Effective Date: 1st March 2025
Last Updated:  1st March 2025
 

1. Who We Are

Scattered Families  is a private online community operating through Facebook designed to support parents with adult children living many miles away. To help members connect with each other online or face to face for mutual support and friendship, we maintain a Meetup Groups Organiser Directory featuring local groups and their organisers who have agreed to share their contact details with other members.
 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, you can contact us using the Contact Form here:
  

2. The directory includes the following details for organisers:

• Full Name

• Country of residence

• Other details you choose to add

• Location (e.g., town/county)

• Your chosen contact details (eg email, Facebook and/or phone, as provided)
   

3. How We Use Your Information

We collect and store this information solely for the purpose of:

•      Allowing members of Scattered Families to connect with organisers in their area.

•      Maintaining an up-to-date directory of meetup groups and group organisers.

•     To allow Scattered Families members to create new groups

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 We will NEVER sell, share, or use your information for marketing purposes.

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4. Who Can Access Your Data?

•  Access to the directory is restricted to members of Scattered Families only.

•  It is not publicly accessible or indexed by search engines.

•  We do not share your details with external third parties.​

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5. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

•  Access Your Data – Request a copy of the information we hold about you.

• Correct Your Data – Ask us to update or amend your details.

• Erase Your Data ("Right to Be Forgotten") – Request removal from the directory at any time.

•  Restrict Processing – Limit how your information is used.

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​​To exercise any of these rights, please email us using Contact Form here: We will respond within 30 days.

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6. How We Keep Your Data Secure

•  The directory is stored on a password-protected website section of Scattered Families.com.

•  Only Scattered Families members can access the directory.

•  We regularly review and update our records to keep your data safe.​

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If you have any security concerns, please contact us using Contact Form here:.

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7. How Long We Keep Your Data

Your details will remain in the directory until you request removal or inform us that you are stepping down as a meetup group organiser. We conduct periodic reviews to ensure that only active organisers are listed.

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8. Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes in how we handle data. Any updates will be posted on this page, and significant changes may be communicated via email.

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Last updated on: 1st March 2025

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