data protection policy

individual rights

As a data subject, individuals have a number of rights in relation to their personal data.

Subject access requests

Individuals have the right to make a subject access request. If an individual makes a subject access request, Bind will tell him/her:

• whether or not his/her data is processed and if so why, the categories of personal data concerned and the source of the data if it is not collected from the individual;

• to whom his/her data is or may be disclosed, including to recipients located outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and the safeguards that apply to such transfers;

• for how long his/her personal data is stored (or how that period is decided);

• his/her rights to rectification or erasure of data, or to restrict or object to processing;

• his/her right to complain to the Information Commissioner if he/she thinks Bind has failed to comply with his/her data protection rights; and

• whether or not Bind carries out automated decision-making and the logic involved in any such decision-making.

Bind will also provide the individual with a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. This will normally be in electronic form if the individual has made a request electronically, unless he/she agrees otherwise.

To make a subject access request, the individual should send the request to hello@bindstudio.co.uk

In some cases, Bind may need to ask for proof of identification before the request can be processed. Bind will inform the individual if it needs to verify his/her identity and the documents it requires.

Bind will normally respond to a request within a period of one month from the date it is received. In some cases, such as where Bind processes large amounts of the individual's data, it may respond within three months of the date the request is received. Bind will write to the individual within one month of receiving the original request to tell him/her if this is the case.

If a subject access request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, Bind is not obliged to comply with it. Alternatively, Bind can agree to respond but will charge a fee, which will be based on the administrative cost of responding to the request. A subject access request is likely to be manifestly unfounded or excessive where it repeats a request to which Bind has already responded. If an individual submits a request that is unfounded or excessive, Bind will notify him/her that this is the case and whether or not it will respond to it.

other rights

Individuals have a number of other rights in relation to their personal data. They can require Bind to:

• rectify inaccurate data;

• stop processing or erase data that is no longer necessary for the purposes of processing;

• stop processing or erase data if the individual's interests override Bind's legitimate grounds for processing data (where Bind relies on its legitimate interests as a reason for processing data);

• stop processing or erase data if processing is unlawful; and

• stop processing data for a period if data is inaccurate or if there is a dispute about whether or not the individual's interests override Bind's legitimate grounds for processing data.

To ask Bind to take any of these steps, the individual should send the request to hello@bindstudio.co.uk

data security

Bind takes the security of personal data seriously. Bind has internal policies and controls in place to protect personal data against loss, accidental destruction, misuse or disclosure, and to ensure that data is not accessed, except by employees in the proper performance of their duties. 

data breaches

If Bind discovers that there has been a breach of personal data that poses a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals, it will report it to the Information Commissioner within 72 hours of discovery. Bind will record all data breaches regardless of their effect.

clients

Individuals are responsible for helping Bind keep their personal data up to date. Individuals should let Bind know if data provided to Bind changes, for example if an individual moves house or changes his/her bank details.

teachers & directors

Bind Teachers and Directors may have access to the personal data of other individuals / clients in the course of their work at the Studio. Where this is the case, Bind relies on the individual Teacher to help meet its data protection obligations for clients, as outlined below. 

Bind Directors, Teachers and individuals who have access to personal data are required:

• to access only data that they have authority to access and only for authorised purposes;

• not to disclose data except to individuals (whether inside or outside Bind) who have appropriate authorisation;

• to keep data secure (for example by complying with these rules on access to data, secure password protection, secure login of the BSport site and app for Bind purposes, and not storing any client data);

• not to remove personal data, or devices containing or that can be used to access personal data, from Bind’s premises without adopting appropriate security measures (such as encryption or password protection) to secure the data and the device;

• not to store personal data on local drives or on personal devices that are used for work purposes; and

• to report data breaches of which they become aware to Rebecca Watkinson, founder of Bind, immediately. hello@bindstudio.co.uk

Failing to observe these requirements may lead to dismissal of the Teacher from Bind’s schedule. Significant or deliberate breaches of this policy, such as accessing employee or customer data without authorisation or a legitimate reason to do so, may constitute gross misconduct and could lead to dismissal without notice.