Background UK Technology for Agriculture and Genetics Ltd (UKTAG)understands that your
privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We
respect and value the privacy of all of our member companies, clients and contacts and will
only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here and in a way that is
consistent with our obligations and your rights under law.
- Information about us
UK TAG whose secretariat is provided by the British Pig Association (BPA) is a charitable
company registered in England & Wales with company number 00022088 and head office is
located at Trumpington Mews 40B High St Trumpington Cambridge CB2 9LS - What does this notice cover ?
This privacy information explains how we use your personal data, how it is collected, how it
is held and how it is processed. It also explains your rights under the law relating to personal
data. - What is personal data ?
Personal data is defined by the general data protection regulations UK GDPR as any
information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in
particular by reference to an identifier
Personal data is, in simple terms, any information about you that enables you to be
identified personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details
but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers electronic location
data and other online identifiers
The personal data that we use is set out in part 5 below - What are my Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold;
a. The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This privacy
notice should tell you everything you need to know but you can always contact us to find
out more or to ask any questions using the details in part 11
b. The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 10 will tell you how to do
this.
c. The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is
inaccurate or incomplete. please contact us using the details in part 11 to find out more.
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d. The right to be forgotten i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of
your personal data that we have. Please contact us using details in part 11 to find out more
e. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
f. The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes
g. The right to data portability. This means that you can ask us for a copy of your personal
data held by us to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
h. Rights relating to automatic decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal
data, in this way.
i. For more information about our use of your personal data or to exercise your rights as
outlined below above please contact us using the details provided in part 11
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information
Commissioner’s office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, which we cannot
resolve satisfactorily direct, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information
Commissioner’s office - What personal data do you collect
We may collect some or all of the following personal data (this may vary according to your
relationship with us )
Name
Gender
Address
e-mail address
telephone number
Business name
Job title
Information about the business and payment information
Online identifiers
Your personal data may also be obtained from and by the following third parties
UK TAG subscribed member companies, associate members, public relations consultants,
Department for International Trade relating to the Trade Show Access Programme if eligible - How do you use my personal data?
Under the GDPR, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. This may be
because the data is necessary for our performance on the contract with you either directly
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or via a third party, because you have consented to our use of your personal data, or
because it is in our legitimate business interest to use it. Your personal data may be used for
one of the following purposes
If you are a buyer or a customer
• supplying our services to you
• supplying information on our members and their products
• personalising and tailoring our services for you
• communicating with you – this may include responding to emails or calls from you
• supplying you with information by e-mail or post you may unsubscribe or opt out at
anytime
if you’re a UK TAG member or company or potential member
• providing and managing your subscription and your account
• supplying our services to you either direct or via a third party supplier
• personalising and tailoring our services for you
• communicating with you – this may include responding to emails or calls from you
• supplying you with information by e-mail or post you may unsubscribe to opt out at
anytime
We may also use your IP address and cookies (but nothing that directly identifies you) to
monitor the use of our website, to record traffic flows and carry out research about our
visitors and customers demographics, interests and behaviour
We do this to understand our visitors customers and potential customers better
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data
for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by e-mail or post with
information, news, and offers on services and members products. You will not be sent any
unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply
with our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic communications (EC
directive) regulations 2003 - How long will you keep my personal data?
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason or
reasons for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the
following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to
determine how long it is kept)
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• where advice is provided as part of our services your data will be retained for six
years from the last date when we provided such advice
• for clients and our business (i.e. Members) your data will be retained for six years
from the date of expiration of the contract between us - How and where do you store or transfer my personal data
We will only store your personal data in the UK this means it will be fully protected under
the UK GDPR - Do you share my personal data
We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes subject
to the following exceptions
• where we are supplying our services to you by connecting you with our member
companies
• where we are supplying our services to you by virtue of a contract or subscription to
which you are party with that third party e.g. under insurance policy employee or
member benefit
• in some limited service we may be legally required to share certain personal data
which might include yours if we are involved in legal proceedings
• complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government
authority
If any of your personal data is required by a third party, as described above, we will take
steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely and in accordance with
your rights, obligations and third parties obligations under law - How can I access my personal data?
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of
that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held.) This is known
as a subject access request
All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the e-mail or postal
address shown in part 11
There is not normally any charge for the subject access request. If your request is manifestly
unfounded or excessive (for example if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged
to cover our administrative costs in responding
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We will respond to your subject access request within one month of having received it. In
some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be
required, up to a maximum of three months from the date we received your request. You
will get fully informed of our progress. - How do I contact you To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and
data protection including to make a subject access request please use the following details
e-mail address exports@uktag.co.uk
Telephone number 01223 845100
Postal address Trumpington Mews 40 b High Street, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2
9LS - Changes to this privacy notice
We may change this privacy notice from time to time this may be necessary for example if
the law changes or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
Any changes will be made available on our website.
