February 2026
About this notice
Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is committed to protecting all personal information that we hold and making every effort to ensure that it is processed in a fair, open and transparent manner.
This notice will help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, how we store and use it, and if we disclose the information to anyone else. It will also explain what rights and choices you have regarding your personal information.
Who we are
Rape Crisis England & Wales is the feminist charity working to end child sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and all other forms of sexual violence. We are also the membership organisation for Rape Crisis centres across England and Wales. Together with our member centres, we work to deliver specialist services to those affected by sexual violence and abuse, and aim to educate, influence and make change.
We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered in the UK under charity number 1155140.
We can be contacted at: rcewinfo@rapecrisis.org.uk
What we do
Our vision
What we want: a world without sexual violence, where all women and girls live safely, freely and with dignity. We work for women and girls, in partnership with our member centres, to transform attitudes to sexual violence, improve responses to all survivors and end sexual violence in all its forms.
How we do it
To achieve this, we believe Rape Crisis England & Wales has a crucial role to play in:
- Believing survivors and helping them to get their voices heard.
- Ensuring survivors have access to specialist support.
- Raising awareness about the prevalence and impacts of sexual violence and abuse, and challenging rape culture. Influencing change in all aspects of public policy relating to sexual violence.
Our role
We are the controller of the personal data we process. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we collect, use and store information about you.
Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration reference ZA331575.
If you are involved with one of our Member Centres, please refer to their privacy notice directly.
How we collect and use your information
How we collect and use your personal data will depend on how you interact with us or the services you use. To better understand how we use your data, please download our Privacy Notice and read the role that best describes you.