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Who we are:
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists is an independent registered UK road safetycharity, affiliated to IAM RoadSmart, as part of their support for Associate Members preparing for the advanced test. We help to improve driver skills through coaching and education.
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists is run by volunteers, representinga unique resource with unparalleled experience and expertise. We also provide a social focus,meeting and enjoying the company of fellow driving enthusiasts.
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists acts as the data controller/data processor when collecting and processing your data.
This Privacy Notice covers Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists in relation to the collection and use of the information you give us. We may change this Policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes,we will advertise this on our website or contact you directly with the information. Please check this page occasionally to make sure you are happy with any changes.
If you have any questions about this Notice or concerning your personal information,please contact us using the details provided at the bottom of this Notice.
Our basis for processing your personal information and what we use it for:
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists aims to be very clear when we collect your personal data and will not do anything you wouldn’t reasonably expect in order to provide the products and/or services that you request, to communicate with you and to personalise theinformation we send to you.
We will process your personal data because it is necessary for the performance of a contract. For example, if you purchase a driving course or for the mailing of membership magazines.
How do we use your information?
We use your information to:
Arrange and manage your Advanced Driving Course (our obligation arising from your purchase via IAM RoadSmart).
Manage your membership of the Group.
Contact you by phone, e-mail, SMS or post.
Pictures, videos and written updates of Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists events and activities at which you may be in attendance, or referred to by name, may also be regularly published on social media sites, in group newsletters/magazines and on group related websiteswith your consent.
What type of information we collect and how we use your information?
We will use your personal information in a number of ways which reflect the legal basis applying to processing of your data. To enable us to contact you in relation to an enquiry you have made, Group events and to manage your membership.
The personal data that we collect from you is:
Contact details, such as title, full name, postal address, email address, contact telephone numbers.
Your date of birth, gender and/or age.
Records of your contact and our communication with you such as phone calls and emails.
We collect information in the followingways:
From you directly.
From IAM RoadSmart.
To enable us to contact you in relation to an enquiry you have made, relevant products or services, Group meeting and events you may be interested in.
As required by the UK General Data Protection Regulation, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information you have provided to us. You have the right to object to this processing. Please bear in mind that if you object this may affect our ability to deliver the products and services you have requested.
Disclosure of information to third parties
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists will not share your details with third parties except:
When we have your permission;
where it is required to deliver your product or service;
where we are required by law and by law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, government entities, tax authorities or regulatory bodies around the world;
Third parties may deliver some of our products to you or provide all or part of the service requested by you. In these instances, whilst the information you provide will be disclosed to them, it will be kept secure. It will only be used for the administration of the service provided and to maintain management information for business analysis. In order to deliver these products and services, Central Southern Group of Advanced Motoristsmay utilise the following third parties:
3rdParty Services
Information shared and the reason for doing so
IAM RoadSmart
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists may pass on your details to IAM RoadSmart for the administration of the service.
Microsoft
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists use Microsoft services for e-mail, document storage and collaboration.
We may also disclose your personal information if we are required to do so under any legal obligation and may use external data for the purposes of fraud prevention and credit risk reduction, or wheredoing so would not infringe your rights, but is necessary and in the public interest.
If we provide information to a third party (either a provider of a product or service, or an external data processing agency such as a mailing house) we will exercise the strictest control over the third party contractually, requiring it and any of its agents and/or suppliers to:
Maintain the security and confidentiality of the information and restrict access to those of its own employees.
Use the data for the agreed purpose only and prevent it being used for any other purpose by any other party.
Refrain from communicating with you other than concerning the product in question.
Return the data to us at the conclusion of any contract term and destroy or delete any copies made of all or any part of the information unless copies are needed to ensure compliancewith regulations.
In addition, we will restrict the information disclosed to the absolute minimum necessary, for example, to provide the product or service.
Marketing
Unless you have told us that you do not want to hear from us, we may send you relevant information (including details of events, or otherservices by Central Southern Group of Advanced Motoristswhich we believe may be of interest to you). If you change your mind about how you would like us to contact you or you no longer wish to receive this information, you can tell us at any time by writing to, emailing or calling us using the contact details below.
How we use cookies
Central Southern Group of Advanced Motorists uses a website provided by IAM RoadSmart, for details of cookies and their use, please refer to the IAM RoadSmart Privacy Notice (https://www.iamroadsmart.com/privacy-notice).
How long do we keep your information?
We will hold your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the relevant activity. By way of example, we hold records of payment you make for at least six years so we can fulfil our statutory obligations for tax purposes
We may retain information after your association with us has come to an end. Some information may be retained indefinitely for historical, statistical or research purposes. As stated below, you have the right to require us to erase personal data.
Do please check this Policy each time you consider giving your personal information to us.
What Are My Rights?
Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which Central Southern Group of Advanced Motoristswill always work to uphold:
the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data
the right to access the information we hold about you
the right to correct or update information we hold about you
the right to have the information we hold about you erased
the right to restrict or suppress your personal information
the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purpose
the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances
Please note that:
In some cases, exercising these rights may mean that we are no longer able to provide you with our products and services.
We will not administer requests by a third party unless accompanied by evidence that the third party is entitled to act on behalf of the individual.
Contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or the information,we hold about you:
• In writing to:
The CSAM Data Protection Coordinator 72 RushamsRoad Horsham RH12 2NZ
• Via email to:dpc@csam.org.uk
• Via telephone to +44 7483 233740
This Policy was last updated on 9thJanuary 2021.
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