BASC Privacy Notice
This Privacy Policy applies to information we (British Athletics Supporters Club Limited (BASC)) collect about individuals who interact with our organisation. It explains what personal information we collect and how we use it.
1. Personal data that we process
The following table explains the types of data we collect and the legal basis, under current data protection legislation, on which this data is processed.
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Enquiring about BASC and our activities | | Legitimate interests - it is necessary for us to read and store your message so that we can respond in the way that you would expect. |
Subscribing to email updates about BASC | | Consent - you have given your active consent. |
Making a donation to BASC | Name, email, address, payment information | Legitimate interests - this information is necessary for us to fulfill your intention of donating money and your expectation of receiving a confirmation message. |
| | Contract - by paying your membership fees you have consented. |
| Website activity collected through cookies and retention of password | Legitimate interests - it is necessary for us to store a small amount of information, usually through cookies, to deliver functionality that you would expect. |
Organisation of Annual Dinner | Name, address, email, telephone number, dietary requirements, accessibility requirements, menu choices and payment information. | Consent – by signing up to attend the dinner, you consent to us retaining this required information. |
Distribution of Backtrack | Name and address are shared with BASC’s Backtrack distributor solely for the purpose of distribution of Backtrack and not further. | Consent – by joining BASC, you have consented to being sent Backtrack on a periodic basis. |
Annual payment of BASC subs | Name, email details and method of payment are stored. | |
2. How we use your data
We will only use your data in a manner that is appropriate considering the basis on which that data was collected, as set out in the table at the top of this policy.
For example, we may use your personal information to:
• reply to enquiries you send to us;
• handle donations or subscription renewals;
• send to you copies of Backtrack and other BASC related literature (such as in relation to ticketing) that may be of interest.
3. When we share your data
We will only pass your data to third parties in the following circumstances:
• you have provided your explicit consent for us to pass data to a named third party;
• we are using a third party purely for the purposes of processing data on our behalf and we have in place a data processing agreement with that third party • that fulfils our legal obligations in relation to the use of third party data processors; or
• we are required by law to share your data.
In addition, we would only pass data to third parties outside of the EU where appropriate safeguards are in place as defined by Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation. We do not currently envisage any circumstances where this would be necessary.
4. How long we keep your data
We take the principles of data minimisation and removal seriously and we will only ever ask for the minimum amount of data for the associated purpose and delete that data promptly once it is no longer required.
Where data is collected on the basis of consent, we will seek renewal of consent at least every three years.
5. Rights you have over your data
You have a range of rights over your data, which include the following:
• Where data processing is based on consent, you may revoke this consent at any time and we will make it as easy as possible for you to do this (for example by putting ‘unsubscribe’ links at the bottom of all our marketing emails).
• You have the right to ask for rectification and/or deletion of your information.
• You have the right of access to your information.
• You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner if you feel your rights have been infringed.
A full summary of your legal rights over your data can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website here: https://ico.org.uk/
If you would like to access the rights listed above, or any other legal rights you have over your data under current legislation, please get in touch with us.
Please note that relying on some of these rights, such as the right to deleting your data, will make it impossible for us to continue to deliver some services to you. However, where possible we will always try to allow the maximum access to your rights while continuing to deliver as many services to you as possible.
6. Cookies & usage tracking
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, eg remembering your preferences and counting the number of people looking at a website.
Where cookies are used to collect personal data, we list these purposes in section 1 above, along with other personal data that we collect. However, we also use some cookies that do not collect personal information but that do help us collect anonymous information about how people use our website. We may use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website usage by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information collected by Google Analytics about usage of our website is not personally identifiable. The data is collected anonymously, stored by Google and used by us to create reports about website usage. Google's privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
7. Modifications
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time and will publish the most current version on our website. If a modification meaningfully reduces your rights, we'll notify people whose personal data we hold and are affected.
8. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
