Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy

This website is owned by Midlothian County Ladies Golf Association whose contact details are on the website.

Important: By submitting personal data to us and/or by using our website you give your consent that all personal data that you submit may be processed by us in the manner and for the purposes described below.

Scope of privacy policy

We are committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information provided by you to us. This privacy policy describes our current policies and practices about personal data collected by us from you directly and/or through the website. The term ‘personal data’ refers to personally identifiable information about you as defined in the Data Protection Act 2018 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.

Notification of changes to privacy policy

We are continually improving our methods of communication and adding new functionality and features to this website and to our existing services. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, our data protection practices will change from time to time. When our data practices change, we will notify you. We encourage you to check this page frequently.

Collection of personal data including email addresses

You may choose to receive information or services from us. When you contact us, we may request personal information about you such as your name, home address, where you were born, email address and contact phone numbers. The information you provide is securely electronically stored.

Use of personal data

We will use your personal data to fulfil your instructions and requirements and we will ask only for data that is adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes. Where we send you information for any purpose, it may be sent by email, SMS or WhatsApp groups. When we ask you for personal data it may be for any of the following purposes:

  • To contact you to inform you of our services or events
  • To send you regular updates on matters we think will be of interest to you
  • To send you requested information on our people and services
  • To use your personal data in connection with your access to information and materials on our website
  • To use your personal data for MCLGA and SGL purposes only (WHS)
  • To administer this website and help us improve our services
  • To use your personal data in relation to or arising from our events and publications
  • To issue invoices, manage accounts and records, and collection of payments and debts.

Unsubscribe

We hope you will be pleased with our information and services. However, if you no longer wish to receive communications from MCLGA please contact our Secretary.

Anonymous data collected through this website

In addition to the information we collect as described above, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our website. For example, our web server automatically logs which pages of our website our visitors view, their IP addresses and which web browsers they use. This technology does not personally identify you – it simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our website.

Our website contains hyperlinks to other pages on our website. We may use technology to track how often these links are used and which pages on our website our visitors choose to view.  This technology does not identify you personally – it simply enables us to compile statistics about the use of these hyperlinks.

Disclosure of your personal data

We do not share, sell or distribute your personal data with unrelated third parties, except as otherwise provided for in this privacy policy and under these limited circumstances:

  • Data access and corrections

Upon receipt of your membership details, which permit us to identify your personal data, we will disclose to you the personal data we hold about you, for which we may make a charge up to the maximum as allowed by applicable law. We will also correct, amend or delete any personal data that is inaccurate.

Requests to delete personal data are subject to any applicable legal and ethical reporting or document retention obligations imposed on us.

  • Links to other websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of such third-party websites or any association with their operators. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their personal data practices. We urge you to review any privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself.

Privacy

This website is provided by Scottish Golf Limited, using the DotGolf Venue Management System, on behalf of MCLGA. MCLGA uses this website to provide online information and services, competition management and WHS ratified handicap maintenance, for members of MCLGA.

Access to any Members area of this website is via your Scottish Golf login details and is limited to MCLGA Members and selected MCLGA officials who need access for the purpose of supplying and maintaining information relative to the primary functions of the website, as stated above.

User details will be used solely for the following purposes:

  • Communication between members to facilitate the management of matches and competitions.
  • Communication between MCLGA Members and Committee Members to promote accessibility and enable the effective and smooth running of the MCLGA.
  • Contact information may be passed to MCLGA membership system to maintain up to date contact information.

Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies to better the user's experience while visiting the website. As required by legislation, where applicable this website uses a cookie control system, allowing the user to give explicit permission or to deny the use of / saving of cookies on their computer / device.

What are cookies? Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computer hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.

Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computer hard drive, they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website or use the cookie control system if available upon their first visit.

Social Media Policy & Usage

We adopt a Social Media Policy to ensure our organisation and our members conduct themselves accordingly online. While we may have official profiles on social media platforms users are advised to verify authenticity of such profiles before engaging with, or sharing information with such profiles. We will never ask for user passwords or personal details on social media platforms. Users are advised to conduct themselves appropriately when engaging with us on social media.

There may be instances where our website features social media sharing buttons, which help share web content directly from web pages to the respective social media platforms. You use social sharing buttons at your own discretion and accept that doing so may publish content to your social media profile feed or page. You can find further information about some social media privacy and usage policies in the resources section below.

Resources & Further Information

v.5.0 November 2024, edited & customised by MCLGA


 

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