Introduction

The Staff College Draghounds is a pack of draghounds registered with the MDBA. We maintain a pack of draghounds and undergo draghunting activities during the draghunting season.  We also run social events, fund raisers, social evenings and other activities associated with the draghunting community.  The Staff College Draghounds and its associated Hound Supporters Club, keeps information about its members, staff, farmers and landowners.  We mainly communicate via email and post, but may communicate verbally for more urgent matters.  Communications are for informational purposes, updates and for the promotion of draghunt events and other associated activities. 

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Personal Information

The Staff College Draghounds retains information about its riders as well as supporters, officials, landowners and farmers.  To draghunt with our pack, we require riders to fill in a Disclaimer, which has a request for certain personal details such as name, address and contact details.  If necessary, we will use this data for communicating with riders relating to draghunt matters, or in case of emergency.

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How we collect information

When riders or supporters fill in a Disclaimer or communicate with us in relation to other draghound activities, they may choose voluntarily to give us certain information (for example by filling in text boxes or completing registration forms).  This information requires direct action by the individual at the time in order for us to receive it.  In doing so, they are allowing active communication from us on such matters as stated above.  The Staff College Draghounds does not send out email newsletters – all information regarding draghound activities can be found on our website and social media pages.

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How long we retain information for

The Staff College Draghounds will not retain information for longer than necessary.  We will only hold onto the information you provide on the Disclaimer for the current season in which it is submitted. Thereafter, all disclaimers are shredded / deleted. If legally required or if it is reasonably necessary to resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse or if we have a legitimate interest, we may also retain information for a limited period of time as required, even after you are no longer associated with the Staff College Draghounds.  You are entitled to request that any of your data is deleted from our records at any time.  

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Consent

The Staff College Draghounds will not contact any persons for whom we do not have consent to do so.  We understand that you trust us with your personal information and we are committed to ensuring the security and privacy of your personal information.  You are able to do any of the following:

• You can verify the details you have submitted to Staff College Draghounds by emailing secretary@staffcollegedraghounds.co.uk or calling 07798 588363

• You can contact us to change, correct or delete any or all of your personal information. We may retain archived copies of your information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes (including helping address fraud and spam).

• You can request a readable copy of the personal data we hold on you at any time. To do this, please contact us by emailing secretary@staffcollegedraghounds or calling 07798 588363

• At any time, you can contact Staff College Draghounds and ask that we stop contacting you. To make this request, please email secretary@staffcollegedraghounds.co.uk or call 07798 588363

 

Use of Personal Information & How the Law Applies

There are times when it is not practical or feasible for Staff College Draghounds to obtain or record consent, however this information will only be used or processed if there is a Legitimate Interest for us to do so, and in doing so your interests and rights as an individual are not harmed. 

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Farmers & Landowners & other interested parties – The Staff College Draghounds holds information (eg. names, addresses and boundaries) about farmers, landowners & other interested parties within the draghound country.  This is so that the draghound's can inform them of draghound activities that may be going on or around their land.  Contact is made for informational purposes only, and we feel that this is for the Legitimate Interest of the individual as it is in their interest to know of activities going on in the area so any preparation can be made as necessary. 

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Changes to your data

From time to time Staff College Draghounds may need to contact those in its contact list to make sure that we have accurate details for you. 

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Data Sharing

The Staff College Draghounds will not rent, swap or sell any personal information to other organisations.  Information is only shared with direct connections of the draghunt, such as the Hound Supporters Club & other hunt event organisers. 

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Please note, we are constantly reviewing how we process and protect data. Therefore, changes to our policy may occur at any time. We will endeavour to publicise any changes.