Contact Us

Honorary Secretaries via email
honsecretaries@berksandbucksdraghunt.org

Andrew van Oostrum – Joint Master
07831 317165‬

Victoria Ruffy – Joint Master
07841 997886‬

Introduction

The Berks and Bucks Draghounds is a pack of bloodhounds registered with the Masters of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association (MDBA). We maintain a pack of hounds and undergo hunting activities during the hunting season (hunting artificial scent or human runners, often described as ‘hunting the clean boot’).

We also run hunt events, fund raisings, information evenings and other activities associated with the hunting community. The Berks and Bucks Draghounds and its associated Supporters Club keep information about its members, staff, landowners, and supporters. We mainly communicate via email, social media, and post, but may communicate verbally for more urgent matters. Communications are for informational purposes, membership updates and for the promotion of hunt events and other associated activities.

Personal Information

The Berks and Bucks Draghounds retains information about its members as well as supporters, officials, landowners and farmers. Upon joining the Berks and Bucks Draghounds by renewing annual subscriptions, participating in a hunt day or one of our events we may request certain personal details such as name, address and contact details. We will use this data for communicating with members and supporters.

How we collect information

When members of the Berks and Bucks Draghounds or its Supporters Club actively sign up or subscribe to our membership or communicate with us, they may choose voluntarily to give us certain information (for example by filling in text boxes or completing registration forms). This information requires direct action by the individual at the time in order for us to receive it. Our members have applied consent to the Berks and Bucks Draghounds by actively giving us their details when subscribing. In doing so, they are allowing active communication from us on such matters as stated above. There will always be an option for any of our members to opt out of any further communications.

How long we retain information for

The Berks and Bucks Draghounds will not retain information for longer than necessary. We will only hold onto the information you provide either for as long as you are a member, if legally required or if it is reasonably necessary to resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse or if we have a legitimate interest, we may also retain information for a limited period of time as required, even after you are no longer a member or no longer associated with the Berks and Bucks Draghounds. You are entitled to request that any of your data is deleted from our records at any time.

Consent

The Berks and Bucks Draghounds will not contact any persons for whom we do not have consent to do so. We understand that you trust us with your personal information and we are committed to ensuring the security and privacy of your personal information. You are able to do any of the following:

• You can contact us to change, correct or delete any or all of your personal information. We may retain archived copies of your information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes (including helping address fraud and spam).
• You can unsubscribe from receiving any emails from us by emailing. Once you do this, you will no longer receive any emails from us.
• You can request a readable copy of the personal data we hold on you at any time. To do this, please contact us.

Use of Personal Information & How the Law Applies

There are times when it is not practical or feasible for Berks and Bucks Draghounds to obtain or record consent, however this information will only be used or processed if there is a Legitimate Interest for us to do so, and in doing so your interests and rights as an individual are not harmed.

Farmers & Landowners – The Berks and Bucks Draghounds holds information (e.g. names, addresses and boundaries) about farmers and landowners within the hunt country. This is so that the hunt can inform them of hunt activities that may be going on or around their land. Contact is made for informational purposes only, and we feel that this is for the Legitimate Interest of the individual farmer or landowner as it is in their interest to know of activities going on in the area so any preparation can be made as necessary.

Data Sharing

The Berks and Bucks Draghounds will not rent, swap or sell any personal information to other organisations. Information is only shared with direct connections of the hunt, such as the Supporters Club & other hunt event organisers.

Please note, we are constantly reviewing how we process and protect data. Therefore, changes to our policy may occur at any time.