BAMF Privacy Policy
BAMF takes the privacy of its members and other individuals it interacts with seriously. This Privacy Policy statement explains our data processing practices. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us the details below.
This policy applies to personal information held about our members and their officers, employees or representatives, counterparties, contacts and all other persons about whom BAMF holds information. By ‘information,’ we mean personal information about you that we collect, use, share and store.
In this policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” means The British Art Market Federation (BAMF), 10 Bury Street London SW1Y 6AA and “you” means the individual to whom the information relates. We are the data controller and we operate our website tbamf.org.uk (the “Site“).
Information we collect about you
We may collect and store the following types of information about you when you use the Site or by corresponding with us (for example, by e-mail). This includes information you provide when using the Site or otherwise in your dealings with us. The information given to us may include:
- your name;
- your contact information such as your address, email address and telephone number;
- when browsing our Site, your IP address, your browser type and language;
- information related to your interactions with BAMF;
- information about you that you give us by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.
How we collect information about you
You may give us your information by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you:
- visit us or contact us;
- send us information.
We may also hold information about you collected from other sources where relevant to our relationship with you.
Legal basis for processing
Our processing of your personal information is necessary (i) for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us; (ii) in order to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
We would not normally process your special categories of personal data but where we do so we will generally rely on obtaining specific consent from you at the time unless there is otherwise a legal requirement for us to process such information.
Legitimate interests
Where our processing is based on the legitimate interest grounds described above, those legitimate interests are:
- fulfilling our obligations to represent our members;
- running the organisation;
- to make sure you receive updated information on BAMF’s activities;
- to provide information or other services you have requested.
How we use your information
We use your information to:
- communicate with you;
- provide member service and support;
- administer our Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
- for security and to check your identity.
Will we share your information with third parties?
The personal information you provide to us may be shared with the following categories of companies if this is necessary for any of the purposes described in this policy:
- third party companies;
- our members;
- agents;
- service providers;
- law enforcement agencies, other governmental agencies or third parties if we are required by law to do so.
International Transfers
- In very limited circumstances, information we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”), where we deal with persons operating outside the EEA.
- If we, or our permitted third parties, transfer your information outside the European Economic Area, we or they will impose obligations on the recipients of that data to protect your information to the standard required in the European Economic Area or otherwise require the recipient to subscribe to international frameworks intended to enable secure data sharing. In the case of transfers by us, we may also transfer your information where: (i) the transfer is to a country deemed to provide adequate protection of your information by the European Commission; (ii) where you have consented to the transfer; or (iii) it is otherwise permissible under data protection law.
How long will we keep your information?
- We will only keep the information we collect about you for as long as required for the purposes set out above or as required to comply with any legal obligations to which we are subject. This will involve us periodically reviewing our files to check that information is accurate, up-to-date and still required.
Your rights
At any time, you have the right:
- to request access to or a copy of any personal data which we hold about you or request it is sent to another party;
- to rectification of your personal data, if you consider that the information we are holding is inaccurate;
- to ask us to erase your personal data, if you consider that we do not have the right to hold it;
- to withdraw consent to our processing of your personal data (to the extent such processing is based on previously obtained consent);
- to restrict processing of your personal data;
- to data portability (moving some of your personal data elsewhere) in certain circumstances;
- to object to your personal data being processed in certain circumstances.
Any request from you for access to or a copy of your personal data must be in writing and we will endeavour to respond within a reasonable period and in any event within one month in compliance with data protection legislation. We will comply with our legal obligations as regards your rights as a data subject.
We aim to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate at all times. To assist us in ensuring that your information is up to date, do let us know if any of your personal details change at the following address: The British Art Market Federation, 10 Bury St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6AA.
Use of cookies
We do not use cookies on our Site.
Links to other sites
Our Site may contain links to other websites. While we try to link only to websites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other websites and a link does not constitute an endorsement of that website. Once you link to another website from our Site you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its internet privacy policy and practices. Please check these policies before you submit any data to these websites.
Complaints
Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcomed and should be addressed to: The British Art Market Federation, 10 Bury St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6AA.
If you have any concerns about our use of your information, you also have the right (as a UK resident) to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, which regulates and supervises the use of personal data in the UK, via their helpline on 0303 123 1113.
Changes to this policy
Any changes we make to our policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our policy.
This policy was last updated on 24 May 2018.