Who we are

We are the Ramsgate & District Horticultural Society. Our website address is https://ramsgatehorticulturalsociety.uk/

Data Protection Act 2018 Compliance

Ramsgate Horticultural Society (hereafter ‘The Society’) is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018.

The Society holds the following data where provided by the member(s):

• Name
• Email address
• Postal address
• Phone number

These data are solely used for the Society’s business and are not transferred to any third party.

Personal data is held for as long as deemed necessary within the remit of the legislation. Membership details will be retained for as long as membership lasts and then disposed of securely. It may be necessary to keep financial information for a period of six financial years after the end of the financial year in which the transaction occurred so that there can be response to any enquiries from the Charities Commission or HMRC about our income.

Individual’s Rights

Individuals have a right to ask about the information which is held concerning them. The Society will deal with requests promptly and these should made either by writing to the Ramsgate Hortcultural Society’s address (see below) or by emailing at ramsgate-society.org.uk@gmail.com.

Members also have the right at any time to correct any information held about them which is incorrect or out of date. Members cancelling their membership may ask for their details to be removed from our mailing lists. As explained earlier it may be necessary to retain details of payments made for Charities Commission or HMRC enquiries.