Data Protection
Glass Society Data Protection Policy
The Glass Society (“the Society”) is fully committed to comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. The Society’s Committee, who are volunteers, will aim to ensure that all Members who have access to any personal data, fully abide by their duties under the General Data Protection Regulation.
The Society will ensure that personal data is:
- Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to Members;
- Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes;
- Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
- Accurate and kept up to date; every reasonable step will be taken to ensure that personal data that is inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, is erased or rectified without delay;
- Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed;
- Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical measures.
Privacy Statement for Members
This privacy statement explains how the Glass Society (‘the Society’) uses any personal information that is collected when you become a member of the Society.
Why information about you is needed and how it is used?
The Glass Society needs to collect and store your personal contact information in order for the Society to administer your membership, to communicate with you on a regular basis (sending information of the Society, its Journal, monthly meetings, events and activities) and to notify members of matters relating to annual membership renewal. Occasionally, the Society may also inform members about other glass-related events that may be of interest that are not directly connected with the Society. The membership data is stored securely and electronically in a password-protected format and is transmitted, where necessary, in a password-protected and encrypted form. Officers and members of the Management Committee and the Society’s Trustees are required to permit the publication of their contact details on the Society’s website, in the Society’s Glass Matters and in member communications (if deemed necessary) to permit members to contact them about society matters.
Who will have access to your information?
In line with the new GDPR guidelines, applications for membership (by post, email, or on-line via the Society’s website), payment records and members’ personal information will be processed and retained by the Membership Secretary and the Treasurer. Data may be shared with members of the Society’s Committee, as required, in order that they may fulfill their individual roles associated with the management of the Society. The lawful basis for the ‘processing’ of your data is entirely by consent given by you ‘opting-in’ at the time of joining the Society, and then annually at the time of your membership renewal.
How to access your information?
You have the right to request a copy of the information the Society holds about you. You may also ask the Society to correct or remove information about you, or withdraw your consent altogether, by contacting the Membership Secretary – [email protected]. A Member’s personal data will be deleted permanently from all Society databases after an appropriate time following the non-renewal/lapsing of your membership.
Glass Society website
The website is used to provide information about the Society’s activities meetings and events, the Society’s Glass Matters and Journal, and to give the Committee and Society Trustees contact details to members and persons interested in joining the Society. Our privacy policy applies only to our own website.
Nevertheless, our website may contain links to other websites and online services (e.g. Facebook and Stripe/PayPal) and once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over those other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by the Glass Society privacy statement. You should therefore exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information can be used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity using analytics.
Overall, cookies help to provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer, or to any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Changes to the privacy policy
The Society keeps its privacy policy under regular review and where appropriate and necessary, it will be updated. Members will be kept informed of these updates through the website.
If you have any questions about the Society’s privacy policy, or the information that we hold about you, please contact the Membership Secretary, in writing, by e-mail or letter.