Data protection

Data Protection Act 1998 Statement


In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the College will process personal data ,or any part of it, (including any photograph), by any means, for the purpose of registering members and associates and/or in pursuit of the College's objectives generally.


The College may transfer and release this data (or any part of it) to Officers, staff and committees of the College, for its ongoing administration and/or in the pursuit of its objectives generally.


This data (or any part of it) may also be disclosed on the College's website, including by way of lists of its members and associates, lists of speakers, attendees at its meetings/conferences, as part of its publication of examination results, by way of information on the authors of its publications, for the purposes of its newsletters and annual reviews, and/or for any other purposes related to its website or the College's objectives generally.


The Data Protection Officer, for the purposes of the Date Protection Act 1998, is Elizabeth Atkinson, Membership Development Manager.  If you have any comments on, or if you object to the terms of this Statement, please contact the Membership Development Manager immediately.

 

All members and associates have a right to access the personal data which the College holds and which relates to them. To obtain a copy of such data (or any part of it), in the first instance, please contact the Membership Manager at the above e-mail address. The College is entitled to make a charge for the provision of such data (or any part of it).


Such personal data (or any part of it) may also be disclosed to third parties approved by the College, for the purposes of research, statistical analysis and related activities, within the field of psychiatry, in the pursuit of the College's objectives generally. Any such data (or any part of it) comprising home contact details or sensitive data (including data relating to health or race) will not be disclosed without prior consent.


If you do not wish such data (or any part of it) to be sent to such third parties, please contact the Membership Data Manager at poconnor@rcpsych.ac.uk

 

Plain English Version of Data Protection Statement


What will we do with the information you give us?

1. It can be used by the College's staff and officers on a need to know basis in carrying out the College's work. Some details, such as your name, workplace and photograph, may be placed on the web site.


2. Our policy is to pass on details to third parties only for research projects and educational events which have individually been approved by the Registrar. If you do not want your details passed on to third parties please contact the Membership Data Manager at poconnor@rcpsych.ac.uk.


November 2009

 

 

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