Goole Gymnastics Club privacy notice – members and volunteers
This privacy notice provides information about how your personal data will be used by Goole Gymnastics Club . When we
collect, use, share, retain or do anything else with your personal information (known collectively as ‘processing’) we are regulated under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and are
responsible as ‘controller’ of your personal data. This notice applies to you if you are: An existing or prospective member of our club A person with parental responsibility for a
member, an existing or prospective club volunteer or official We have a separate notice which provides privacy information relating to employees It is
important that you read this carefully as it contains key information about how we use your personal data your associated rights.
About us
Goole Gymnastics Club is a ‘not for profit’ membership
organisation. Our members are gymnasts or the parents (if the gymnast is a child). We provide the opportunity for our members / people to participate in our activities, which include recreational
classes, training, camps, competitions, squads and other similar gymnastics activities and fundraising. We register with British Gymnastics and English Gymnastics who govern the
sport, provides membership benefits for clubs and individual members and offers competitions and events. It is a condition of British Gymnastics or English Gymnastics
club registration that all our club members are registered as individual members of British Gymnastics. Goole Gymnastics Club and British Gymnastics are Joint Controllers for the
personal data shared for British Gymnastics Membership purposes. You can find full details about how British Gymnastics collects and uses your personal data in the British
Gymnastics privacy notices, which you can find at www.british-gymnastics.org/safesport/privacy-notices
Goole Gymnastics Club also affiliates to Yorkshire Gymnastics, who run competitions and events in which we may participate.
Information we collect
about you
The categories of personal data we process includes: Name and parent name (if applicable)
Parent or gymnast contact details (telephone, email and postal address)
Gymnast date of birth
Gymnast gender
Emergency contact
Any relevant medical conditions and/or
disabilities and additional related information
Other relevant individual needs for example, information about
learning, religious or other support needs.
Any individual risk assessments (gymnasts and other participants if applicable) Details of any reasonable adjustments or steps taken to support your individual
needs
British Gymnastics membership details including your membership number, status and any coaching and training records (if applicable) (which are confirmed by British Gymnastics when you register or
renew your membership.
Gymnast attendance Achievement records
Any communications from, to or relating to you Details
relating to standards of conduct Any accident or
incident reports including details of injuries IP address, browser identifier and the time of access (if you use our website)
Bank details (If you are making regular payments to us or we are making payments to you e.g. for volunteer
expenses) Experience, qualifications, training
Confirmation that you have completed a criminal record check (for any prospective or existing volunteers who have completed a
check via British Gymnastics, this information will be provided via your membership account when you link it to our club).
If you are a competitive gymnast, we record other information about you to support your training and
participation in competition such as: Training and technical information
Lifestyle information
Nationality (if you are competing at a certain level)
If you attend an event of trip with the club, we will also collect the following information where relevant:
Dietary requirements and any other relevant information that we need to know to ensure your needs are met;
and Passport information if the trip is abroad.
Our purposes for processing information about you
We use the information we hold about you for a variety of purposes which are outlined below.
Data protection law requires us to tell you what our legal reason is for
each purpose.
Contractual purposes
When you ask us to provide you a service,
such as club membership or registration, gymnastics classes, competitions, trips or other activities or you buy a product from us we usually need to use information about you to provide this product
or service, for example: To contact you to confirm arrangements
To notify you about changes to terms and conditions
To tell you when it is time to renew membership or re-register for activities
To process payments or send you receipts required
To provide you with the product and services We do so because it is necessary for the performance of a contract.
Legal obligations
We have a duty of care to ensure it is safe for you or your child to take part in gymnastics activity
and to keep you/them safe while participating. Some individuals may be at risk of harm from participating in gymnastics activity as a result of a pre-existing condition. It is vital that you let us
know if there is any reason why taking part in gymnastic activity may be unsafe prior to participation. With your agreement, we will review any information you provide and undertake risk assessments
in consultation with yourself and any appropriate trained professionals e.g. medical consultants. on such as details of medical conditions, medication needs, allergies or injuries, this is because we
have a legal obligation. If you are a selected for a role at the club, we will usually obtain a reference from any appropriate organisations or individual you have nominated. When
you tell us about any special needs such as disabilities or other support information, we may use relevant information to comply with our legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010. We will review
any information you have provided to help us identify any actions we can take to support inclusion. We may need to ask you for more information to help us to best meet you or your child’s needs. We
will keep a record of any steps we taken to support inclusion.
If you are wishing to volunteer or work for us, we may ask you to complete a criminal record check as we have a legal obligation to do so. We jointly control the checking process
with British Gymnastics who is responsible for the assessment of any content on the check and will only share information with us where it is appropriate. For example, if you are considered by
British Gymnastics to be unsuitable to take on the role, we may share relevant and proportionate information about criminal offences where it is deemed that while you are not considered unsuitable to
take on the role, if it is considered necessary for safeguarding purposes.
When we retain information about you, even after you are no longer taking part in gymnastics
activity, this is often because we are required to do so by law such as records we are required to keep for business and accounting purposes.
Sometimes we are also legally obliged to
share information about you with third parties. More information it provided below.
Legitimate interests
We rely on legitimate interests for the following
purposes: Responding to communications, concerns or complaints and seeking feedback from you about our services. We will use the information you provide to respond to
any comments or questions you raise and where appropriate to undertake investigations into any complaints or concerns. On occasion, we may contact you to seek your views on the services we
provide.
Holding emergency contact information
When you join the club, we collect contact details. We also ask you to provide an emergency contact which we will only use in exceptional circumstances if we are unable to contact your
primary contact e.g. a parent. Maintaining attendance registers and waiting lists For health and safety purposes and club records, we need to maintain a register of those in
attendance at training or other club activities. If there are no places in the club, we can place you on our waiting list and will contact you using the details you provide to inform you when a
place is available.
Registering as a member of British Gymnastics
As a British Gymnastics registered club, all our members require membership with our governing body, of which insurance is a benefit. It also enables British Gymnastics to safeguard the
sport and allows members to access support and advice and participate in courses, competitions and events run by British Gymnastics and its affiliated organisations.
Entering into a competition and providing results
If you wish to take part in a competition, your information (usually your name, date of birth and gender) will be used to enter you into the appropriate category and your score will be
recorded. Results of club competitions are normally published in the Club and on our website.
Collecting additional information to support a participant attend a club trip
Occasionally we organise residential events or trips. If
you or your child registers for one of these events, we will need to collect additional information, that may vary dependent on the specific activities and whether they involve meals and
travel. Additional
information we require may include passport information and any other relevant information necessary to provide support whilst away from home.
Monitoring progress, performance and undertaking fitness assessments We track and monitor gymnast’s progress and if they are a competitive gymnast, their
performance in training, trials and competition and undertake regular assessments.
We may require additional information about lifestyle and education or lifestyle.
To monitor that you have completed any required safeguarding training and criminal record checks If you undertake a role where a criminal record check and
safeguarding training are required, we will receive confirmation from British Gymnastics if your check is approved and that you have completed the required safeguarding training.
Filming for
coaching purposes
On occasion, we
may film gymnasts e.g. during a gymnastics session for coaching purposes. Videos taken at training sessions for individual coaching purposes will not be used for any other purpose without prior
consent.
Photography and filming
We may take photos at club events to promote the club on our website, club social media account and in
communications. At our club events such as our annual club competitions and club display, we may film the event to create video content. Any images of children will be published in line with our
safeguarding policy.
Running and monitoring our club
website and social media
We do not use any tracking or analytics on our website. Your IP address will be logged by our webserver, but we would not be able to identify
you from this information alone.
Using CCTV for security and crime detection/prevention
We have cameras to protect the building, record persons entering and
leaving and giving a general view of the training hall, the images from which may be used after an incident. Eg. Images were given to the police after the theft of a bicycle. (which was
returned) We have carried out a legitimate interest assessment (LIA) to ensure that the above processing is necessary and is carried out in a way that ensures a balance between the club’s
interests and your individual interests, rights and freedoms with appropriate safeguards, especially to protect the interest of data subjects who are children. We can provide details of these
assessments on request.
You have a right to object to the use of your information for any purposes we undertake based on legitimate interests. Further information is provided in the section below on
individual rights.
Consent
We rely on consent in the following circumstances:
to use your email or telephone numbers for marketing purposes we will send you our newsletter and other
information about our activities, services and products that we think might be of interest to you based on your age, interests and experience.
We will send you this information to by email, SMS or by a private messaging service (subject to your communication
preferences). To take photographs and video at a small club event or training for publication.
With your consent, we may also take photos during training or at club events to promote the club on our website, club social media account and in communications.
All film and photos of children will be published in line with our safeguarding policy.
You have the right to withdraw
consent at any time, which you may do by contacting us using the contact details below or in the case of marketing emails, using the unsubscribe link in the email/responding to the relevant
communication with the word ‘STOP’ or by following the instructions in the relevant communication or by amending your preferences in ‘My Account’ It may take up to 21 days for this to take
place.
Special categories of personal data
Special categories of personal data are a category of information that is more sensitive and requires
greater protection. Some of the information we process falls into this category (e.g. health/medical data or any information you provide to us about a disability or your religion, race or gender
identity). It is unlawful for organisations to process this type of information unless an additional legal condition applies. We will only process this type of information if one of the following
applies: You have given your explicit consent or have made this information public;
We are required to do so to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim; We are required to do so to comply with employment or social security or
social protection law;
Legitimate activities of a ‘not for profit’ organisation; There is a substantial
public interest in doing so; or It is in your vital interests and you are unable to provide
consent e.g. if you are unconscious or do not have sufficient mental capacity; or There is a substantial public interest in doing so including:
- Support for individuals with a particular disability or medical condition - Safeguarding of children and individuals at risk
- Standards of behaviour in Sport
- Anti-doping in Sport
Why we
share information about you
We share information about you
with the following recipients (or categories of recipients) for the following reasons: British
Gymnastics/Scottish Gymnastics – in addition to the sharing of personal data for membership purposes, or as necessary to enter you into a competition, course or event provided by British Gymnastics,
we will disclose information for safeguarding and other regulatory purposes including reporting of incidents in the club.
His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC),
Health & Safety Executive (HSE),
Police and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- where it is necessary to complying with legal and/or regulatory responsibilities
We may
also share information with other organisations to safeguard children. Any information that is shared will be strictly limited to what is required to ensure children are protected from harm and will
be carried out in accordance with the law and relevant government guidance. Our insurance providers for claims purposes
Our legal and professional advisors where necessary to obtain advice. With social media providers to
promote our activities Our service providers where it is necessary to provide the service e.g. our
club membership system.
All service providers are contractually required to ensure your information is secure and cannot use this information for their own purposes. Where we are
required to share information with them to provide the service, we only disclose information that is necessary to deliver the service
How long we keep your personal
data
We will not keep your personal data for longer than we need it for the
purpose for which it is used. Different retention periods apply for different types of personal data.
Video footage that has only been taken for coaching purposes will be retained only for as long
as it is required for that purpose and in most cases, will be deleted within one month.
Photographs and other video footage captured for promotional purposes will be retained for up to 4 years. After this time, they will be deleted unless we consider them to be of public interest and
should consequently be archived for historical purposes. Where images have been published on social media, these platform providers may continue to process your data after the retention period has
lapsed. CCTV footage will be deleted within one month unless it is required to prevent or detect a crime.
Additional information that has
been provided solely for the purpose of participating in a specific activity will be deleted after the event.
If you do not renew your membership or cease to have a relationship with the club, we
will usually delete any information you provided within two years We will retain any financial/accounting records for seven years. Some records, such as incident reports are retained for longer
periods in line with claims limitation periods.
Following the end of the of the relevant
retention period, we will delete or anonymise your personal data.
Transfers of data out of the UK
We may
transfer your personal data outside the UK for the follow purposes:
To any country in which
the Club may compete or perform displays. Example - To Portugal in order to perform at the World Gymnaestrada 2027.
We will not transfer your personal data outside the UK unless it is necessary and the UK government has decided the applicable country ensures an
adequate level of protection of personal data (known as an ‘adequacy regulation’) there are other appropriate safeguards in place, together with enforceable rights and effective legal remedies or a
specific exception applies under UK data protection law. Please contact us using the details in this notice if you would like further
information about why transfers to the above countries are permitted under GDPR.
Individual rights
You have important rights under data protection law.
In summary these include:
To be informed about how your information is processed (set
out above) To access any personal data held about you You
have the right to access information we hold about you. You can also request a copy of your personal data by writing to us using the
contact details below.
To have your data rectified if it is inaccurate If you think that any of the information we hold is inaccurate, you can ask that corrections are
made.
We will either make the requested amendments or provide an explanation as
to why we are not making changes. To have your data deleted (except if there is a valid
lawful reason to retain it)
You have a right to request the deletion of your personal dat. We
will delete this information unless there is a lawful reason for the information to be retained.
To have your
information restricted or blocked from processing If you object to processing, we will restrict the processing of your information for the purpose to which you are objecting whilst we review
your objection.
To portability
If you wish to move to another club, you can transfer your membership data to another club on the British Gymnastics membership system. to
object to:
Any processing based on legitimate interests The right to object is specific to the data
subject’s particular situation. We will stop processing your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing, which override your individual interests, rights
and freedoms or we need to continue to process your information in connection with a legal claim.
Your personal information being used for direct marketing activities Click here to learn more about your rights.
To exercise any of your rights or if you have any questions about our privacy notice please
contact: Mr. P. Brooke or the welfare officer While we hope to be able to resolve any concerns you have about the way that we are processing your personal data, you have the right
to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been processed in a way that does not comply with the GDPR or have any wider concerns about our
compliance with data protection law. You can do so by calling the ICO helpline on 0303 123 1113 or via their website.
Keeping your personal information secure
We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We
limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine reason to need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of
confidentiality. We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will you and the ICO of any personal data breaches in line with our legal
obligations.
Changes to the privacy notice
We keep our privacy notices under regular review. This privacy notice was published on 10th September 2024 and last updated on 10th September
2024. We may change this privacy notice from time to time, when we do, we will inform you via our website and on Instagram.