Who are we?
Welcome to our privacy notice. We are The Greater Manchester Trust for Recreation. You probably know us better as Greater Manchester Youth Federation (GMYF). We are a charitable trust and a registered charity. We organise and run competitions, events, activities and courses for children and young people.
We are what is called ‘the controller’. This means we have control over your personal information and who it is shared with. This privacy notice is for the children/young people who take part in our activities and their parents/carers. It lets you know what personal information we collect and how and what we use it for. You can find a lot more information on data privacy in our full Privacy Notice on our web site at www.gmyouthfed.org.
What Personal Information do we collect about You?
We may collect and use personal information about you such as:
- your name, address, email address and phone number
- your date of birth/age
- your gender
- your club and what you do there
- your next of kin, family members and emergency contacts
- records of your taking part in competitions and activities including competition results and rankings
- for boxing competitions, your medical record card
- photos and videos of you
- your story for a case study
- records of when we were in contact with each other or when you asked us to do something
- information on how you use our web site and services
- other information you give us or which other people give us
Sometimes we may collect and use more sensitive types of personal information (called special category personal information) such as what part of the world you or your family are originally from and information about your health. We only do this when we have a good reason under the law.
How do we collect your personal information?
We collect personal information from:
You! such as when you enter a competition or register for an event or get in touch with us
Other People such as
- your club e.g. when they tell us you want to take part in an event or competition
- other clubs that are affiliated to us
- the National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs (NABGC) and organisations affiliated to NABGC when you take part in NABGC competitions
- your family
When you visit our web site we place small text files on your computer (or other electronic device) which collect information. These are called cookies (not the biscuit!). There’s more information about what cookies are and why we use them in our Cookies policy on our web site.
How do we use your personal information?
We use your personal information so that we can run and promote our charity, provide our services and so that you can take part in GMYF and NABGC competitions and events.
We only use your personal information when the law allows us. This includes when you say it’s OK e.g. we may ask you (and/or your parent/guardian) to use a photo or video of you or to use your story for a case study. If you say it’s OK you can change your mind at any time and tell us to stop. Just get in touch with us
Who do we share your personal information with?
Sometimes we have to share information with others to help run our charity and to provide our services to children and young people. For example:
- our staff and volunteers including our trustees
- our affiliated clubs e.g. when you enter a competition
- NABGC and its affiliated organisations when you enter a NABGC competition
- organisations involved with hosting or running competitions and events or delivering training
- organisations that provide services to us such as computer services
- our professional advisors such as our lawyers and accountants
- organisations that give us money
- government authorities and our regulators, such as the Charity Commission and the police
- sometimes we may need to share your information if you are at risk of harm to yourself or others
How long do we keep your personal information for?
We collect your personal information for different reasons and so keep it for different lengths of time. When deciding how long to keep it for we think about what sort of personal information it is, the harm that could be caused if it was used in a way it shouldn’t, why we are using it and what we have to do by law and to deal with money and tax.
Is your personal information safe?
We have put in place security measures to make sure your personal information doesn’t get lost or used in a way it shouldn’t. Outside Europe the laws to keep your personal information safe are different. We make sure your personal information is protected if we transfer and store it outside of Europe.
Your Rights
There are lots of things you can ask us to do with your personal information. You can ask us to:
- tell you what information we hold about you and to have a copy of this information
- correct information you think is wrong
- delete information when it’s not needed anymore
- stop using your information in a certain way
- stop sending you marketing material
- send your personal information to you or another organisation
Sometimes these rights do not apply or apply only in a limited way. You can find out more about your rights from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) (www.ico.org.uk), the organisation in charge of how personal information is kept safe. If something goes wrong you can also complain to the ICO. However, we would really like the chance to sort it out first.
Contact
If you want to talk to us about your personal information or have any questions, please contact our data privacy manager at:
Greater Manchester Youth Federation
Partington Youth & Community Centre
Moss Lane, Partington
Manchester, M31 4FA
T: 0161 660 4091