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Privacy Notice |
Who we are
The Anglo-Malagasy Society respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This notice explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it and your rights in relation to it.
For questions about this privacy notice or the personal information we hold about you, please contact us.
For questions about this privacy notice or the personal information we hold about you, please contact us.
Information we collect
Depending on your relationship with the Society, we may collect information including:
- your name and contact details, such as your email address, postal address and telephone number;
- information you provide when joining or renewing your membership of the Society;
- information relating to payments or donations;
- your preferences concerning communications from the Society;
- your email address and subscription status if you subscribe to the Madagascar News Digest or other email communications;
- correspondence you send to us; and
- information you provide when registering for or attending Society events.
How we use your information
We may use your personal information to:
- administer your membership of the Anglo-Malagasy Society;
- communicate with you about the Society and its activities;
- process membership payments, event payments or donations;
- manage Society events;
- send you the Madagascar News Digest and other communications you have chosen to receive;
- respond to enquiries and correspondence;
- maintain appropriate administrative and financial records; and
- meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
Our lawful bases for using your information
UK data protection law requires us to have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may process your information because:
Depending on the circumstances, we may process your information because:
- it is necessary to provide a membership or other service you have requested;
- we have a legitimate interest in administering and operating the Society and communicating appropriately with its members and supporters;
- you have given us your consent, for example by choosing to subscribe to an email publication; or
- we are required to process the information to comply with a legal obligation.
Email communications
If you subscribe to the Madagascar News Digest, we will use your email address to send you the Digest by email, normally once a month.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
We use Mailchimp to manage and distribute our email communications. Your information may therefore be processed by Mailchimp on our behalf in providing this service.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
We use Mailchimp to manage and distribute our email communications. Your information may therefore be processed by Mailchimp on our behalf in providing this service.
Sharing your information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information with organisations that provide services to the Society where this is necessary for them to perform those services on our behalf. These may include providers of email distribution, website, payment and other administrative services.
We may also disclose information where required by law.
Some of the service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.
We may share information with organisations that provide services to the Society where this is necessary for them to perform those services on our behalf. These may include providers of email distribution, website, payment and other administrative services.
We may also disclose information where required by law.
Some of the service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.
How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, including any period necessary to meet legal, accounting or administrative requirements.
If you unsubscribe from an email list, we may retain limited information recording your opt-out so that we can ensure that you are not inadvertently subscribed again.
If you unsubscribe from an email list, we may retain limited information recording your opt-out so that we can ensure that you are not inadvertently subscribed again.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights concerning your personal information. These may include the right to:
- ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- ask us to delete information in certain circumstances;
- object to or restrict certain uses of your information;
- withdraw your consent where we rely on consent; and
- ask us to transfer certain information to you or another organisation where applicable.
Cookies and website information
Our website and services embedded in it may use cookies or similar technologies. These may be used to provide website functionality, measure use of the site or support services supplied by third parties.
Changes to this notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time to reflect changes in the Society's activities, the services we use or applicable law.