Information we hold about you
We are committed to preserving your privacy, to letting you know how we use your personal information and to making responsible use of your data. References to ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’ are references to the Society for Old Testament Study based in Great Britain and Ireland.
- Information about you
1.1 We hold personal information about you for one or more of the following reasons:
- because you are a member of the Society
- because you have attended one of our bi-annual meetings
- because you represent a publishing company that has displayed books at one of our meetings
- because you have supplied information to, or requested information from, us.
The information we hold may include your name, title, email address, home address, work address, telephone numbers, job title, membership type, subscriptions and/or donations paid to us, bursary awards.
- Our use of this information
2.1 We will only use your personal information to provide you with our services, to answer your requests, or keep you up to date with news about the Society and its academic purposes.
2.2 We will not share your information with any other organisation or individual without obtaining your specific consent.
- Security
3.1 We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of any information you give us.
3.2 If you have provided us with an email address then we may communicate with you by email. Communications will not be sent in an encrypted form unless you require it and provide the certification to enable us to communicate in that way. Whilst we do our best to keep our systems and communications protected against viruses and other harmful effects, we cannot bear responsibility for all communications being virus-free.
- Other information
4.1 If you would like us to correct or update any information, wish to know what information we hold about you, or if you would like your information to be deleted from our records, then please email the Membership Secretary at alastair189@live.co.uk or write to him at 487, Shields Road, Glasgow, G41 2RG
4.2 If you have any queries about this policy or our procedures, please contact the Secretary of the Society, Dr Zoltan Schwab, at secretary.sots@gmail.com