What Information we collect and how we collect it
Norfolk Combined Youth Football League (NCYFL) is a FA Charter Standard Respect League. The information we ask you to provide includes details required to operate NCYFL. It will include but is not limited to:
- Any personal details about your child and you, such as full name, date of birth, home address, email address, and contact telephone numbers.
- The information is collected by clubs at the start of each season on the clubs’ registration form. Parents need to sign these forms to give their consent to the information being used.
- Covid-19 requirements. We will collect details of attendees at league cup finals for the government ‘Test and Trace process. The information collected will be the person’s name and contact details. These details will be retained for 21 days and then be deleted.
What we do with the information you provide us with
The information we collect from you is used to run the league responsibly.
- Information is retained by the club and used by the team mangers to run the teams. This includes registering players through the Whole Game System operated by the English Football Association. Some details are then passed over to the FA Fulltime system for administration purposes.
- Information will be used and processed to provide safeguarding for your child whilst they are playing football in the league.
- Contact details for club officials will be collected and then displayed on the NCYFL website to enable league officials to communicate with clubs about league matters.
- Contact details for team managers will be collected and then displayed on the NCYFL website to enable league officials and other team managers to contact teams regarding arrangements for games. 2 contact numbers per team will be used by the FA Fulltime website to SMS teams to submit results of games.
Who we pass your Information to
During the course of the football season we could pass on personal information about your child and you to the following organisations.
- NCYFL is affiliated to the English Football Association (FA) and is required to register all players with the Norfolk FA. The information collected by clubs is passed to the FA and NCYFL so that your child is registered to play football. Both of organisations provide oversight and governance of football clubs and ensure they operate fairly and properly within policies they implement.
- We will be obliged to disclose personal data that we hold if for any reason we are contacted by the UK Police and summonsed to provide information relating to an ongoing investigation.
Can I see a copy of the information you hold about me?
The Data Protection Act (DPA) gives you the right to see personal information held about you. NCYFL are a voluntary organisation and collect information for recreational purposes only. This means we do not have to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
We do however wish to operate fairly and transparently. We have been given statements by the English Football Association to say that the systems they operate will be compliant with the legislation.
The only information that NCYFL will hold will be that given on a player registration form for which consent is given by a parent for this to be used. The application process for playing in the league collects the information for club officials and managers and it is only this information that the league will have and provision of this information is required to participate in the league.
What personal data we hold on you
Personal data means any information about an individual from which that individual can be identified. We collect, use, store and transfer some personal data of our participants [and their parents or guardians], and other League members.
You provide information about yourself and your members when you register with the League, and by filling in forms at an event or online, or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.
The information you give us may include name, date of birth, address, e-mail address, phone number, gender, and the contact details of a third party in the case of emergency. We may also ask for relevant health information, which is classed as special category personal data, for the purposes of health, wellbeing, welfare and safeguarding. Where we hold this data it will be with the explicit consent of the participant or, if applicable, the participant’s parent or guardian.
Where we need to collect personal data to fulfil League responsibilities and you do not provide that data, we may not be able to honour or administer your registration.
Why we need your personal data
We will only use personal data for any purpose for which it has been specifically provided.
The reason we need participants’ and members’ personal data is to be able to run the football league and arrange matches; to administer registration, and provide the league services you are signing up to when you register with the League as a club or participant. Our lawful basis for processing this personal data is that we have a contractual obligation to anyone as a participant or member to provide the services they are registering for.
We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
| Purpose/ Processing Activity | Lawful Basis for processing under Article 6 of the GDPR. |
|---|---|
| Processing registration forms | Performance of a contract |
| Organising matches | Performance of a contract |
| Sending out match or League information and updates | Performance of a contract |
| Sending out League Fines/Charges | Performance of a contract |
| To check compliance with our League criteria to participate in the League | Performance of a contract and Legitimate Interests. Our Legitimate Interests are that we need to ensure that participants meet the appropriate criteria to ensure that the matches that are organised are fair. |
| Sharing data with referees | Performance of a contract |
| Sharing data with the club you are a member of, county football associations and the FA | Performance of a contract |
| Sharing data with committee members to provide information about league activities, registration renewals or invitation to social events | The League has a legitimate interest to maintain participant correspondence for league community purposes. |
| Sharing data with third party service or facility providers | The League has a legitimate interest to run the organisation efficiently and as it sees fit. Provision of some third party services is for the benefit of the League and participants. |
| Sharing anonymised data with a funding partner as condition of grant funding e.g. Local Authority | The League has a legitimate interest to run the organisation efficiently and as it sees fit. Application for funding is a purpose that benefits the League and participants. |
| Publishing match and league results | Consent. We will only publish personal data in a public domain, including images and names, if we have your consent for us to do so. In the case of children under the age of 13 then only with written consent of parent/guardian |
| Contact details for club officials will be collected and then displayed on the League website to enable league officials/public to communicate with other clubs. | Performance of a contract |
| Contact details for team managers will be collected and then displayed on the League website to enable league officials and other team managers to contact teams regarding arrangements for games (along with location of grounds and team colours). 2 contact numbers per team will be used by the FA Fulltime website to SMS teams to submit results of games. | Performance of a contract |
| Sending out marketing information such as newsletters and information about promotions and offers from sponsors | Consent. We will only send direct marketing if you are an existing member, participant or other associated individual and you have not previously objected to this marketing, or, you have actively provided your consent. |
| To ensure we understand possible health risks | Consent. We will only process details on anyone medical history with their consent. |
Who we share your personal data with
When you register with the League, your information, if you are a coach or volunteer will be or if you are another participant may be entered onto the Whole Game System database, which is administered by the FA. We also pass your information to the County FA/FA for affiliation purposes.
We may share personal data with selected third parties, suppliers and sub-contractors such as, coaches or match organisers. Third-party service providers will only process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
We may disclose personal information to third parties to comply with a legal obligation; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our participants, members or affiliates, or others.
The League’s data processing may require personal data to be transferred outside of the UK. Where the League does transfer personal data overseas it is with the sufficient appropriate safeguards in place to ensure the security of that personal data.
Protection of your personal data
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed.
How long we hold your personal data
We keep personal data on our participants while they continue to be a participant or are otherwise actively involved with the League. We will delete this data 2 months after a participant has left or otherwise ended their registration or affiliation, or sooner if specifically requested and we are able to do so. We may need to retain some personal data for longer for legal or regulatory purposes. The personal data that is stored on Whole Game System is subject to the FA’s privacy policy so we advise you review that policy together with this notice. If anyone would like their personal data to be deleted from Whole Game System then please contact the County FA.
Data on club personnel and team contacts can be updated at any time through the clubs secure admin area accessible by the appropriate registered club secretary.
Your rights regarding your personal data
As a data subject participants may have the right at any time to request access to, rectification or erasure of their personal data; to restrict or object to certain kinds of processing of their personal data, including direct marketing; to the portability of their personal data and to complain to the UK’s data protection supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office about the processing of their personal data.
As a data subject participants are not obliged to share their personal data with the League. If they choose not to share their personal data with us we may not be able to register them with the League.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time, and will inform you to any changes in how we handle personal data.