The General Data Protection Regulation (May 2018) defines your rights as an individual in relation to the information held about you and how it may be used.

Like any membership organisation, the DHS holds information about its members, including names and addresses, your membership details, and payment of your subscription. The provision of this information is therefore a condition of membership.

The most important way in which the Society uses data is providing you with information about the activities of the Society and the membership benefits available to you as a member of the DHS.  The DHS does not, as a matter of general policy; pass on information about you to third parties

It is absolutely essential that you should trust the DHS to act responsibly and in your interests.  The DHS fully accepts this responsibility and is happy to give you a firm undertaking that the Society will keep information about you up to date and accurate and do everything it can to prevent it from being used in any unauthorised or illegal way.

In addition to the Society’s commitment, the Data Protection Regulation gives you more extensive rights in relation to the information held about you.  If you prefer that the Society stops using your information for the purpose of advising you about the DHS activities, or if you feel that we are using information about you in any way that which you believe may cause you (or another person) substantial damage or distress, you should contact the Society Secretary (details are on your membership card) to request that your records are no longer used in this way.

You can read our full Data Protection Policy here. If you would like to see a copy of the information we hold about you, please contact the Secretary or email us.