The following explains BAFUNCS’ privacy policy, including how we use or share your personal information.
Managing your Personal Data
When we use your personal data, BAFUNCS is what in terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we call the Data Controller. This function rests with the Association’s Website Manager, acting under the aegis of the Executive Committee (ExCo). This statement of policy has been approved by ExCo; it is reviewed and updated on a regular basis, as circumstances change.
As the Data Controller, we must:
- Only keep your data that we need to provide services
- Keep your records safe and accurate
- Only keep your data as long as we have to
- Collect, store and use your data in a way that does not break any data protection laws.
Things you can do to help us:
- Tell us when any of your details change;
- Tell us if any of the information we hold on you is wrong;
- Update your own Membership Profile on-line, if you can; and
- Check the GDPR box in your profile to indicate your agreement to the Association using your personal data as explained in this policy statement.
Your Membership Profile
The information we have about you is contained in your on-line Membership Profile. This profile has two elements:
1.Your personal details, which you have provided and which you can update on-line, when you are signed into the Members’ Area of the website. Our Membership Secretary (membership@bafuncs.org) will also be happy to update it on your behalf, if requested.
2.Your administrative details, which are maintained by authorised Administrators (Membership Secretary, Subscriptions Secretary, Website Manager). Most of this information (membership type, regional affiliation, etc) is visible to the individual member concerned but editable only by an Administrator. The balance consist of notes on administrative status (e.g. "subscription paid") already known to the individual member; this can be provided to the member upon request.
The Association does not keep any bank account information on its members.
Use of your Membership Data
The Association uses your Membership Data in several different ways:
- The Annual Membership List, which is made available (on-line or in print) to all members of the Association. This provides your name, address, telephone number, region, type of membership and UN agencies worked for.
- The On-Line Membership Directory, which is accessible and searchable by any on-line member who is signed in. This provides the same information as is included in the Annual Membership List, and is fully up-to-date, as compared with the annual list, which is rapidly overtaken by individual changes.
- The Biannual Newsletter contains a summary of membership changes and is mailed to all members who would like to receive a hard copy; on-line members can opt out of receiving such hard copies by ticking the applicable box in their profile.
- The Website Bulletin is periodically issued to on-line members, containing the latest news from the Association. Using MailChimp software, on-line members can subscribe or unsubscribe to this at any time.
- National and Regional Managers are also provided with membership data for their administrative purposes.
- Emergency Contact details you have provided may also be provided to a specific manager, on a case by case basis and in special circumstances.
The Association does not provide your personal information to any third party or commercial entity.
Use of Cookies
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A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any sensitive information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
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Contacting Us
If you have any questions about the BAFUNCS Privacy Policy, please contact our Website Manager at website@bafuncs.org.
If you have questions about your Membership Profile, please contact our Membership Secretary at membership@bafuncs.org.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be announced in the next Website Bulletin and posted on the BAFUNCS Website and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date.