Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION


1.1 ABOUT US


The British Association of Singapore is an Association that promotes and represents the interests of members by providing social & recreational activities in various locations throughout Singapore. Social activities raise funds to distribute to a variety of Singapore charities.

1.2 ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY


We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us, so please read it carefully.  By using our services, participating as a member or attending our events, you consent to your information being processed by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy.

1.3 CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY


We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, to reflect changes at BAoS or for legal or regulatory reasons.  Unless we are unable to do so, we will give you reasonable notice of any changes to this Privacy Policy, which may be by notifying you via email and/or by posting an updated version on our website.

1.4 HOW TO CONTACT US


Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcomed and should be sent to secretary@britishassociation.org.sg

Your personal information is stored on our Glue Up platform, and you can access this through your My Glue app on your smartphone or tablet.

2. YOUR INFORMATION


2.1 WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU?


2.1.1 We may collect and process the following information about you:

*Information that you provide during the application process for BAoS and copies of any documents you provide to us.
*Information that you post on our website or share with other users via BAoS;
*Any feedback you provide through BAoS;
*If you are a speaker or an attendee at any of our events, we may collect information about your participation at our events (e.g. number of events spoken at/attended, type of events you speak at/attend);
*Any correspondence between you and us;
*Any other information you provide to us from time to time
*Details of your visits to our website (including traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data and the resources that you access)


2.1.2 We use cookies on our website to distinguish you from other users of our website.  This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and enables us to improve our website. If you would like to change the way website identify you, you should change the cookie settings in your browser settings.

2.2 HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?


We may use your information in the following ways:

*to provide our services, including inviting you to and organising events, providing news and updates and reports about events, sending you our magazine or any printed publications, providing general news and information about social and charitable events that we think will interest you.
*to deal with your requests and enquiries, and to provide you with information about our services, activities or events.
*to process the application and maintenance of your membership.
*to personalise the way in which our website and services are presented to you, including to ensure that content of our website and services are presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
*to analyse your use of our services.
*to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
*to investigate any breach of our Terms and Conditions by or relating to you.
*to allow you to participate in interactive features of our website; and
to notify you about changes at BAoS.


2.3 WHEN WILL WE CONTACT YOU? AND WHAT IF YOU WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE?


From 2 July 2014, for new members we will only contact you if we have your consent to do so.  We will normally obtain your consent when you become a member.

For existing and new members or contacts of BAoS, when we contact you, we will provide you with an unsubscribe facility, in case you decide that you do not want to be contacted again.  You should follow the instructions which are included when we contact you, if you wish to unsubscribe from future messages.

2.4 WILL WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES?


We share your information selected third parties of BAoS to facilitate communication.

Any information you upload to our digital media and our website may be visible to our elected council members and the webmaster for the Glue UP platform.

We may disclose your information to third parties with your permission where partners help us in the administration or operation of our organisation (e.g. our hosting/back-up service providers, our IT service providers; and if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation, or in order to enforce or in complying with our obligations under our terms and conditions or other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety or that of other users or third parties.


In connection with the events we organise, we may also share your information with event venues and caterers, including your identity details (e.g. passport/NRIC/FIN details) for security requirements and dietary requirements.


2.5 THIRD PARTY SERVICES
We may provide you with links to and/information about websites and services operated by third parties.  If you follow a link to any of these websites or services, please note that these websites or services may have their own policies and will not be subject to this Privacy Policy.  We do not control such third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their contents.

2.6 HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?


The security of your information is important to us.  We maintain appropriate and reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks.  However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.  Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information provided to us via the Internet, and any transmission is at your own risk.

2.7 FOR HOW LONG IS YOUR INFORMATION RETAINED?


We will only hold your information for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or in our terms and conditions, or for legal or business purposes.

2.8 ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION AND ENSURING IT IS UP TO DATE

 All the information we hold about you is what you have provided, please contact us at membership@britishassociation.org.sg 

We want to make sure that your information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate by contacting us at membership@britishassociation.org.sg

All members of the Council sign a Confidentiality Agreement.