St John’s Hospital Trust

Charity Registered Number 200176

PRIVACY POLICY RELATING TO ST JOHN’S HOSPITAL TRUST

(The Hospital of St John the Baptist)

We are committed at St John’s Hospital Trust to protecting and respecting your privacy. Whenever you provide us with personal information we will treat the information in accordance with this privacy policy, General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

This policy is intended to give you an understanding of how and why we use the information you give us.

The Data Protection Officer is:- GRAHAM BATES – Chairman of the Trust

If you ever have any queries about your data please get in touch with us at 5, Connaught Way, BEDFORD. MK41 7LB

WHAT DATA DO WE NEED:

• Your full name and address

• Date of Birth

• Financial circumstances

• Telephone number

• Possible email address

• Bank details

WHY WE NEED IT:

• In order to make the quarterly payments

• In order to correspond with you and provide information about the Trust

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR DATA:

• We need to share your details with our bank in order to make the gratuity payments

• We will NOT sell or rent or share your data to any other third parties

HOW LONG WILL WE KEEP YOUR DATA:

• We only keep it for as long as it is needed for the purpose outlined in this document or as long as the law requires us to do so

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA AND KEEP IT SECURE:

• We are committed to doing all we can to keep your data secure. We have set up systems and processes to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure of your data

YOUR RIGHTS: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST

• Information about how your data is processed and stored

• A copy of that personal data

• That anything inaccurate in your personal data is corrected immediately

You can also:

• Raise an objection about how your personal data is processed

• Request that your personal data is erased if there is no longer a justification for it

• Ask that the processing of your personal data is restricted in certain circumstances

This policy may be updated in the future and it is the responsibility of those concerned to familiarise themselves with it.

Clerk: Elaine Gaskell (Kynaston Enterprises Ltd)

5 Connaught Way

BEDFORD

MK41 7LB