PBL Privacy Notice

Privacy Statement

  • Who are we?
  • The information we collect about you
  • How we use your personal data
  • Who we may pass your data on to
  • How long we retain your personal data
  • Locations that we may transfer your personal data to
  • Security
  • Cookies
  • Marketing communications and your choices
  • Your rights
  • How to contact us
  • Changes to this Policy

 

Who are we?

Penya Blaugrana London (‘PBL’, ‘we’ or ‘us’) is committed to the goal of promoting, maintaining and improving the friendship and collaboration amongst the FC Barcelona Socis and other sympathizers of FC Barcelona. This policy explains what your personal data will be used for.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and take the security of your information very seriously. We have strict security measures and procedures in place to protect your personal data. If you have any concerns about the way in which we process or protect your personal data or would like to contact us about any aspect of this policy, please get in touch through the contact details at the bottom of this statement.
This privacy policy should be read in conjunction with PBL’s Data Protection Procedures located on the PBL website. 

 

The Information we collect about you

We will collect personal data about you from the following sources: 

  • When you signup for membership with us
  • When you communicate with us (by email, mail, phone or through social media)

We will collect the following types of information:
 

Type of Data

Description

Your personal and contact details

Such as your name, date of birth, home address, email address, telephone number, country of origin and signature

Government Identifiers

Such as your passport number

Membership information

Such as information about how long you have been a member with us, how many times you have attended PBL events (‘activity points’), your marketing preferences, and if you are a FCB soci, your FCB soci clau (as required by FCB to register FCB socis as penya members)  

Visual Images

Such as photographs or videos of events you have attended

Lifestyle and preference information

Such as information about your demography, your favourite football club(s)

Responses to surveys, competitions and promotions

Such as records of any surveys you respond to or your entry into any competitions PBL has run

Advertising and direct marketing preferences and responses

Such as information about how you respond, or interact with, any direct marketing or advertising communications directed to you, including any requests for these communications to stop

 

Much of the information we collect about you is required to meet our legal obligations, however, where we ask for your consent to process your personal data, you are not required to provide it, however, if you do not do so, you may not be able to take advantage of the services and benefits of PBL.

 

 How we use your personal data

We will use your personal data for the following reasons:

What we use your personal data for

How we justify the use of your personal data

To provide you with member services, answer your questions or address your complaints or concerns

We need to process this data to meet our contractual obligations

To check your or validate your identity and protect your information

We need to process this data to meet our contractual obligations

To invite you to take part in competitions or take up promotions or to keep you informed about events which may be of interest to you 

This is in our legitimate business interest to engage with you in this way and measure that such communications are relevant to you

We may also ask for your consent to share your information with 3rd parties for marketing purposes

To provide you with a channel to communicate and engage with other FC Barcelona fans and supporters

We need to process this data to meet our contractual obligations

 

Who we may pass your data to

We may need to share personal information with other organisations and members to ensure that we meet your needs and our contractual obligations.  We may also share information with other organisations where we consider it to be in the legitimate interest of PBL.  These other parties are typically:  

  • FC Barcelona
  • PBL partners who are assisting PBL in hosting events;
  • Membership card manufacturer
  • Other members of the PBL, specifically for games and/or activities we are hosting or organising (only specific personal data such as name, surname, PBL activity points information and PBL membership number will be shared);

We may share your personal information with other FC Barcelona affiliates or PBL affiliates for marketing purposes. We will not share your personal information with other 3rd party organisations however unless you have expressly opted-in/consented to the disclosure of your personal data for these purposes.


How long we retain your personal data

We will retain the below information while you have an active membership, and once your membership ceases, we will retain this information in our databases as per the table below:

Type of Data

Retention while membership active?

Retention Time After membership elapses*

Remarks

Your personal and contact details

Yes

12 months

Ex-members can request to remove this information at any time.

Marketing consents

Opt-out available at anytime

12 months

Unless an ex-member specifically asks to remove this information

Active members can also opt-out from marketing communications from PBL

Government Identifiers

12 months

12 months

As soon as we register the member with FCB, we remove the government identifier from our database.

If however you request a ticket with us, we will keep all details provided in the ticket request form for up to 12 months, which will include your Government Identifier.

 

Membership information

Yes

6 years

Ex-members can request to remove this information at any time.

Lifestyle and preference information

Yes

12 months

Ex-members can request to remove this information at any time.

Responses to surveys, competitions and promotions

Yes

12 months

Ex-members can request to remove this information at any time.

Financial information

Temporary

Temporary

We only need financial information to process refunds (e.g. ticket refunds).

Soon after the refund is processed, the financial details are removed from our database.

*The above retention times may be extended for example where it is needed to meet a specific legal obligation or investigate a crime.

 

Locations that we may transfer your personal data

PBL is located inside the United Kingdom. In most cases if your personal data is being transferred to other parties, these parties will be located inside the European Economic Area (‘EEA’).

It is possible for event providers to be located outside the EEA, in countries that do not have the same standards of protection for personal data as the UK and/or other EEA countries (‘Third Country’ or ‘Third Countries’). We will, however, always use every reasonable effort to ensure sufficient protections are in place to safeguard your personal data when it is being transferred to Third Countries.

In the event that a sufficient transfer mechanism is not in place with a Third Country, we will ensure adequate safeguards are in place prior to transferring your personal data to such a provider in a third country. Furthermore, we will request your consent prior to proceeding with transferring your data to the relevant Third Country.

 

Security

We implement technical and organisational measures which take into account the harm that may be suffered by you in order to protect your personal data. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers.

 

Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes including making your experience of our website better. For more information on our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy at: https://www.pblondon.org/cookie-policy.

Marketing Communications and your choices

When you first signup with us we’ll ask you if you would like to receive any communications from us. It will normally be via a tick box on our membership form - you can opt out of receiving these communications at any time. 

 

What is Opting Out?

The term ‘opt out’ refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information. This ability is usually associated with direct marketing campaigns such as telemarketing, e-mail marketing, or direct mail marketing.

*Please consider that opting out will prevent you from receiving any information from PBL (this includes information regarding events, matches and promotions). 

 

How can I opt out of marketing correspondence?

If you do not wish to receive any correspondences, promotions and information on events you can request to be made un-contactable by: 

Sending an email to contact@pblondon.org and requesting to opt out of receiving communications from PBL.

 

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or would like further information about your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing contact@pblondon.org. Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed.

 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Any changes to this privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to this privacy policy.

This policy was last reviewed and updated: March 2021