Privacy Policy
Privacy notice for employees, volunteers and users
Version: 3
Date: March 2025
PURPOSE
ANDYSMANCLUB LTD. (“the Organisation”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
This privacy notice outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information about you during and after your working relationship with us, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
ANDYSMANCLUB LTD. is a “data controller.” This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. We are required under data protection legislation to notify you of the information contained in this privacy notice.
This notice applies to current and former employees, volunteers, organisations and users. It does not form part of any contract of employment or any other contract for services. We may update this notice periodically and will notify you of any material changes as soon as reasonably practicable.
It is important that you read this notice, together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you, so you understand how and why we are using your data and your rights under data protection legislation.
SCOPE
This notice applies to all employees, volunteers, and users of ANDYSMANCLUB LTD.
PRINCIPLES OF DATA PROTECTION
We adhere to data protection law, which states that personal information must be:
TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Employees & Trustees
We may collect, store, and use the following personal information about employees:
Volunteers and Users
We may collect, store, and use the following personal information:
HOW PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
We collect personal information through:
HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We process personal data under the following lawful bases:
Processing activities include:
DATA SHARING
We may share data with:
All third-party processors must comply with security obligations and contractual confidentiality agreements.
DATA SECURITY
We have implemented appropriate security measures to:
We also have procedures in place for handling suspected data breaches and will notify individuals and the ICO where legally required.
DATA RETENTION
We will only retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill processing purposes, including legal, regulatory, and operational requirements. Retention periods are outlined in our Data Protection Policy.
In some cases, anonymised data may be retained for statistical and research purposes beyond the initial retention period.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under data protection law, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact info@andysmanclub.co.uk. We may require identification to process requests.
WITHDRAWING CONSENT
Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw consent at any time by contacting info@andysmanclub.co.uk.
AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING
We do not conduct automated decision-making that has a significant effect on individuals. If this changes, affected individuals will be notified.
DATA PROTECTION CONTACT
For questions or complaints about this privacy notice or data protection practices, contact the General Manager at sabrina.mullins@andysmanclub.co.uk.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.
MONITORING AND REVIEW
This policy will be reviewed regularly to ensure compliance with legislative changes.
Next Review Date: March 2027
EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
This policy has been reviewed to ensure compliance with equality legislation and fairness in data handling practices.
PUBLICATION
This Privacy Notice is available to employees, volunteers, and users via Internal communications (staff intranet) and The ANDYSMANCLUB website.
Urgent Help Needed?
ANDYSMANCLUB is a peer-led charity, so we are not professional mental health support workers. If you need urgent help, please contact one of these excellent groups.
Samaritans
If you need to contact someone urgently for a confidential, you can call The Samaritans free any time, from any phone, on 116 123.
Calm
Calm run a free and confidential helpline and webchat – 7 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone who needs to talk about life’s problems. Visit the helpline now.
Call 111
You can now call 111 free of charge and select option 2 to be connected to a mental health professional.
If someone’s life is at immediate at risk, please contact 999.