Bnk Talk Show Limited
Data Protection Policy 2012
1. Introduction
This document sets out the obligations of Bnk Talk Show Limited (“the Company”) with
regard to data protection and the rights of people with whom it works in respect of their
personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (“the Act”).
This Policy shall set out procedures which are to be followed when dealing with personal
data. The procedures set out herein must be followed by the Company, its employees,
contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on behalf of the Company.
The Company views the correct and lawful handling of personal data as key to its success
and dealings with third parties. The Company shall ensure that it handles all personal data
correctly and lawfully.
2. The Data Protection Principles
This Policy aims to ensure compliance with the Act. The Act sets out eight principles with
which any party handling personal data must comply. All personal data:
1 Must be processed fairly and lawfully (and shall not be processed unless certain
conditions are met);
2 Must be obtained only for specified and lawful purposes and shall not be processed in
any manner which is incompatible with those purposes;
3 Must be adequate, relevant and not excessive with respect to the purposes for which
it is processed;
4 Must be accurate and, where appropriate, kept up-to-date;
5 Must be kept for no longer than is necessary in light of the purpose(s) for which it is
processed;
6 Must be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act;
7 Must be protected against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss,
destruction or damage through appropriate technical and organisational measures;
and
8 Must not be transferred to a country or territory outside of the European Economic
Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the
rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data.
3. Rights of Data Subjects
Under the Act, data subjects have the following rights:
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oThe right to be informed that their personal data is being processed;
oThe right to access any of their personal data held by the Company within 40 days
of making a request;
oThe right to prevent the processing of their personal data in limited circumstances;
and
oThe right to rectify, block, erase or destroy ‘incorrect’ personal data.
4. Personal Data
Personal data is defined by the Act as data which relates to a living individual who can be
identified from that data or from that data and other information which is in the possession of,
or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller, and includes any expression of
opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any
other person in respect of the individual.
The Act also defines “sensitive personal data” as personal data relating to the racial or ethnic
origin of the data subject; their political opinions; their religious (or similar) beliefs; trade
union membership; their physical or mental health condition; their sexual life; the commission
or alleged commission by them of any offence; or any proceedings for any offence committed
or alleged to have been committed by them, the disposal of such proceedings or the
sentence of any court in such proceedings.
The Company only holds personal data which is directly relevant to its dealings with a given
data subject. That data will be held and processed in accordance with the data protection
principles and with this Policy. The following data may be collected, held and processed by
the Company from time to time:
oFull Name;
oDate of Birth / Place of Birth;
oCurrent Residential Address;
oContact Telephone / Mobile Numbers;
oPersonal Email Address;
- Social Media personal details
oUniversity or College Email Address
oEducation Status;
oAddress of Educational Premisses;
oQualification(s) & Results Achieved;
oEmployment Status;
oWork Address;
oWork Telephone / Mobile Numbers;
oWork Email Address;
oPayment Data Such As Debit / Credit Card Details (Name On Card As It Appears On
Card; Card Number; Start Date; Expiry Date; Payment Authorisation / Security
Number; Swift Code If and Where Applicable;)
oBank Sort Code / Account Number; Bank Swift Code & IBAN Number;
oPayPal and or other Payment System Account Details, Such As Full Name & Email
Address As Registered On PayPal Account;
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oCredit Check Authorisation For Payment Plan Agreement.
5. Processing Personal Data
Any and all personal data collected by the Company (including that detailed in Section 4 of
this Policy) is collected in order to ensure that the Company can facilitate efficient
transactions with third parties including, but not limited to, its customers, partners, associates
and affiliates and efficiently manage its employees, contractors, agents and consultants.
Personal data shall also be used by the Company in meeting any and all relevant obligations
imposed by law.
Personal data may be disclosed within the Company. Personal data may be passed from
one department to another in accordance with the data protection principles and this Policy.
Under no circumstances will personal data be passed to any department or any individual
within the Company that does not reasonably require access to that personal data with
respect to the purpose(s) for which it was collected and is being processed.
The Company shall ensure that:
oAll personal data collected and processed for and on behalf of the Company by any
party is collected and processed fairly and lawfully;
oData subjects are made fully aware of the reasons for the collection of personal data
and are given details of the purpose for which the data will be used;
oPersonal data is only collected to the extent that is necessary to fulfil the stated
purpose(s);
oAll personal data is accurate at the time of collection and kept accurate and up-todate
while it is being held and / or processed;
oNo personal data is held for any longer than necessary in light of the stated
purpose(s), such length of time may include payment plan and or company
monthly membership program, in which case the payment information will be
required to be kept on record for automatic payments for the period that you are
assigned to the program.
oAll personal data is held in a safe and secure manner, taking all appropriate
technical and organisational measures to protect the data;
oAll personal data is transferred using secure means, electronically or otherwise;
oNo personal data is transferred outside of the UK or EEA (as appropriate) without
first ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place in the destination country
or territory; and
oAll data subjects can exercise their rights set out above in Section 3 and more fully
in the Act.
6. Data Protection Procedures
The Company shall ensure that all of its employees, contractors, agents, consultants,
partners or other parties working on behalf of the Company comply with the following when
processing and / or transmitting personal data:
oAll emails containing personal data must be encrypted;
oPersonal data may be transmitted over secure networks only – transmission over
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unsecured networks is not permitted in any circumstances;
oPersonal data may not be transmitted over a wireless network if there is a wired
alternative that is reasonably practicable;
oPersonal data contained in the body of an email, whether sent or received, should
be copied from the body of that email and stored securely. The email itself
should be deleted. All temporary files associated therewith should also be
deleted;
oWhere Personal data is to be sent by facsimile transmission the recipient should be
informed in advance by either telephone or email notification (with time and date
provided) of the transmission and should be waiting by the fax machine to
receive the data;
oWhere Personal data is to be transferred in hardcopy form it should be passed
directly to the recipient. Using an intermediary is not permitted;
oAll hardcopies of personal data should be stored securely in a locked box, drawer,
cabinet or similar;
oAll electronic copies of personal data should be stored securely using passwords
and suitable data encryption, where possible on a drive or server which cannot
be accessed via the internet; and
oAll passwords used to protect personal data should be changed regularly and
should not use words or phrases which can be easily guessed or otherwise
compromised.
7. Organisational Measures
The Company shall ensure that the following measures are taken with respect to the
collection, holding and processing of personal data:
oA designated officer (“the Designated Officer”) within the Company shall be
appointed with the specific responsibility of overseeing data protection and
ensuring compliance with the Act.
oAll employees, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on
behalf of the Company are made fully aware of both their individual
responsibilities and the Company’s responsibilities under the Act and shall be
furnished with a copy of this Policy.
oAll employees, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on
behalf of the Company handling personal data will be appropriately trained to do
so.
oAll employees, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on
behalf of the Company handling personal data will be appropriately supervised.
oMethods of collecting, holding and processing personal data shall be regularly
evaluated and reviewed.
oThe Performance of those employees, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or
other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data shall be
regularly evaluated and reviewed.
oAll employees, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on
behalf of the Company handling personal data will be bound to do so in
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accordance with the principles of the Act and this Policy by contract. Failure by
any employee to comply with the principles or this Policy shall constitute a
disciplinary offence. Failure by any contractor, agent, consultant, partner or other
party to comply with the principles or this Policy shall constitute a breach of
contract. In all cases, failure to comply with the principles or this Policy may also
constitute a criminal offence under the Act.
oAll contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other parties working on behalf of
the Company handling personal data must ensure that any and all of their
employees who are involved in the processing of personal data are held to the
same conditions as those relevant employees of the Company arising out of this
Policy and the Act.
oWhere any contractor, agent, consultant, partner or other party working on behalf of
the Company handling personal data fails in their obligations under this Policy
that party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any costs,
liability, damages, loss, claims or proceedings which may arise out of that failure.
8. Access by Data Subjects
A data subject may make a subject access request (“SAR”) at any time to see the information
which the Company holds about them.
oSARs must be made in writing, accompanied by the correct fee.
oThe Company currently requires a fee of £10 (the statutory maximum) with all SARs.
[A fee of £2 shall be required for access to a credit file.]
Upon receipt of a SAR the Company shall have a maximum period of 40 days within which to
respond. The following information will be provided to the data subject:
oWhether or not the Company holds any personal data on the data subject;
oA description of any personal data held on the data subject; compliant to Section 4.
oDetails of what that personal data is used for; As set out of in company Online
Webiste Sales of Goods & Services Terms & Conditions to;
oDetails of any third-party organisations that personal data is passed to; such as
payment transaction used with external system such as Streamline, PayPal etc.
and
oDetails of any technical terminology or codes.
9. Notification to the Information Commissioner’s Office
As a data controller, the Company is required to notify the Information Commissioner’s Office
that it is processing personal data. The Company is registered in the register of data
controllers.
Data controllers must renew their notification with the Information Commissioner’s Office on
an annual basis. Failure to notify constitutes a criminal offence.
Any changes to the register must be notified to the Information Commissioner’s Office within
28 days of taking place.
The Designated Officer shall be responsible for notifying and updating the Information
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Commissioner’s Office.
10. Implementation of Policy
This Policy shall be deemed effective as of 15th January 2012 No part of this Policy shall
have retroactive effect and shall thus apply only to matters occurring on or after this date.
This Policy has been approved & authorised by:
Signature:
Name: Mrs Bliss Tara Dixon
Position: The Company Secretary
Date: 15th Januarly 2012
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