Effective Date: 1/6/2024
At the Black and African Business Leaders’ Forum (BBLF), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or engage with us in any capacity. This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and other relevant data protection laws.
1. Who We Are
The Black and African Business Leaders’ Forum (BBLF) is an organization based in the United Kingdom, committed to empowering and supporting Black and African entrepreneurs. BBLF operates under UK laws, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR.
Our contact details are:
Email: hello@bblf.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 139 482 5487
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other contact details.
- Demographic Information: Age, gender, ethnicity, etc., if you voluntarily provide this information.
- Business Information: Information about your business (if relevant), such as company name, role, and business sector.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, and other information related to the devices you use to access our website.
- Event Participation Data: If you register for an event or seminar, we may collect information related to your attendance, preferences, and any feedback provided.
- Marketing Preferences: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us.
3. How We Collect Your Data
We collect personal data through:
- Direct interactions: When you fill out forms on our website, register for events, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us by email, phone, or social media.
- Automated technologies: We use cookies and other tracking technologies to automatically collect technical data about your browsing actions and patterns.
- Third-party sources: We may receive personal data about you from third parties, such as analytics providers or event partners.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing Services: To manage event registrations, deliver newsletters, and respond to inquiries.
- Improving Our Website: To analyze how users interact with our website and improve our services and user experience.
- Marketing: To send promotional materials, updates about upcoming events, and other relevant content (with your consent).
- Legal and Compliance Purposes: To comply with legal obligations and respond to any regulatory requirements.
5. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
Under the UK GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following lawful grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g., event registration).
- Legitimate Interest: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, provided your rights do not override those interests.
- Legal Obligation: When we are required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
6. How We Share Your Data
We may share your data with:
- Service Providers: We use trusted third-party service providers to help us deliver our services (e.g., website hosting, and email marketing tools). These providers have access to your personal data only for the purposes of performing services on our behalf.
- Business Partners: With your consent, we may share your information with business partners and collaborators for joint events or activities.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your personal data to law enforcement or regulatory authorities if required by law.
We do not sell or trade your personal data to third parties.
7. How We Protect Your Data
We are committed to ensuring the security of your data. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest.
- Regular security assessments of our IT systems.
- Restricted access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: You can object to us processing your personal data for marketing or other purposes.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your data to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@bblf.uk.
10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. Cookies help us analyze web traffic, improve functionality, and remember your preferences. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” will be updated accordingly.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Email: hello@bblf.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 139 482 5487
Last Updated: September 2024.