The Birmingham Canoldir and Birmingham Icknield Male Voice Choir staff /volunteers privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information when you work for us.

  • Contact details
  • What information we collect, use, and why
  • Lawful bases and data protection rights
  • Where we get personal information from
  • How long we keep information
  • Who we share information with
  • How to complain

Contact details

Email: info@birminghammalevoicechoir.org.uk

What information we collect and use, and why: – Staff recruitment, administration and management

We collect or use the following personal information as part of staff recruitment, administration and management:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
  • Gender
  • Next of kin or emergency contact details

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information as part of staff recruitment, administration and management are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Where we get personal information from

We collect your information from the following places:

  • Directly from you

How long we keep information

We retain personal information of Choir members and associated Musical Directors or musicians for a period of 12 months after they leave or cease working with the Choir. This period allows for compliance with payments and fees administered during the financial year in which they were members or associates.

Who we share information with

In some circumstances, we may share information with the following organisations:

Data processors

We use the following data processors for the following reasons:

Altima Web Consultancy

This data processor does the following activities for us: They develop and maintain the website and create secure log ins to the members section based on the name and e-mail address of each choir member and associate musicians.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office. Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated on Wednesday 12th November, 2025