Privacy policy.

Supply Chain Women is operated by Barnsbury Media Ltd trading as Supply Chain Women.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Barnsbury Media Ltd is the data controller. This means we are responsible for deciding how and why personal data is used.

Barnsbury Media Ltd trading as Supply Chain Women
21 Stafford Road
Croydon
CR0 4NG
United Kingdom

Email: lucy@b2bcomms.com

This policy applies to personal information we collect through:

• the Supply Chain Women website;
• profile submission forms;
• nomination forms;
• contact forms or email enquiries;
• newsletter or update sign-ups;
• supporter, partner or sponsor enquiries;
• campaign, event or editorial activity connected to Supply Chain Women.

This policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms or services that we may link to. Those organisations will have their own privacy policies.

We collect different types of personal information depending on how you interact with us.

3.1 If you submit your own profile

When you submit a profile to Supply Chain Women, we may collect:

• your name;
• email address;
• job title;
• company or organisation;
• sector, discipline or area of work;
• location or region;
• professional biography;
• career story or professional background;
• profile photograph or headshot;
• LinkedIn profile link;
• website or other professional links;
• information about your expertise, achievements, interests or work;
• information about speaking, media or visibility opportunities you may be interested in;
• any other information you choose to include in your profile submission.

All profiles are reviewed before publication. We may edit profile content for clarity, length, consistency, accuracy, tone and style, while aiming to preserve your meaning and represent you fairly.

We will not publish your profile unless it has been approved.

3.2 If you nominate someone else

If you nominate someone else for Supply Chain Women, we only ask you to provide their name and email address.

We use this information to contact the person you have nominated and invite them to complete their own profile.

We do not publish a nominated person’s details and we do not create a profile for them unless they choose to complete and approve their own profile.

3.3 If you contact us

If you contact us by email or through the website, we may collect:

• your name;
• email address;
• organisation;
• job title;
• the content of your message;
• any other information you choose to provide.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry and manage our communications with you.

3.4 If you sign up for updates

If you subscribe to receive updates from Supply Chain Women, we may collect:

• your name;
• email address;
• communication preferences.

We use this information to send updates about Supply Chain Women, including new profiles, campaign news, events, opportunities, resources and relevant editorial content.

You can unsubscribe at any time.

3.5 If you contact us about sponsorship, partnership or support

If you enquire about becoming a sponsor, supporter, partner or collaborator, we may collect:

• your name;
• email address;
• organisation;
• job title;
• phone number, if provided;
• details of your enquiry;
• correspondence relating to the potential relationship.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry and manage any resulting relationship.

3.6 Information collected automatically

Our website is currently built using Lovable.

When you visit the website, limited technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• pages visited;
• time and date of visit;
• referral source;
• basic website usage information.

This information may be collected through the website platform, hosting infrastructure or standard server logs. It helps the website function, remain secure and improve over time.

We do not intentionally collect special category data through Supply Chain Women.

Special category data includes information about race, ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, disability, sexual orientation, genetic data or biometric data.

Please do not include special category data in your profile submission, nomination, enquiry or other communication with us.

We use personal information for the following purposes.

5.1 To review, approve and publish profiles

We use profile information to review submissions, prepare profiles and publish approved profiles on the Supply Chain Women website.

Published profiles may include your name, role, company, professional background, photograph, biography, professional links, areas of expertise and other profile content you have approved.

Published profiles are publicly available and may be seen by website visitors, search engines, journalists, event organisers, employers, recruiters, partners, sponsors and other third parties.

Sponsors do not receive personal data from us. They may, like any other website visitor, view profiles that have been publicly published on the website.

5.2 To contact nominated individuals

If someone nominates you, we may use your name and email address to contact you and invite you to complete your own profile.

We will not publish your details unless you choose to submit and approve your own profile.

5.3 To promote Supply Chain Women and its mission

Where appropriate, we may promote approved profiles, stories, quotes or features through Supply Chain Women channels, including:

• the Supply Chain Women website;
• email updates;
• LinkedIn;
• other social media platforms;
• event materials;
• campaign materials;
• supporter or partner communications.

We will only use approved profile content for this purpose.

5.4 To send updates

If you have subscribed or opted in, we may send you updates about Supply Chain Women, including:

• new profiles;
• news and campaign updates;
• event information;
• visibility opportunities;
• resources and editorial content;
• relevant supporter or partner updates.

You can unsubscribe at any time.

5.5 To respond to enquiries

We use personal information to respond to messages, questions, requests, media enquiries, partner enquiries, supporter enquiries and other communications.

5.6 To manage partnerships, sponsorships and collaborations

If you contact us about sponsorship, support, partnership or collaboration, we use your information to manage the enquiry and any resulting relationship.

5.7 To maintain, improve and protect the website

We may use technical and usage information to:

• operate the website;
• keep the website secure;
• understand how people use the website;
• improve content, navigation and user experience;
• troubleshoot technical issues;
• prevent spam, misuse or unauthorised access.

5.8 To meet legal and administrative obligations

We may use personal information where necessary to:

• comply with legal obligations;
• keep appropriate business records;
• manage complaints or disputes;
• protect our rights, property, safety or reputation;
• respond to lawful requests from regulators, authorities or courts.

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for using personal information.

The lawful bases we rely on may include:

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we only do so where we believe our interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Supply Chain Women is designed to increase visibility. This means approved profiles are published publicly on the website.

If you approve your profile for publication, you understand that:

• your profile will be visible to website visitors;
• it may be indexed by search engines;
• it may be shared through Supply Chain Women communications;
• it may be viewed by employers, recruiters, journalists, event organisers, sponsors, supporters, partners and members of the public.

You can ask us to update or remove your profile at any time by emailing lucy@b2bcomms.com.

If we remove your profile from our website, we cannot guarantee removal from search engine caches, screenshots, social media shares, email archives, third-party websites or other places outside our control.

We will only send you email updates where you have opted in or where we have another lawful basis to contact you.

You can unsubscribe at any time by:

• clicking the unsubscribe link in an email, where available;
• emailing lucy@b2bcomms.com.

We do not sell our mailing list.

Our website is currently built using Lovable.

The website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function properly, remain secure or remember basic preferences.

If we introduce analytics, advertising pixels, tracking tools or other non-essential cookies in future, we will update this policy and, where required, ask for your consent.

We do not sell personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate Supply Chain Women. At present, this includes Lovable, which is used to build and operate the website.

In future, this may include service providers such as:

• website hosting providers;
• form providers;
• email marketing platforms;
• cloud storage providers;
• analytics providers;
• professional advisers such as accountants, lawyers or insurers;
• event platforms, if events are introduced.

We may also share information where required by law or where necessary to protect our rights, property, safety or reputation.

Sponsors and supporters

Sponsors, supporters and partners do not receive personal data from us.

They may view publicly available profiles on the website in the same way as any other visitor.

We will not give sponsors, supporters or partners access to private profile submissions, email addresses, nomination details or mailing list data.

Some website platforms or service providers may store or process information outside the UK.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected in line with UK data protection law. This may include relying on appropriate safeguards used by our service providers.

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

As a guide:

If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will do so where required, unless we have a lawful reason to keep it.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

These may include:

• using reputable website and technology providers;
• limiting access to personal information;
• using password-protected systems;
• reviewing access permissions where appropriate;
• keeping business records secure;
• taking care when handling profile submissions and contact details.

No website, email system or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please take care when sending information online and only share information you are comfortable providing.

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal information.

These may include:

• the right to be informed about how your data is used;
• the right to access personal data we hold about you;
• the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
• the right to ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances;
• the right to restrict how we use your data in certain circumstances;
• the right to object to certain types of processing;
• the right to withdraw consent where we rely on consent;
• the right to data portability in certain circumstances;
• the right to object to direct marketing.

You can exercise your rights by emailing:

lucy@b2bcomms.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

We will usually respond within one month.

Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

For example, you can:

• ask us to remove your published profile;
• ask us to stop using your photograph;
• unsubscribe from email updates;
• ask us not to contact you about Supply Chain Women opportunities.

Withdrawing consent does not affect anything we have already done lawfully before consent was withdrawn.

You can ask us to update, correct or remove your published profile at any time.

Email: lucy@b2bcomms.com

We will take reasonable steps to update or remove the profile from our website as soon as practicable.

Please note that if your profile has already been indexed by search engines, shared on social media, included in emails, quoted by third parties or captured in screenshots, we may not be able to remove all external copies.

Supply Chain Women is intended for adults and professionals working in or connected to the supply chain sector.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.

Our website may contain links to other websites, platforms, groups, events, articles, social media pages or partner organisations.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. Please read the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Where changes are significant, we may take additional steps to notify users, such as through the website or by email.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use personal information, please contact:

Barnsbury Media Ltd trading as Supply Chain Women
21 Stafford Road
Croydon
CR0 4NG
United Kingdom

Email: lucy@b2bcomms.com

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which is the UK regulator for data protection.

Website: ico.org.uk

Telephone: 0303 123 1113