https://www.fusiliersconnect.com is a website operated by Regimental Headquarters, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RHQ RRF).
We are a registered charity and our registration number is 13011321 in England and Wales. Our main trading address is RHQ RRF, HM Tower of London, London, EC3N 4AB.
RHQ RRF takes the privacy of our members, beneficiaries, supporters and volunteers very seriously. At RHQ RRF, we are strongly committed to protecting your privacy and every reasonable effort is taken to ensure that your information is kept secure and intact. This policy describes how RHQ RRF collects and uses personal information about the people who visit our websites and give us their data over the phone, face-to-face, and in writing. This policy also states how and why we use data, how we store it and how individual personal preferences can be amended.
The terms of this policy may change, so please check it from time to time. This version published on 21st June 2023, supersedes all previous versions.
By using our website, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy. If you have any queries about this policy please contact:
The Assistant Regimental Secretary (DPO):
RHQ RRF
HM Tower of London
London, EC3N 4AB
0203 166 6909
E-Mail: rhq@thefusiliers.org
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides the legal framework that defines how personal information can be used. RHQ RRF is fully committed to complying with the principles set out in GDPR and has a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. Please read this privacy policy to understand how we use your data. In summary:
These principles apply whether we hold your information on paper or in electronic form.
If you provide communicate with RHQ RRF, we will collect information in line with your request.
We also gather general information about the use of our website, such as which pages users visit most often and which services, events or facilities are of most interest. We may also track which pages users visit when they click on links in emails.
We obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our activities – including fundraising and trading – register with us, send or receive an email, make a donation to us, ask a question or otherwise provide us with personal information.
We will only ever collect the information that we need, including data that will be useful to help improve our services. The information is either needed to fulfil your request or to enable us to provide you with a more personalised service. You don’t have to disclose any of this information to browse our website.
The personal information we collect might include name, date of birth, email address, postal address, telephone number and, if applicable, payment information.
We may also collect special categories of personal data such as information about your health if this is required for the purpose you have contacted RHQ RRF. We collect special categories of personal data only if we are permitted to do so by data protection law, and we have additional measures in place to protect this data.
We may also record an individual’s Regiment or Corps, particularly if still serving. We also gather general non-personal information about the use of our website, such as which pages users visit most often, and which are of most interest. We may also track which pages users visit when they click on links in RHQ RRF emails. Wherever possible we use aggregated or anonymous information which does not identify individual visitors to our website. Please see the section below on Cookies.
We collect this information for the purpose of promoting the aims of the Regiment and communicating effectively and appropriately with our supporters and, in particular, providing support to our beneficiaries. The lawful basis for which we process your information is:
We will use the information you provide in the ways set out below:
If you enter your contact details in one of our online event registration forms, we may use this information to contact you even if you don’t “send” or “submit” the form. We will only do this to see if we can help with any problems you might be experiencing with the form or with our websites.
We share information only with our PRI Supplier, Ammo & Co. That information is limited to surname and unique Association number, for the purpose of Ammo & Co to apply the correct discount. No other information is shared. Such processing is conducted under relevant Data Processing Agreements.
We also may need to disclose your information if required to do so by law or as expressly permitted under applicable data protection legislation.
We do not sell or reveal personal details to other charities or any other third parties.
Our website may include links to websites run by other organisations, for instance, the MoD. RHQ RRF is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites so you should read their privacy policies carefully before sharing any personal or financial data.
We recognise the concerns that many people have about giving personal information online.
We place great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our beneficiaries, supporters, staff and volunteers. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration or destruction of personal data under our control. Information is stored by us on computers located in the UK. We may also store information on paper files. All of our online forms are protected by encryption.
However, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. As a result, whilst we cannot absolutely guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur while it is under our control, we use our best efforts to prevent this and protect your personal information. RHQ RRF uses a set of controls to provide protection from the most prevalent cyber security threats.
We will keep your information only for as long as we need it to provide you with the goods, services or information you have required, to administer your relationship with us, to inform our research or the preferences of our supporters, to comply with the law and tax accounting rules, or to ensure that we do not communicate with people who have asked us not to.
When your information is no longer required, we will always dispose of it securely, in accordance with our Retention of Records Policy.
RHQ RRF does not store any sensitive financial information in our systems.
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using it to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. This means for instance that data you pass to us may be processed outside the European Economic Area, although the data will always be held securely and we will take steps to ensure that any third-party organisation we engage to process data on our behalf provides an adequate level of protection in accordance with GDPR. By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing at a location outside the EEA.
You have a right to object to RHQ RRF processing your personal information (‘right to object’) at any time where we rely on our legitimate interests for doing so. Such a request must be sent to the Data Protection Officer at the above address.
You have a right to ask us to confirm whether we are processing information about you, and to request access to this information (‘right of access’).
You may ask us, or we may ask you, to rectify information you or we think is inaccurate, and you may also ask us to remove information which is inaccurate or complete information which is incomplete (‘right to rectification’). If you inform us that your personal data is inaccurate, we will inform relevant third parties with whom we have shared your data so they may update their own records. If your personal details change, please help us to keep your information up to date by notifying us at the address below:
RHQ RRF
HM Tower of London
London, EC3N 4AB
0203 166 6909
E-Mail: rhq@thefusiliers.org
You have a right to obtain your personal data from us and reuse it for your own purposes, perhaps for another service, without hindering the usability of the data (‘right of portability’). This right does not apply where processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.
You have a right to seek the erasure of your data (often referred to as the ‘right to be forgotten’). You may wish to exercise this right for any reason, for example where it is no longer necessary for us to continue holding or processing your personal data you may withdraw your consent. You should note that we are entitled to and reserve the right to retain your data for statistical purposes. This right is not absolute, as we may need to continue processing this information, for example, to comply with our legal obligations, or for reasons of public interest.
You have a right to ask us to restrict our processing of your information (‘right to restriction’) if:
If you would like to exercise any of your rights above, please contact the Data Protection Officer at our address, unless we have provided specific contact details in respect of one of the rights we have set out. We will act in accordance with your instructions as soon as reasonably possible and there will be no charge.
You have a right to report any of your concerns about our use of your data to the Information Commissioner’s Office. You may do so by calling their helpline at 0303 123 1113.
RHQ RRF website uses cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our platform and stored on your device. Our site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalise the website. Cookies help us to provide you with a better experience by allowing us to understand what areas of the website are of interest to our visitors (e.g. via Google analytics).
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They collect anonymous information on the pages visited and we do not use advertising cookies. Most browsers will allow you to turn off cookies. Please note however that turning off cookies will restrict your use of our website. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org.
When you first visit our site, you are given the option to opt-out of cookies but please be aware that this may negatively impact on your ability to view and use content on our website.
RHQ RRF website contains material which is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights. All copyright and intellectual property rights including the names, images and logos are owned by RHQ RRF unless otherwise stated. All rights are reserved.
You are responsible for complying with all applicable copyright laws. We permit you to make copies of information on RHQ RRF website as necessary incidental acts during your viewing and you may take a print for your personal use of so much of the site as is reasonable for private purposes. All other uses are prohibited. Nothing in these terms shall be construed as conferring any right to use any trademark, logo, patent right or copyright of RHQ RRF.
We may change the terms of this privacy statement on occasion, but will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. If we do so, we will post the changes here, so please check from time to time. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive. By continuing to use our websites you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we use data please contact the Data Protection Officer at the above address or via email to rhq@thefusiliers.org
Further information and advice about data protection is available from:
The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: +44 (0) 01625 545 745
Website: www.ico.org.uk
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