Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the London BGTC Society. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at https://londonsociety.uk.

We are the data controller for the information you provide to us. Our contact details are:

London BGTC Society
Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom
Email: bgtc@londonsociety.uk

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for events, request an invitation, join our mailing list, or otherwise contact us. This may include:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website.
• Manage your event registrations and memberships.
• Improve, personalise, and expand our website and offerings.
• Communicate with you for customer service, updates, and — where we have your consent — marketing and promotional purposes.
• Process your transactions and prevent fraud.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

• Your consent. You can remove your consent at any time by contacting us at bgtc@londonsociety.uk.
• We have a contractual obligation.
• We have a legitimate interest.

5. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

• Your right of access — to ask us for copies of your personal information.
• Your right to rectification — to ask us to correct information you think is inaccurate.
• Your right to erasure — to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to restriction of processing — in certain circumstances.
• Your right to object to processing — in certain circumstances.
• Your right to data portability — in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond. Please contact us at bgtc@londonsociety.uk to make a request.

8. Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site provide a better user experience. We use cookies to understand how our website is used and to improve your browsing experience. When you first visit, you will be shown a consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This policy does not apply to those sites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

10. How to Complain

If you have concerns about our use of your personal information, you can complain to us at bgtc@londonsociety.uk.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk