledge and influence society to improve communication for all.
The Makaton Charity:
Provides training to families, carers, and professionals
Develops and produces printed and electronic resources
Works with others to make their information accessible
Provides advice and support for families and professionals
Works in partnership to influence society and empower people.
Processing your personal data
We process and manage your personal data according to the relationship we have with you. This relationship helps us to identify the appropriate data subject category you belong to (or group of individuals whose data we process in an identical manner) and allows us to provide you the details of how we process your personal data.