1. The Fishmongers’ Company processes personal data in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018). To ensure that the information we hold is accurate and up-to-date, please ensure that we are promptly informed of any relevant change to your contact details.
2. When you to apply for funding from the Fishmongers’ Company or one of its Charitable Trusts, we will collect from you only those data that are necessary for the registration and administration of your entry into our database, and for the Company to contact you directly.
3. We store your data within secure systems onsite at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, and also on secure offsite servers located within the European Economic Area.
4. Your data will only be available to the relevant members of the Executive Staff who need to have access to them, and the Court of Assistants of the Company.
5. We will only use your data for business purposes, such as to keep our database up to date, for internal business analytics, and to communicate with you regarding your grant application.
6. We may contact those in our professional networks to verify the information you provide, however we will not share specific details of your application, including financial information, unless required to by law.
7. You can at any time let us know that you no longer wish to receive such information from the Company, or that you would like some or all of your personal data deleted from Company records.
8. We will not, without your consent, supply your name and address to any third party except where -a. the transfer is to a secure data processor who carries out data processing operations on our behalf;
b. the transfer is to a successor in title to the business;
c. we are required to do so by operation of law
9. Fishmongers’ Company employees understand the content of this privacy policy and are appropriately aware of the legal requirements of data protection. Appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken against any employee who violates this policy.
10. Should you wish to obtain a copy of the personal data that we hold on you, as soon as we are satisfied as to your identity, we will send to you, within 40 days, a copy of all the personal data that we hold concerning you.
11. Please use the following contact details to get in touch with our Data Protection Officers:
T: 020 7626 3531
E: DP@fishmongers.org.uk
P: Data Protection Officer, Fishmongers’ Hall, London, EC4R 9E
12. We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy from time to time. When we do so, we will circulate the new Privacy Policy in place of this Policy.
13. By agreeing to this policy, you are giving your consent for the Company to process your data for the purposes outlined above.
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