Link Group members

To allow us to provide the service you would expect from us, we process the following information about you:

• Name
• Address
• E-mail address
• Bank Details (for re-imbursement of travel expenses)

We need and will use your information to enable us to send information regarding General Meetings and other communications to Link Group Ltd members as governed by the registered Rules of Link.

Your personal data will be securely stored electronically on laptop computers and other devices which are password protected and encrypted. Paper files will be stored in locked cabinets.

We review our data retention periods regularly and will only hold your personal data for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as required by law (we may be legally required to hold some types of information), or as set out in any relevant contract we have with you.

To view how long we keep your personal data, please visit our retention schedule here.

The information you provide to us will be treated by us as confidential.

We may disclose your information to third parties who act for us for the purposes set out in this notice or for purposes approved by you, including the following:

• External Auditors
• Internal Auditors

If your details change, please contact secretary@linkhaltd.co.uk or call Governance and Asssurance on 0131 624 7800 to inform us to ensure that all of the information we hold about you is up to date.

You can contact our data protection officer at datamanagement@linkhaltd.co.uk or by post to Link House, 2c New Mart Road, Edinburgh EH14 14L. 

You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.

You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances . However, if Link can demonstrate that there is a compelling reason to process such personal data then we may refuse to stop processing your personal data.  

You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.