Privacy Policy
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The name and contact details of your organisation |
Acupuncture Society Contact: Email acusoc@yahoo.co.uk |
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The name and contact details of your representative |
Acupuncture Society Representative Contact: Paul Robin Email acusoc@yahoo.co.uk |
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The contact details of your data protection officer |
Data Protection Officer Email acusoc@yahoo.co.uk |
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The purposes of the processing |
We provide a public register of Acupuncture and TCM Practitioners who wish to have their details published to confirm to the public their membership of a professional body |
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The lawful basis for the processing |
Members have consented under Article 6(1) of the UK GDPR. |
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The legitimate interests for the processing |
Information is only given upon request by insurers, health inspectors, and the public regarding confirmation of paid-up membership of Society Members under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. |
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The categories of personal data obtained |
Name, address, contact, details, clinic details, clinic address, membership number, membership joining and expiry dates, qualifications, insurance CPD information |
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The recipients, or categories of recipients of the personal data |
Only clinic and contact details, as well as membership joining and expiry, and on request by insurers and health authorities, confirmation of certifications. Data is not sold to any 3rd parties and confidential data remains confidential |
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The details of transfers of the personal data to any third countries or international organisations |
Personal data is not transferred to other organisations or other countries, only what shows on our register, which is published on our website, other non-disclosed confidential information is not shared. Our policy is not to market, sell or provide information to third parties or third-party countries, only our register, which is published on our website, is available |
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The retention periods for the personal data |
Personal data is automatically deleted two years after the expiry of membership |
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The rights available to individuals in respect of the processing |
Members have the right to request that their data not be shown, or certain aspects of their data not be shown, they have the right to cancel their membership and have their data removed from the register |
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The right to withdraw consent |
Consent to publish member’s data can be cancelled by an email to acusoc@yahoo.co.uk |
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The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority |
Complaints should be made to the ASDC, here is a link to the complaints form https://www.acupuncturesociety.org.uk/disciplinary-procedures/ Complaints are acted upon and disciplinary action taken when necessary |
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The source of the personal data |
Members on our register complete a registration form, which they list the information which they want published, other confidential information like certificates, home address, personal telephone numbers, is not published |
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The details of the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling |
Decision making is made by our controller, there is some automation concerning membership reminders and confirmation of membership, which is initiated by the controller |