Privacy
You may have heard about GDPR, which was introduced on 25 May 2018. GDPR
(General Data Protection Regulation) is a regulation in EU law on data protection
and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and replaces the
existing Data Protection Act.
As a society we are now required to obtain specific consent from members to
hold their data, both in paper and electronic forms, and specific consent to
contact them.
Currently, members´ information is maintained in a password protected
spreadsheet on a computer with a backup copy held on a memory stick. The
Membership Secretary holds these. The Membership Secretary holds a hard
copy print of the most recent membership list securely and it is available
at meetings.
We may keep a record of the activities each Member is interested in so
that we can inform them of events.
We will not sell or share information informally or formally with any
other party without the express agreement of the Member.
The Berkshire Bonsai Society (BBS) arrange a number of activities throughout
the year. The majority are planned and set out in the annual programme.
Throughout the year, however, new activities or events need to be promoted
by contact with members.
We currently send out a monthly reminder of the next meeting, also newsletters
from Federation Of British Bonsai Societies (FOBBS) and details about other
society shows which we need to distribute by email.