Privacy Policy
Background
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​The Royal British Legion Broadstone Branch understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, broadstone-rbl.com and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
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Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is requested when you first visit our site or on subsequent visits as required.
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Disclaimer
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The information on this website has been approved by members of the RBL Broadstone Branch Committee and is independent of the Broadstone RBL Club, although we collaborate with the Club we are not responsible for the content of the Broadstone RBL Club website we are also independent of the The Royal British Legion (TRBL) charity in as far as this website is concerned and TRBL are not liable for the content of Our website.
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This site may also contain from time to time links to other 3rd party websites and we take no responsibility for the contents of these sites and their privacy compliance.
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1. Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by the Royal British Legion Broadstone Branch
Our Website Manager is: David Sippitt.
Email address: admin@broadstone-rbl.com
Telephone number: +44(0)7941 278341
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2. What Does This Policy Cover?
2.1. This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
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3. What Is Personal Data?
3.1 Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and 2021 UK-GDPR (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
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3.2 Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
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4. What Are My Rights?
4.1 Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
a) The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Para 13.
b) The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Para 11 will tell you how to do this.
c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Para 13 to find out more.
d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details in Para 13 to find out more.
e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
f) The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
g) The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
​h) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
i) Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.
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4.2 For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Para 13.
4.3 It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.
4.4 Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
4.5. If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us first, using the details in Para 13.
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5. What Data Do You Collect and How?
5.1. Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of the personal and non-personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data or personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.
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Data Collected - Identity Information including: First and Last Name, RBL Membership Number, Awards and Honours Service Number if applicable - How We Collect the Data - Membership Application Form
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Data Collected - Contact information including Email, Telephone Number, Membership Number - How We Collect the Data - Website Enquiry Form
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Data Collected - Business information including: First and Last Name, Email, Telephone Number - How We Collect the Data - Website Enquiry Form
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6. How Do You Use My Personal Data?
6.1. Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following describes how we will use your personal data, and our lawful bases for doing so:
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What We Do - Registering you on Our Site - What Data We Use - Website Enquiry Notification
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Our Lawful Basis - The lawful basis 6(1)(a) of the UK-GDPR the data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes
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What We Do - Supplying our services to you - What Data We Use - Website Enquiry Notification
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Our Lawful Basis - The lawful basis 6(1)(a) of the UK-GDPR the data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes
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What We Do - Communicating with you - What Data We Use - Contact information including email, telephone number from website enquiry notification
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Our Lawful Basis - The lawful basis 6(1)(a) of the UK-GDPR the data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes
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What We Do - Supplying you with information by email and post that you have opted-in to (you may opt-out at any time by contacting us on Tel +44(0)7941 278341 or emailing admin@broadstone-rbl.com - What Data We Use - Contact information including email, telephone number from website enquiry notification.
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Our Lawful Basis - The lawful basis 6(1)(a) of the UK-GDPR the data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes
6.2 With your permission, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email or telephone or post with information, news, and offers on our services (Dinners / Functions and Outings). You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.
6.3 We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Para 13.
6.4 If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
6.5 In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
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7. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?
7.1. We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
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Type of Data - Identity Information including: First and Last Name. -
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How Long We Keep It - 6 months after removal from RBL Branch/Club membership.
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Type of Data - Contact information including email, telephone number, Job Title -
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How Long We Keep It - 6 months after removal from RBL Branch/Club membership.
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Type of Data - Business information including First and Last Name, Email, Telephone Number, Invoice Date. -
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How Long We Keep It - 6 months after completing any business activity unless it is required for maintaining finical records, Financial records can me archived for a period up to 7 years.
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