The Data Protection Act 1998 imposes rules and safeguards on those who hold and process personal data, ie data relating to living identifiable individuals. Details of usage must be notified to the UK Information Commissioner, with some exceptions which include not-for-profit organisations whose usage is restricted to specified purposes. 1st Finchampstead Scout Group is exempt from notification but the principles setting out rules and safeguards do apply. In the interests of being open and fair, we would like to inform members of the data held on this web site and how it is used.
The 1st Finchampstead Scout Group web site may hold some or all of the following data about some or all members: name, section and email addresses. The data may be held in electronic or paper form. The data may be obtained directly from an individual person or a family member or indirectly from the Group Leaders.
The data is used in organising the Scout Group and for social purposes, including, but not limited to, mailing or e-mailing of notices, magazines and other literature. Data may be distributed in paper or electronic form between members and the leaders.
Publication on publicly accessible web sites may include general details of events and reports and news about the events and general group information. Photographs of these events may be published on this web site - leaders or parents of members who do not wish photographs to be published on this web site should inform their child's section leader or contact the web site's administrator ()
The data will not be available for commercial purposes.
