Kettering Allotments Society Data Protection Policy v1.1
Mindful of recent changes in legislation, including the GDPR
(European Data Protection Regulation) that comes into effect on 25th
May 2018, Kettering Allotments Society's Data Protection Policy is
outlined below.
The Committee and Officers of Kettering Allotments will ensure that
all data protection legislation is adhered to and will protect
securely any data that it collects.
The data that Kettering Allotments collects, stores and processes is
limited to the contact details of members, prospective members (on
waiting lists) and former members who have recently relinquished
their allotments.
Contact details include names, postal and email addresses, telephone
numbers including landlines and mobile phones.
These data are stored on the computers of the Secretary and
Treasurer and will be used for the purpose of contacting members,
for example to send newsletters and collect rents.
Individual members may be contacted for other legitimate purposes,
for example if there has been damage to an allotment or shed, the
plot is being neglected or other reasonable purposes.
The data may be shared between field stewards to enable them to
perform their duties.
Data may be shared with the NAS (also known asNSALG Ltd) the
National Allotment Society. As part of our membership of that body
we are required under the terms of our subscription to share certain
data. NSALG has robust data protection and has assured Kettering
Allotments Society that the data on our members will not be shared
with other organisations.
Kettering Allotments members' data will not be shared with other
individuals or organisations.
Data on former members, who have relinquished allotments or been
evicted will be stored for a reasonable time in case they need to be
contacted about their former plot.
Individual members are welcome to ask for details of any of their
own personal data that the Society holds on them.
Members are advised to inform the Society if their personal details
change e.g. name, address, phone number; so that records remain
updated and members can be informed of Society news and business.
Policy approved by the committee – February 2018