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Organisations regularly work with various staff members, including paid staff and volunteers. The UK General Data Protection Regulation<\/a> (\u2018UK GDPR\u2019) sets out strict rules regarding processing personal data about individuals. One of the critical rules under this data protection law is to provide individuals with transparent information about how you will use their data. If your organisation engages volunteers, you must inform them how you use their personal information. You can meet this requirement by giving volunteers a Privacy Notice document. This article will explore when to give your volunteers a Privacy Notice and the critical information it should contain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do the UK GDPR Rules Apply to Volunteers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you collect and process personal data about volunteers, the law deems you a data controller. A data controller<\/a> is an organisation that determines the purposes and means for processing personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data controllers have several obligations under the UK GDPR rules, including the requirement to process personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently. While volunteers<\/a> are not your employees, they are still data subjects who fall under the UK GDPR\u2019s scope of protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you collect or process any personal information about volunteers, you must explain this to them. This is due to the fundamental UK GDPR principle of transparency \u2013 meaning you must be open and transparent about using personal data. It does not matter who the individuals are \u2013 all individuals from whom you collect personal data as a data controller have a right to be informed about how you will use their personal data. <\/p>\n\n\n

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GDPR Essentials Factsheet<\/div>\n
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This factsheet sets out how your business can become GDPR compliant.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\nDownload Now<\/a> <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

What Privacy Information Do I Need to Give Volunteers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a range of information you will need to share with volunteers. For example, you must provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n