PRIVACY & COOKIES
 
Lions Clubs are membership organisations which represent members in the wider field, as well as organising events and training in order to meet their charitable aims.  The District guides Clubs through administrative processes and legal requirements.  District Officers may be contacted through this website.
 
We realise the importance of confidentiality.  Data may be processed in electronic formats as well as on paper.  When processed electronically, data may be held on a private cloud based system and/or on a local server.  Regardless of how data are processed, all feasible security measures are in place.  Data is retained while it form part of our services, for historical purposes and/or if there is a statutory retention period. 
Data may be shared with third parties as part of our services (ie membership administration), for our administrative purposes and/or if we are required to do so by UK law.  We may also utilise data on Lions members through the Lions Clubs International database held in the USA.  WE cannot accept any liability for any processing conducted by a third party outside our remit.
As part of our compliance with UK data protection legislation, we have conducted a cookie audit on our website.  Cookies are internet files used by the system to view websites and their content.  We utilise cookies for analytical purposes and security.  We link with social media platforms that use cookies  - Facebook in particular may set advertising cookies through our website. You are at liberty to turn off cookies through your browser, but this may impact on your experience on our site.
 
None of the above affects your rights under the legislation, in particular your right to access the data we hold on you. If you wish to request a copy of your data, please submit it in writing via email to districtdpo@gmail.com .  Please include enough detail to enable us to identify you and search for appropriate data.
If you have any queries about our procedures, are dissatisfied with this Notice or wish to lodge a complaint, please contact us in the first instance.  Thereafter, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Supervisory Authority, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF