HEADTURNED Foundation
Policies & Legal Framework
This page brings together the key policies that explain how we operate: how we care for animals, how we use your data, how our website and future platform work, how we innovate responsibly, how we manage land and food systems, how learning and careers are offered, and how our media and identity can be used.
Some policies are in active development. Where a policy is planned but not yet live, it will be marked as “Coming soon”.
Website & User Policies
These policies explain the terms that apply when you visit our website, contact us, and make donations.
The terms that apply when you use the HEADTURNED Foundation website and donation services.
How we collect, use, and protect personal information, and the rights you have over your data.
Details of the cookies and similar technologies we use and how you can manage your preferences.
Our commitment to making our digital experiences usable and accessible for as many people as possible.
Sanctuary & Animal Welfare
Policies that govern how we care for animals, accept animals into the Sanctuary, and where appropriate, support adoption, fostering, rehabilitation, and rewilding.
How animals enter the Sanctuary, including transfers from other organisations and surrenders from members of the public.
Eligibility, responsibilities, and safeguards for adopting or fostering animals in our care.
Our approach to housing, enrichment, veterinary care, behavioural support, and end-of-life decisions.
How we assess, prepare, and where lawful and appropriate, release animals back into suitable wild or semi-wild environments.
Governance & Compliance
Policies that support good governance, safeguarding, ethical fundraising, data protection, and environmental responsibility.
How we work to protect children, young people, and adults at risk who may come into contact with our work.
The principles we follow when raising funds and entering partnerships, including when we may decline support.
How we aim to minimise our environmental footprint and align our operations with our conservation goals.
How to raise a concern or complaint, how we handle it, and the steps you can expect from us.
How we handle personal data, keep information secure, and support privacy by design across our work.
How we identify, record, and manage conflicts of interest so decisions are made in the best interests of the Foundation.
How people connected with the Foundation can raise serious concerns safely and how those concerns will be handled.
Learning, Training & Careers
Policies that explain how people can access learning pathways, workshops, placements, apprenticeships, mentoring, volunteering, and career development across the Foundation, Sanctuary, Innovation Hub, and Vertical Farming campus.
Who our learning and careers activities are for, how we run them, and what people can expect when they take part.
How safeguarding, accessibility, supervision, and wellbeing are built into workshops, placements, and skills programmes.
Our approach to fair access, outreach, selection, progression, and support when offering learning and careers activity.
How placements, shadowing, mentoring and workplace learning are offered, supervised, and evaluated across the Foundation.
How apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programmes are developed, supported, assessed, and aligned with real career pathways.
How volunteering opportunities are structured to support skills development, confidence, contribution, and safe community involvement.
How we work with education partners to support curriculum-linked learning, research, placements, and community engagement.
How assessments, progress reviews and certification are designed to be fair, transparent, supportive, and aligned with learner goals.
How digital, hybrid, and remote learning opportunities are delivered safely, accessibly, and in line with our educational values.
Innovation Hub & Research
Policies that guide how we design, test, and share technologies and ideas through the Innovation Hub in ways that are ethical, transparent, and safe for people, animals, and ecosystems.
How we select, design, and review Innovation Hub projects so they advance our mission while managing risks responsibly.
Principles for the use of AI, sensors, robotics, and data systems in ways that respect privacy, safety, and ecological integrity.
How we minimise the environmental footprint of research and development activities across the Innovation Hub.
How we work with partners, share knowledge, and manage intellectual property in the public interest.
Vertical Farming & Food Systems
Policies that shape how we design and run vertical farming systems so that food production supports biodiversity, climate goals, and community benefit.
Our commitment to growing food in ways that reduce pressure on land, water, and wildlife.
The standards and processes that keep produce safe, traceable, and consistently high quality.
How we manage energy, water, and materials in our farming operations to reduce environmental impact.
How vertical farming connects into learning, careers, and access to sustainable food for local communities.
Conservation, Biodiversity & Rewilding
Policies that set out how we manage land, restore habitats, and balance non-interference with responsible intervention for wildlife and ecosystems.
How we restore habitats, rebuild ecological networks, and monitor change over time.
When we step in to help a wild animal—and when we do not—guided by welfare and ecological impact.
How we manage land use, access, and activities to support long-term ecosystem health.
How we collect ecological data, conduct research, and involve the public responsibly.
Media, Content & Intellectual Property
Policies that cover how we create, use, and share written content, images, video, logos, and other creative work across HEADTURNED—and how others may or may not use it.
Who owns the words, images, designs, and media we publish, and how they may be used, shared, or quoted.
How we work with photographers, writers, filmmakers, and other creative contributors when commissioning or publishing their work through HEADTURNED.
How our name, logo, and visual identity can be used, and how to request permission for co-branding or partnership use.
How wildlife, sanctuary and habitat media must be planned and captured so that welfare, ecology, and truthfulness always come first.
How drones and other aerial tools are used safely, lawfully, and ethically around animals, habitats, and nearby communities.
How we use AI-generated or synthetic media for storytelling and education while staying transparent, accurate, and aligned with public trust.
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