NUAC Privacy & Data Protection Policy

Who are we?

  • We are Norwich Union Angling Club, also known as NUAC. You can contact us through the following e-mail address chairman@nuac.org.uk.

About this Policy

  • This policy explains when and why NUAC collect personal information about our members, how we use it and how we keep it secure and your rights in relation to it.
  • NUAC may collect, use and store your personal data, as described in this Privacy Policy and as described when we collect data from you.
  • NUAC reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. A copy of this Privacy Policy can be found at nuac.org.uk/info/privacy-policy.html and you are advised to check this document regularly for any amendments. Any significant changes to this policy will be advised to members by e-mail and at the AGM.
  • NUAC will always comply with the current Data Protection Act - 1998 and for the General Data Protection Regulation - 2018 when dealing with your personal data. Further details on the GDPR can be found at the website for the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.gov.uk). For the purposes of the GDPR, we will be the "controller" of all personal data we hold about you.

What information we collect and why

Type of information Purpose Lawful basis of processing
Member's full name, address, e-mail address(es). Your name & address are used to create & issue your permit.
Your e-mail address is used to contact you regarding club news & information.
Your name is also used to record venue bookings and statistical analysis of bookings.		 Contract: To fulfil the club's contract with the member.
Legitimate Interest: To analyse how members use our waters, to help develop future club offerings.
Member's full name when competing in a NUAC match. Your name will be used as part of the match result when published on the Club's website and social media pages.
Top three match placings will also be used in press releases (e.g. match results sent to EDP and Angling Times).		 Legitimate Interest: By choosing to participate in a match a member is agreeing to the use of their personal data as described.

How we protect your personal data

  • NUAC have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security to protect personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised alteration or destruction.
  • Please note however that where you are transmitting information to us over the internet this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
  • NUAC will notify you promptly in the event of any breach of your personal data which might expose you to serious risk.

Who else has access to the information you provide us?

  • NUAC will never sell your personal data. We will not share your personal data with any third parties without your prior consent (which you are free to withhold) except where we are required to do so by law or as set out in the table above.
  • We may pass your personal data to third parties who are service providers, agents and subcontractors to us for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (e.g. to print newsletters, correspondence and to send you mailings). However, we will disclose only the personal data that is necessary for the third party to deliver the service and we will have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not for them to use it for any other purposes.
  • When you apply to join NUAC we will pass your name and application onto our partner fisheries for their review and approval.

How long do we keep your information?

  • NUAC will hold your personal data on our systems for as long as you are a member of the Club and for six months thereafter until we issue a final renewal reminder. We will review your personal data every year to establish whether we are still entitled to process it. If we decide that we are not entitled to do so, we will stop processing your personal data except that we will retain summary personal data in an archived form.

Your rights

  • You have rights under the GDPR:
    • to access your personal data
    • to be provided with information about how your personal data is processed
    • to have your personal data corrected
    • to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances
    • to object to or restrict how your personal data is processed
    • to have your personal data transferred to yourself or to another business in certain circumstances
  • You have the right to take any complaints about how we process your personal data to the Information Commissioner ico.org.uk/concerns/, Helpline 0303 123 1113

For more details, please address any questions, comments and requests regarding our data processing practices to data-request@nuac.org.uk.