PRIVACY POLICY

1. Who we are

Digital Industry Golf Society (trading as DIGS) is a private golf society based in Surrey, United Kingdom. We operate this website and collect personal data from members and prospective members for the purposes of running society events.

For any privacy-related queries, contact us at hello@digsociety.co.uk.

2. What data we collect

When you register as a member or contact us through this website, we may collect the following personal data:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Golf handicap index
• Home golf club
• Employer and job title
• Industry sector
• Any information you voluntarily provide in message fields

3. How we use your data

We use the personal data you provide solely for the following purposes:

• Processing and managing your society membership
• Communicating event details, fixture updates, and results
• Organising event sign-ups and managing playing groups
• Responding to enquiries you submit via the contact form
• Maintaining records of event participation and scoring

We will never use your data for unsolicited marketing, and we will never sell or share your data with third parties for their own commercial purposes.

4. Legal basis for processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

• Legitimate interests — to administer society membership and events
• Consent — where you have actively submitted your details via our registration or contact forms
• Contractual necessity — where processing is required to fulfil your membership

5. Data storage and security

Your personal data is stored securely using Supabase, a cloud database platform hosted within the European Union. Supabase is compliant with GDPR requirements and applies industry-standard encryption and access controls.

Access to your personal data is restricted to DIGS administrators only. We do not grant third parties access to your data.

6. How long we keep your data

We retain your personal data for as long as you remain an active member of DIGS, or as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. If you request deletion of your data, we will action this within 30 days unless we are required to retain it for legal reasons.

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

As a data subject under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — you can request that we delete your personal data
• Right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — you can request your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to object — you can object to our processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@digsociety.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

This website does not currently use cookies for tracking or analytics purposes. We do not use any third-party advertising or tracking scripts. If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated and you will be informed.

9. Third party services

This website uses the following third-party services:

• Supabase — database and data storage (privacy policy)
• Google Fonts — font delivery (privacy policy)
• Cloudflare Pages — website hosting (privacy policy)
• Unsplash — placeholder photography, to be replaced with original images

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Complaints

If you believe we have handled your personal data incorrectly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

ICO website: ico.org.uk  ·  ICO helpline: 0303 123 1113