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Privacy Policy

The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy together with our terms and conditions sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us shall be processed. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and procedures. 

We keep this policy under regular review and it may change from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with the changes. By using our website, you are agreeing to be bound by this policy. 

If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to the capture, storage and use of personal information or your rights, please contact us by email: enquiries@tryb.co.uk or telephone 0131 555 8800. 

Privacy Policy Sections 

  • Who we are
  • How do we collect information from you?
  • Automated decisions and Profiling
  • Who has access to your information?
  • Your choices
  • Right to Erasure
  • How you can access and update your information
  • Security precautions in place to protect the loss,  misuse or alteration of your information
  • Use of Cookies
  • Links to other websites
  • Are you 16 or under?
  • Transferring data outside EU
  • How to complain


Who we are 

We are The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and our overriding objective is the dignified preservation, maintenance and education of the general public of The Royal Yacht Britannia. 

We are a registered Scottish charity (no. SC028070) and company limited by guarantee (no. SC185443) and the principle address is The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ. We also have a subsidiary company Royal Yacht Enterprises (no. SC185472) who are bound by this privacy policy. 

Our Data Protection Officer is Pete Rubie, The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ. 

How do we collect information from you? 

We collect information directly supplied by you and in some instances automatically. We collect information in the following ways: 

Data Type 

Collection Method 

What is collected 

Information Use 

Processing basis 

Retention 

Donors 

Completion of Gift Aid forms 

Name 

Address 

  

Process gift aid claims from HMRC; 

  

Legal obligation 

7 Years 

Annual Pass Holders 

Completion of application forms 

Name 

Address 

Email address 

Telephone Number 

Photograph 

Carry out our obligations to annual pass holders; 

Contract; Legitimate interests – We have a Legitimate intertest to process your personal data in order to fulfil the benefits of the annual pass and individuals should reasonably expect us to use their data in this way. 

12 Months after membership lapses 

Visiting Groups/Tour Guides 

Incoming enquiries via email, telephone or letter 

Name 

Address 

Email address 

Telephone Number 

  

Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us; 

Contract; Legitimate interests – We have a legitimate interest to process your personal data in order response to enquiries submitted and individuals should reasonably expect us to use their data in this way. 

3 Years from last booking 

Private and Corporate Event Customers 

Incoming enquiries via email, telephone or letter 

Name 

Address 

Email address 

Telephone Number 

  

Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us; 

Contract; Legitimate interests – We have a legitimate interest to process your personal data in order response to enquiries submitted and individuals should reasonably expect us to use their data in this way. 

5 Years from last enquiry/ booking 

Guests of Fingal 

Booking accommodation, 

Completion of manual check in forms, Incoming enquiries via email, telephone or letter 

Name 

Address 

Email address 

Telephone Number 

Passport Number 

Car registration 

Credit/Debit Card details, 

  

Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us;  Fulfil legal requirement; Protect your property 

Contract; Legal obligation; Legitimate interests – If your car is parked within our property boundary we have a legitimate interest to process your personal data such as car registration in order to provide a secure location. 

Personal Data may also be shared in accordance with NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect strategy. 

5 Years from last enquiry/ booking 

Online 

Purchasing ticket, product or making a donation 

Competition entries 

Submitting enquiries, 

Booking accommodation 

Name 

Address 

Email Address 

Telephone Number 

Information of visited webpages, 

Passport Number on occasions, 

Car registration 

Process orders, reservations or donations you have submitted; 

processing entries into a competition 

respond to enquiries, requests or complaints you may have made; 

analysis and statistical purposes; 

Contract;  Legal obligation;  Legitimate interest – We have a legitimate interest to process your personal data in order response to enquiries submitted and individuals should reasonably expect us to use their data in this way. 

Personal Data may also be shared in accordance with NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect strategy. 

Financial transaction information shall be retained for 7 Years.  Any other data shall be retained for 12 months from last interaction 

Onboard Activities 

Competition entries 

Completion of Feedback forms 

Recording of CCTV 

Name 

Address 

Email Address 

Photographs 

CCTV imagines 

processing entries into a competition 

entries into a competition; 

seek your views or comments on the service we provide; marketing activities; 

Security 

Legitimate interests – We have a legitimate interest to process your personal data in order respond to enquiries or competition entiries submitted.  We also process your personal data for safety and security by way of CCTV,  processing such as this is for indicating possible criminal acts and/or threats to public security and constitutes a legitimate interest 

6 Months; 

CCTV images keep for 30 days; 

Photographs 

Photographs taken of visitors onboard Britannia 

Biometric data (Photos) 

Publish photos online 

Legitimate Interest – We have a legitimate interest to show visitors on our website in order demonstrate to other potential visitors what to expect.  Individuals may opt out of photos being taken at the time or request removal of any photo’s from our website by emailing enquiries@tryb.co.uk 

1 year 

Services Users 

Wi Fi connection process 

  

IP Address; 

MAC address; 

Details of data usage; 

Details of websites visits; 

analysis and statistical 

Legitimate interests – we have a legitimate interest to process your personal data to monitor activity undertaken on our broadband connection to ensure no unlawful activity is being undertaken and to ensure the service we are offering is adequate. 

12 months 

E-newsletter and promotional offer subscribers 

Clicking an electronic link or opting in while completing another data collection form 

Email Address 

send communications which you have requested and that may be interest to you. These may include news,  information and special offers about our goods and services; 

  

Consent 

Data is retained as active for 12 months from last opened email. 

After 12 months of inactivity or if data subject opts out of receiving communications the data is archived but retained for managing opt out 

Staff/ 

Recruitment 

Completion of application forms 

Submission of CV 

Via recruitment agencies 

Name 

Address 

Email Address 

Telephone Number 

Employment History 

Salary 

Medical Conditions 

Criminal Convications 

Review and progress recruitment; 

Meet employers obligations; 

Contract and Legal Obligation 

Staff information is retained for 6 years after leaving employment; 

Unsuccessful candidates information is kept for 6 months after recruitment process 

3rd Party Providers 

When you have expressly opted in to your details being passed to us by the selected 3rdparty 

Name 

Email Address 

Send one off introductory communication 

Consent 

6 months 

Other 

General enquiries via email, telephone, letter or social media 

As provided and relevant to enquiry 

respond to enquiries, requests or complaints you may have made; 

Legitimate interests – We have a legitimate interest to process your personal data in order respond to enquiries to have submitted 

12 months 

Automated decisions and Profiling 

We shall never use your information to make any automated decisions about you, however we may use the information you have provided in order to ensure you receive the most relevant communications from us. 

Who has access to your information? 

We may disclose your information to any member of our group. We shall take all reasonable steps to keep your details secure and will never sell or share your details with 3rd parties for marketing purposes. 

We may pass your information to Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf. This includes service providers, subcontractors and other associated organisations and is for the purpose of completing tasks and providing services to you such as processing orders and sending communications. When we use Third Party Service Providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service. We have written agreements in place that require our providers to keep your information secure and protected, prevents them using your data for their own benefit and to ensure that your data is only processed as directed by ourselves. 

We would only release your personal information to third parties if you have specifically requested us to do so or the law requires us too. For example if a court order was received or for the purposes of preventing a crime. 

Your choices 

We respect your right of privacy, you have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not wish to receive direct marketing communications from us with news, information or special offers you have the choice by ticking the relevant boxes whenever you submit information to us. Your choice will not affect the service you receive and although you opt out of marketing communications you may still receive communications such as order confirmations and communications to allow us to facilitate your enquiry or complaint. 

You can change what communications you receive or restrict the processing of your information at any time by clicking unsubscribe from any marketing email you receive or by contacting us by email: enquiries@tryb.co.uk or telephone 0131 555 8800. 

Right to Erasure 

You have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing. This right can be enforced in the following circumstances: 

  • The personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purpose it was originally collected/processed 

  • You withdraw consent for their data to be used 

  • You object to the processing of data and there is no overriding legitimate interest for continuing to process the data 

  • Your personal data was unlawfully processed based on its collection method 

  • If the legal or contractual permitted use of personal data has lapsed i.e. if data is sourced from a 3rd party and the use is restricted to a timeframe or specific purpose 

There may be some instances when a request for erasure can be refused such as if the data is required to comply with a legal obligation such as financial audits. In this instance, your information shall only be processed for the legally obliged purpose and removed when the information is no longer required. 

How you can access and update your information 

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you which will be provided free of charge. Any such as requests must be made in writing via email at enquiries@tryb.co.uk, over any of our social media channels or in writing to: 

The Royal Yacht Britannia 

Ocean Drive 

Leith 

Edinburgh 

EH6 6JJ 

Wherever possible we shall provide a copy of your information in your preferred format however if this is not possible we shall ensure it is in a machine readable form. If requested by you and it is technically feasible we shall provide your information directly to another organisation. 

The accuracy of your information is important to us so should you discover any inaccuracies please notify as soon as possible using the channel above and we will correct our records. 

To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before providing or correcting and information. 

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information 

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that any data collected from you is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Any sensitive information such as credit or debit card details are protected with 128/256 bit SSL encryption (Depending on your browser). 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and while we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its security. Any transmission is done at your own risk. 

In addition, we have security procedures in place to protect paper based systems and computerised databases from loss and misuse. Only authorised personnel, who require access to perform their role have access to this information and adhere to guidelines as to what use may be made of this. 

Use of Cookies 

We collect information about your general Internet usage by using a cookie file that is stored on the hard drive of your computer. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser, though this may mean you are unable to access certain parts of our site. 

Links to other websites 

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access via links from our website. 

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site. 

Are you 16 or under? 

We do not knowingly send any marketing communications to anyone under the age 16. When subscribing to receive communications from us you are acknowledging that you are over the age 16. 

If you are under 16 and wish to purchase a ticket or product please seek permission from your parent or guardian before providing your details. 

Transferring data outside EU 

We always aim to store and maintain your data within the EU however there may be occasions when this is not possible. By way of an example, this may happen if one of our service providers experience technical difficulties and are required to transfer data to a server located in a country outside of the EU. If this was to happen appropriate security measures shall be taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this policy. 

In addition, if you use our services while you are outside of the EU, your information may be transferred outside of the EU in order to provide you with those services. 

How to complain 

If you have a complaint about how we use your information or this privacy policy please contact us by email: enquiries@tryb.co.uk or telephone 0131 5558800. If you are unsatisfied with the outcome of your complaint you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address: 

Information Commissioner's Office 
45 Melville Street 
Edinburgh 
EH3 7HL 

Tel: 0303 123 1113 

Alternatively, you can have a Live Chat at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/live-chat 

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