This Privacy Notice tells you what to expect in relation to personal information about you which is collected, handled and processed by Fashion Tech Forum.

Fashion Tech Forum is committed to protecting the privacy of our community and users of our website. We want to provide a safe and secure user experience. We will ensure that the information you submit to us via our website or through any of our offices or other international websites or offices is only used for the purposes set out in this policy.

1. The Information we may collect
The information about you we may collect, hold and process is set out below:

1.1 Information collected and processed is as follows:

• Your name
• Your address/geographical location
• Your email address
• Your telephone number
• Your current title/work history
• Any other work related information you provide

2. This information is held, used and disclosed by us as follows:

• to provide the best service you;
• to maintain our business relationship, where you are a user of our website, a sponsor, partner or attendee;
• internal record-keeping
• to contact you via email, SMS or phone, with news, events and information that we believe you may be interested in
• to enable you to purchase tickets and/or attend our events and access our content. 
• to answer your enquiries;
• we may also seek your consent to collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for any other purpose not listed above
• The personal and sensitive personal information you provide us may be sent to clients and third parties located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer your personal information outside the EEA we will take reasonable steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

3. How we hold the information
All the personal data we have is stored on our GDPR compliant database, Bullhorn

4. Disclosure of your information
Your information may be shared or sent to our sponsors and clients.  

5. What is the legal basis for processing the information?
We will rely on an individuals consent to process information which is collected at the outset of the sign up process.

6. Your rights
You currently have the right at any time to ask for a copy of the information about you that we hold.   
You also have the right to erasure, restriction of processing, objection and data portability

7. Retention of your data
Your data will be retained for no longer than is necessary and in accordance with our Data Retention Policy.

8. Withdrawal of consent
If you have provided us with your consent to process your data, for the purpose of using our services and us finding you suitable work, you have the right to withdraw this at any time