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Join the Friends of Gawthorpe

Our fundraising helps to conserve the many thousands of amazing items in the Collection, library and Hall.

We are registered  with the Charity Commission -

Charity Number: 507451

The benefits of being a Friend:

• Free Admission to Gawthorpe Hall

• Newsletters

• Talks, Visits and events

• Opportunities to meet the curators and staff and take part in organised events

• Advanced information on courses

• Reduced fee for some textile and LCC events

The Friends was formed in 1973 to bring together those people interested in Gawthorpe Hall and the collection of textiles started by Rachel B Kay-Shuttleworth.

Members come from all parts of the UK.  They take part in a variety of activities including: giving volunteer assistance and producing a programme of events.

We raise funds in support of The Textiles Collection, the Hall and grounds. 

Gawthorpe Hall is owned by the National Trust and managed by Lancashire County Museum Service.  Gawthorpe Textiles Collection is an independent charity.

Friends of Gawthorpe – Data Protection Policy

Introduction

The new General Data Protection Policy (GDPR) legislation comes into effect in May 2018.  This document describes Friends of Gawthorpe’s response to the legislation.

Lawful Basis for Data Collection

Our lawful reason for holding members data s Consent.

 1  Personal data is provided by members on their Membership Application Form where they may choose what data they wish to share with the group.

 2.  These forms will be retained as confirmation of this for as long as the individual maintains their membership and for one year after the end of the period to which their membership relates. 

 3.  All members will be told when they join the group that their personal data will be processes by computer.

Data Processing

Data will only be used in connection with Friends of Gawthorpe Activities:

       1. Maintenance of membership records

       2. Recording of bookings for visit, workshops or other events. 

       3. Distribution of newsletters and other information relevant to Friends of Gawthorpe.

       4.  Insurance purposes.

Data is adequate, relevant and not excessive

Personal data held about members will be restricted to:

        1. Name

         2. Address

         3. Telephone number

         4. Mobile telephone number

         5. Email address

         6. Renewal date

Data is accurate

1.. The data will be obtained from members themselves and will be recorded accurately.

       2. Members are responsible for notifying any changes to the data.

       3. If any data is found to be inaccurate, any corrected data will be verified with the member. 

Data is Secure

        1. Reasonable efforts will be used to protect members’ data using encryption and password protection as appropriate.

        2. Membership lists will only be made available to Friends of Gawthorpe committee members for use only on legitimate group matters and retained only for so long as they remain committee members. 

        3. Members email addresses will not be held in committee member’s  personal email accounts but will be only be kept in Friends of Gawthorpe email. 

       4. The distribution of mass E-mail messages should use a ‘blind copy’ technique so that email addresses are kept secure.

       5. Paper records will be kept in such a way that they cannot reasonably fall into unauthorised hands. 

16^th APRIL 2018