Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and will handle your personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection law.

1. Information We Collect

For the purposes of organising and running the meeting, we may collect information such as:

  • your name, contact and invoicing details;
  • your organisation and job title;
  • dietary, accessibility or other requirements you choose to provide;
  • attendance and registration information.

We ask that you only provide information that is relevant to your attendance.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • register and communicate with attendees;
  • organise and administer the meeting;
  • make appropriate arrangements for dietary, accessibility or other requirements;
  • maintain appropriate records of attendance;
  • deal with health, safety or security matters where necessary; and
  • comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

3. Legal Basis

Depending on the circumstances, we may process your personal information because it is necessary to perform arrangements relating to your attendance, because we have a legitimate interest in organising and managing the meeting, because we are legally required to do so, or because you have given consent where consent is appropriate.

4. Sharing Your Information

We are required to share your name with the workshop venue for Health & Safety reasons. The venue has told organiser it will store such data securely in compliance with Data Privacy Laws until no more than 1 week after the workshop, at which point the data will be destroyed or wiped from the venue’s systems.

We may share relevant information with the workshop venue, caterers, event suppliers or service providers where necessary to organise the meeting. We will not sell your personal information.

5. How Long We Keep Your Information

We will retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above and to meet any legal, accounting or insurance requirements.

6. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including rights to request access to, correction or deletion of your information, or to object to or restrict certain processing.

To exercise your rights or ask a question about how we use your information, please contact leo@vbqspeakers.com

You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be made available to attendees.