Data protection and privacy information
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) cover how the Association, and its three Districts, holds and uses personal information.
Personal information is anything that can be used to identify individuals, including full name, date of birth, email and postal address, telephone numbers and photographs.
People give us their personal information, for example, when they ask about our activities, join as members, take part in one of our activities/events, are a named Tower Contact, or who ring a peal for the Association.
We respect the privacy of everyone who gives us personal information as a member, website user, Tower Contact, participant in our events and activities and anyone else who may be involved in the Association’s day to day operation.
We only use personal information for legitimate purposes to:
We don’t sell personal information and won’t transfer your personal information to any third party without your permission. We make all reasonable efforts to protect everyone’s privacy and maintain the security of all personal information we hold.
Under the GDPR you have certain rights about data the Association holds about you; the most relevant of these being the right to be informed, to have access, to rectify mistakes, to erase and to object. Please note that the protection of personal information kept by Church authorities on their ringers and visitors falls outside the scope of the Association’s data protection responsibility.
Specifically, as an Association member, a parent/guardian of any young ringers (under19) who participate in our organised events, a non-member who is a Tower Contact or an adult who is learning to ring, you should be aware that personal information (including name, address, telephone number, email address, subscription payment record and peals rung for the Association) is held and maintained electronically and on paper records for use by nominated Association and District Officers.
The Association has a membership database and Officers also hold email addresses which are used, where members give specific permission, to communicate about Association and District events and activities.
By joining the Bedfordshire Association of Church Bell Ringers, you agree to your name appearing in the Annual Report and, where relevant, on the Association’s website, Association and District newsletters and other communications.
We do ask members and Tower Contacts (whether members or not), to give specific permission before other personal information, such as phone number, address and email address, is used in the Annual Report or on the Association’s website.
Please help us to keep our records up to date by informing the Honorary Secretary and relevant District Secretary of any changes to your personal information.